China Removes 25 Apps for Gathering Data Illegally, Hangzhou Party Chief Investigated, and Rain Hits Henan Hard Again

Here is today’s ranking of the 10 most-read news stories in China, in economics, finance and current affairs, to help give you a sense of what’s trending in the Chinese language sphere.

Chinese social media users have been paying close attention to China's birthrate, which has dropped below the international alert level. They are also following the suicide bombing in Pakistan targeting Chinese nationals that killed two local children.