Premier Li Keqiang called for full implementation of tax cuts and fee reductions to better stimulate market vitality and consolidate economic growth during an inspection trip in Shandong province on Friday and Saturday.

Profits of China's major industrial firms fell 3.4 percent year-on-year in the January-April period, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday.

Ten years after US tech giant Apple Inc launched its App Store, the number of Chinese developers tops 2.2 million, and they have become a leading force in app development, said Apple's China chief.

Urban Tea Inc., a retailer of specialty tea and baked goods in China, announced its strategic business plan this week to expand its business to selected overseas markets.

A Chinese-owned mining firm in Zambia, China Non-ferrous Metal Company Luanshya Copper Mine (CLM), will next year consider supporting over 200 small-scale farmers.

Greater access to China's financial sector will encourage global investors and dispel the gloom clouding the global economy amid Beijing's trade tensions with Washington, according to senior officials and economists.

China has stood out from its peers in terms of workplace equality, thanks to the increasing population of working women and their higher participation in executive roles, industry experts said.

The China-Israel Innovation Hub was launched at Taopu Smart City in Shanghai's Putuo District on Sunday, underlining the two nations' goals of strengthening their scientific and innovative cooperation.