Nestled among the mountains of Zherong county in Ningde, southeast China's Fujian Province, is an ideal location for the growing of false starwort, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb.For Wu Guodong, head of the false starwort demonstration base in Zherong county, his proudest achievement in

China's A-share earnings season is offering a clearer picture of where the country's next wave of corporate growth is coming from, with artificial intelligence, semiconductors, advanced manufacturing and a recovery in selected cyclical sectors emerging as key drivers.

The Yellow River is China's second-largest river. Yet the "mother river" once faced severe water shortages. Between 1972 and 1996, it ran dry for 19 years.Since 1999, China has implemented unified water allocation and regulation along the Yellow River, enacted the Yellow River Protection Law, and

Long-term US Treasury yields have climbed to near 20-year highs in recent days, exerting sustained pressure on European bond markets. Although intervention by the US Treasury Department eased selling pressure on US debt for a time, European bonds have remained broadly strained.