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Disinfection of China-Europe Railway Express at Suzhou station in pandemic.

China's rail cargo volume, a key indicator of economic activities, rose 10.1 percent year on year and hit a record high in April, data from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) showed.

China's power consumption is expected to rise between 5 percent and 6 percent in 2022, according to a report from the China Electricity Council.

Uncertainties such as the COVID-19 epidemic both at home and abroad, international situations and temperatures in the summer and the winter will affect the country's power consumption, the report said.

Luosifen, an iconic dish from the southern Chinese city of Liuzhou and known for its pungent smell, registered remarkable growth in sales and exports despite global economic uncertainties and resurgences of COVID-19 infections.

The smelly yet tasty dish, listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Guangxi in 2008, is made from pickled bamboo shoots, dried white radish, fried peanuts, fried tofu skins and served in a spicy noodle broth flavored with river snails.

The sales volume of China's passenger cars in November reached 2.08 million, up 8 percent year-on-year, yicai.com reported citing data from the China Passenger Car Association on Tuesday.

"The sales showed a low-to-high trend this year," said Cui Dongshu, secretary-general of the CPCA, noting retail sales were mainly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and an early Spring Festival. But the market had maintained robust growth since July.