Ukraine and the US signed a memorandum on minerals deal on Thursday in Washington, DC, Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said. (file pic)

Two were killed and five others were wounded in a mass shooting on Thursday on the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee, Florida, according to US media. The suspect, who is in police custody, has been identified as a 20-year-old FSU student.

The foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow in the Chinese mainland in actual use climbed by 13.2% year on year in March, the Ministry of Commerce said Friday.

In the first three months, FDI inflow totaled 269.2 billion yuan (about $37.35 billion), down 10.8% year on year.

China's general public budget spending rose 4.2% year on year to 7.2815 trillion yuan (about $1.01 trillion) in the first quarter of the year, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance on Friday.

Since the start of this year, Chinese cyberspace authorities have imposed punitive measures on more than 11,000 online accounts for publishing illegal and harmful content related to minors, the Cyberspace Administration of China said on Friday.

In Q1 2025, the total import and export value of SW China's Xizang Autonomous Region reached 2.308 billion yuan (about $320.25 million), a 5.9% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the customs of Lhasa, capital of the region.

Australian scientists reported that the coral reef experienced a "widespread bleaching event" in the summer of 2024-25, the sixth mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef since 2016.

Of the 162 inshore and mid-shelf reefs monitored from the air, the report said 41% recorded medium to high bleaching prevalence.

China's Ministry of Commerce on Friday expressed strong opposition to the US measures following its investigation into China's maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors, noting that China will closely monitor US actions and resolutely take necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.

Astronomers have discovered over 1,300 new quasars behind the Galactic plane by using China's Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), shedding new light on cosmic issues such as the large-scale structure of the universe, supermassive black holes, and the formation and evolution of galaxies, according to a study recently published in the Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

The US administration will stop pursuing a Russia-Ukraine peace deal unless it knows it is "doable" within days, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.

China has released new measures aimed at expanding and upgrading consumption in the domestic services sector, focusing on improving the quality of domestic services, making services more accessible to consumers, enhancing policy support, and fostering a better consumption environment.

The first driverless delivery vehicle in Hebi, central China's Henan, has been operating smoothly in Xunxian County. Equipped with laser radar and an intelligent navigation system, the vehicle can precisely follow preset routes to deliver goods at a speed of 40 km/h, with a daily delivery capacity of 600 parcels. The county plans to have 10 such vehicles in operation by mid-May.

Butterflies cover flowers and leaves, blending in perfectly when looking afar.

Li Jiping, a former vice president of China Development Bank, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes worth over 57.3 million yuan ($7.85 million) by a court in China's Henan Province on Monday.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother, and personal lawyer, The New York Times reported, citing four anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter.

Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, has announced his resignation as chair of the WEF Board of Trustees, the WEF said in a statement on Monday.