Chinese researchers share lotus gene database
Chinese researchers have recently published the world's first gene database of the lotus plant in an international journal to facilitate studies of the widely grown aquatic plant species.
Sales of China's catering sector exceed 800 bln yuan during Spring Festival holiday
China's catering sector saw about 821 billion yuan (about $126.6 billion) in the combined sales of key retail and catering enterprises during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday.
Festival featured with plum blossom kicks off in Nanjing, E China
Tourists visit the Meihuashan (Plum Blossom Hill) scenic area in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 19, 2021.
Qingdao port handles 12.47 mln tonnes of cargo during Spring Festival holiday
During this year's Spring Festival holiday, the Qingdao port has handled 12.47 million tonnes of cargo, up 12.8 percent year on year.
