Tourism booms in three-day Tomb Sweeping holiday
The travel boom this year, generated a tourism-related consumption of about 54 billion yuan ($7.47 billion) over the holiday, with the number marking a rise of 12.7 percent compared with that in 2019, the ministry said. Tourists visit a flower field in Nanjing, Jiangsu province on Friday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with representatives from American business, strategic and academic communities at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 27, 2024.
Xi extends condolences to Russia
Moscow citizens lay flowers and mourn for victims at Crocus City Hall concert venue in the northwest of Moscow on Sunday, the day of which President Vladimir Putin announced as National Day of Mourning.
Xi calls for steps to energize central region
According to the National Development and Reform Commission, the grain production volume of central China reached 200 million metric tons in 2023, accounting for 28.8 percent of the national total.