China's economy bounced back to growth in the second quarter this year as the country gradually resumed work and production after having the COVID-19 epidemic effectively contained, official data showed Thursday.

China firmly opposes and strongly condemns the move of the U.S. side of signing the so-called "Hong Kong Autonomy Act" into law, said a statement released on the foreign ministry's website Wednesday.

The U.S. government has rescinded a new rule that could have denied international students their stay in the country if they only attend online courses in the coming fall semester, a federal judge in Boston, Massachusetts said Tuesday.

Guangzhou municipal government will hand out consumption vouchers valued at some 30 million yuan ($4.3 million) to the public starting from 8 pm on July 17th. Local residents and tourists who come to Guangzhou can receive vouchers through the "Love Tour Guangzhou (爱游广州)" WeChat mini-program and use the vouchers in 668 cultural and tourist places, including scenic spots, hotels, physical bookstores, homestays, theaters and travel agencies.