--China's top economic planner stresses expanding effective investment.

--Chinese FM: The one-China principle is the anchor of peace across the Taiwan Strait.

--Japanese finance minister says government should communicate with bond traders in response to yield surge.

--China removes mortgage rate floors for homebuyers nationwide.

--China sees "rapid growth" in tourists from Belt and Road countries.

--The Chinese lithium-ion industry embraces innovation and cooperation to create a sustainable future.

--President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin attend the opening ceremony of China-Russia Years of Culture.

--China's consumption and production activities witness fast growth in April.

--New home prices decline in April, with varied shifts in first-tier cities.

--Russian industries benefit from booming ties between China and Russia.

--U.S. inflation eased slightly in April to 3.4 percent.

--China's BYD launches hybrid pickup truck in Mexico.

--China slams major U.S. tariff hikes on Chinese EVs, solar cells, and semiconductor technology.

--Putin: Russia-China economic ties have great prospects.

--PBOC leaves China's key policy rate unchanged.

--Chinese Premier Li Qiang stresses good use of ultra-long special treasury bonds.

--Experts: Supply chain stability and global cooperation essential for economic growth.

--OpenAI rolls out AI updates to GPT-4, intensifying competition.

--The Global Trade and Investment Summit opens in Beijing.

--China will issue its first ultra-long treasury bonds on May 17.

--Second-hand platforms become vibrant hubs of youth culture in China.

--Chinese President Xi Jinping and ‪Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok discuss bilateral cooperation.

--China's housing market lauds eased policy measures in Hangzhou and Xi'an.

--Tianjin releases a negative list for data export management in pilot FTZ.

--Chinese president arrives in Budapest to boost economic cooperation.

--Jerusalem downplays U.S. pause in shipping heavy bombs.

--Thousands homeless and displaced due to torrential rains in Kenya.

--Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Belgrade.

--TikTok sues the U.S. over a potential First Amendment violation.

--OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confronts AI fears around elections and ongoing conflicts.