The five Yunnan cities of Kunming, Yuxi and Pu'er, as well as the prefectures of Dali and Xishuangbanna were listed as localities to be committed to the national zero-waste program.

Law-enforcement authorities from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand joined forces on April 26 to start the 116th Mekong River joint patrol.

Myanmar traders have hoped that the Chinese currency renminbi (RMB) accounts in four private banks would accelerate border trade.

Water from the Jinsha River (upper reach of the Yangtze River) were diverted and flowed into the Chenghai Lake, northwest Yunnan’s Lijiang city on April 21, kicking off a new round of the water replenishment for the lake.

In order to better cope with the adverse impact of the COVID-19 on its cultural and tourist industry, Yunnan province has issued 33 measures, aiming at boosting the recovery of tourist industry and helping related enterprises tackle current difficulties.

The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a trade and logistics passage, has expanded its reach to 315 ports in 107 countries and regions, according to the municipal government of southwest China's Chongqing.

"Terrorism is a common scourge. Chinese blood will not be shed in vain. China supports Pakistan in fighting terrorism and making the culprit behind the attack pay."

China's top political advisory body convened a biweekly consultation session on April 26 at which attendees contributed their suggestions on promoting healthcare in rural areas.

A Chinese inactivated vaccine against Omicron variants was approved for clinical trials by the National Medical Products Administration on April 26.

The Yunnan Tengkun Company exported some building materials to Myanmar through the Qingshuihe port in west Yunnan’s Lincang city on April 22, using the 9180 customs supervision code for the first time.

As installation of the final two power-generation units coming to an end, the Baihetan hydro-power station is ready to be put into full operation.

China's central bank announced Monday that it will cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for foreign currency deposits by one percentage point beginning May 15, in an attempt to shore up the Chinese yuan against U.S. dollar.

Beijing will conduct three rounds of nucleic acid testing in 11 areas from Tuesday to Saturday in efforts to curb the risk of COVID-19, local authorities said at a press conference on April 25.

China on April 25 unveiled guidelines to further tap the country's consumption potential, with detailed measures to tackle short-term bottlenecks and boost longer-term consumption vitality.

Twitter announced on April 25 it has accepted Tesla CEO Elon Musk's offer to acquire the company at 54.20 U.S. dollars a share, valuing the social media platform at 44 billion dollars.

The China-aided Buam Aor Resettlement Village Project in Laos is expected to greatly improve local infrastructure, education, medical care and living conditions, and help promote local economic development.

China has continued to increase green bond issuances since the beginning of this year, driven by its pledges to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has built or renovated rural roads totaling 38,200 km since 2016, bringing the total length of rural roads in the plateau region to more than 90,000 km by the end of 2021.

The tally of new COVID-19 locally transmitted infections in Shanghai increased slightly on Friday after a few days of decline.

Northeast China's Liaoning Province launched its first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Railway.

The gross domestic product (GDP) of southwest China's Yunnan Province totaled 646.6 billion yuan in the first quarter.

China will take targeted measures to help foreign companies resume production while containing the latest outbreaks of COVID-19.

A freight train departed Thursday morning from northwest China's Gansu Province for Thailand's Bangkok that runs via the China-Laos Railway.

When the Shanghai government imposed a lockdown to contain the spread of its worst COVID-19 outbreak in over two years on April 1, the city was split into two-people that needed deliveries and people that were delivering.

Cities in the Yangtze River Delta region have been helping Shanghai resume production during the latest COVID-19 outbreak, according to the government of Shanghai.