The cause of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines aircraft on March 21 is still undetermined, an official with the China Aviation Administration of China said, adding that rumors saying the analysis of the data of the black boxes has been completed and that the co-pilot was responsible are untrue.

Shanghai has divided the whole city into areas belonging to three categories as part of targeted efforts to overcome a local COVID-19 resurgence.

As China strengthens its epidemic prevention and control measures in the face of a COVID-19 resurgence, many volunteers including foreigners have joined the anti-epidemic fight.

The wholesale and retail markets, commercial complexes and department stores of daily consumer goods in Harbin resumed operation from Monday, while dining at restaurants, gymnasiums, training institutions and other places of entertainment which attract crowds are still suspended.

There were 8.91 million new-energy vehicles in China at the end of March, and the number of registered new energy vehicles is growing fast, according to the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security.

The figure moderated from the 8.8 percent year-on-year increase registered in February this year. On a monthly basis, China's PPI gained 1.1 percent in March, compared with the 0.5 percent increase in February.

The Chinese speaking test of Ireland's Leaving Certificate exam this year was held on Saturday, marking the first time the country has included Chinese as a foreign language elective subject on the national college entrance examination.

China's COVID-19 vaccines can provide seniors with significant protection against pneumonia and severe symptoms caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19, according to a new study released by Chinese scientists on Friday.

A total of 7,624 communities in Shanghai were categorized as lockdown zones in the city's next phase to contain the outbreak, while 2,460 communities were designated precautionary zones and 7,565 marked as controlled zones, the municipal government announced on Monday.