The administration ordered Alibaba Group to stop illegal activities and pay a fine of 18.228 billion yuan, which is equal to 4 percent of its sales in China in 2019.

It has been half a century since China invited the U.S. table tennis team for a historic visit, and "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" still has profound implications in an ever-changing world.

The premier underscored paying attention to the changing situations at home and abroad, adding that the policy support for securing employment, people's livelihoods and the operations of market entities will not weaken.

One new suspected case arriving from outside the mainland was reported in Shanghai on Sunday, said the report, adding that no new deaths related to COVID-19 were reported.

Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, warned against relaxing self-imposed prevention in spring, especially during the upcoming May Day holiday.

Sanxingdui is believed to be a remnant of the Shu Kingdom dating back 5,000 years in the region. More than 1,000 national treasures, including gold masks, bronzeware, jade tablets, ivory pieces and a sacred tree, were unearthed in 1986 from two sacrificial pits at the ruins.

China successfully sent the experiment satellite into planned orbit.

Aerial photos show the view of the International Horticultural Exposition in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 8, 2021.

China's producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, went up 4.4 percent year on year in March, quickening from the 1.7-percent rise in February.

According to the meeting, local financial institutions should focus on their core businesses and prioritize services for local SMEs and residents.