China, the world's largest producer of rare earths, saw a 16 percent monthly drop in those exports in May amid an increased focus on domestic resources conservation and high-quality development of commodities, officials and experts said.

Top policymakers will allow local governments to inject more funds raised through bonds into large infrastructure construction projects, and the measure will help strengthen economic growth amid external headwinds, experts said.

The coastal province of Guangdong has led the country in the maritime economy for 24 consecutive years, generating 1.93 trillion yuan ($279.12 billion) output in the sector last year.

Jack Ma of China's Alibaba Group joined United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Melinda Gates of the Gates Foundation in a live conversation here on Monday to discuss global digital cooperation for a safer and more sustainable future of the digital industry.

Shanghai Evomics Medical Technology Co, a company specialized in developing solutions for tumor characterization and prognostic prediction, plans to push its individually disease-specific clinical diagnostic supporting system into more Chinese hospitals over the next decade.

The use of mobile payment services in China has skyrocketed in the past five years, with the total number of transactions reaching 277.39 trillion yuan last year, a rise of more than 27-fold from five years ago, according to a report issued by the People's Bank of China.

China's insurance giant Ping An Group is innovating applications of artificial intelligence, big data and analytics to strengthen various countries in areas like road traffic management, smart cities and agriculture.

As China's overweight population increases, meal replacement products are attracting much attention from food and beverage companies as well as investors.