China and Finland will have more cooperation in areas including innovation, entrepreneurship, clean energy, bio-economy and arctic research, President Xi Jinping said in a signed newspaper article on Monday.

International experts and media reports say China's new economic zone will help relieve the burdens of Beijing as a metropolis, promote regional coordinated development and create a new growth pole for China.

Casualties in St. Petersburg metro explosion on Monday have risen to 56, with at least 11 killed and 45 wounded, according to Russia's Anti-Terrorist Committee.

Ministry of Environmental Protection summoned top officials from 7 districts in Beijing, Tianjin and more cities to reprimand them for their poor performance in controlling air pollution.

The toddler who fell into a 15-meter-deep dry well in East China's Shandong province Monday afternoon was rescued early Tuesday morning.

Authorities in Beijing on Monday expanded the housing purchase limit to cover the single-storey houses as they seek to cool down the property market.