The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 3,561 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.

Altogether 34,860 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.

A total of 2,786 COVID-19

A total of seven people were killed after extreme weather hit Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities announced on Monday.

An investigation is underway.

The China Manned Space Agency is doing preparatory work for the training of foreign astronauts to fly aboard the nation's Tiangong space station, said Ji Qiming, assistant director of the agency.

China's securities watchdog rolled out five measures on Monday to facilitate equity financing for real estate firms in the latest in a string of efforts to bolster the property market.

Shanghai should further advance institutional opening-up in the capital market to better shoulder its responsibility as an international financial center, officials and industry experts said at an industry event on Saturday.

China is heading toward digital financial inclusion, which has become a path that financial institutions must follow to tackle small business lending challenges, experts said.

Financial inclusion means that individuals and

China National Petroleum Corp announced on Monday the establishment of a new energy company with its business covering battery manufacturing, new energy vehicle sales and charging piles.

The business of the

Without the men's national team to support this time around, Chinese soccer fans are rallying behind this year's FIFA World Cup mascot instead.

The official

Li Tie, former head coach of China's national men's football team, is under investigation for suspected severe violation of laws, an official statement said Saturday.

The 2022 Xiamen Marathon and National Marathon Championships kicked off on Sunday morning in eastern China's Xiamen city with a total of 28,000 runners.