A batch of containers loaded with frozen food departed on Monday afternoon from Huangpu port in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, bound for Hong Kong, marking the opening of a new waterway express to the city.

China will further optimize the list of imported retail goods for cross-border e-commerce starting from March 1, 2022, the Ministry of Finance said.

As COVID-19 continues to affect economies, China's deficit to GDP ratio this year is likely to remain at a level slightly higher than usual, experts and analysts said on Monday.

The ruins of ancient China's first government-run institution of higher learning, built in 374 BC, have been discovered in the Linzi District of Zibo City in east China's Shandong Province, said the provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology.

China's urbanization rate of permanent residence hit 64.72 percent in 2021, according to the country's top economic planner.

With the goal of "showing the spirit of Chinese athletes and the progress of the nation's parasports development", China will send a record 96 athletes to compete at the upcoming Beijing Paralympic Winter Games.

Staff members remove the branches crushed by snow and ice in Jinxiu Town of Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 21, 2022.

Students attend a class in the High School Affiliated to China Agricultural University in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 21, 2022. Primary and secondary schools in Beijing started the new semester Monday.

Aerial photo taken on Feb. 21, 2022 shows farmers working in a field in Zouping City, east China's Shandong Province. Farming activities are in full swing across the country.

China's intensified efforts to facilitate the development of the digital economy demonstrate its resolve to pursue high-quality and innovation-driven growth, boost rural revitalization and achieve common prosperity, leading technology tycoons and industry experts said.