The report also noted that the rent prices in 50 cities saw 1.2-percent uptick quarter on quarter, with housing price up by 1.6 percent from one quarter earlier.

Regarding which country Italy should strengthen ties with in the future, 36 percent of Italians chose China, while 30 percent chose the U.S. 

Reclaimed water is widely used in a nursery built on the gobi desert to improve local ecological environment in Altay.

A field of blooming tulips is seen at the Beijing World Park in Beijing, April 16, 2020. 

The Philippines on Sunday thanked China anew for its help, saying the crucial medical supplies donated by the Chinese government and the ideas shared by the Chinese experts have "provided a lifeline" to the Philippines' efforts to step up the fight against the COVID-19.

The total number of global confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) has exceeded 2 million mark on Friday.

Dr Nicola Sgarbi's face was notably wounded after 12 hours working in the ICU, treating COVID-19 patients under protective suits, at a civil hospital in Modena, Italy.

Since the coronavirus pandemic is being effectively controlled across the country, many industries have gradually returned to work, and the tourism industry is no exception. 65.8 percent of tourist attractions have reopened and the total number of domestic tourists during the Qingming holiday reached 43.25 million.

China will intensify the renovation of old urban residential areas in 2020, with 39,000 communities to be renovated and benefiting around 7 million households, according to the country's top housing regulator.

The National Meteorological Center issued a blue alert for dust storms - the lowest level of its ratings - for most northern areas in China on Thursday, warning that as a result the region will remain dusty next week.