A new wave of inbound tourism is sweeping China this summer, with international visitors seeking deeper local experiences under the banner of “China Cool.”
China's meteorological authorities said on Tuesday that El Nino conditions strengthened in June and July 2026 and are expected to develop into a strong to super event, peaking in autumn and winter before weakening in spring and summer 2027.
China's services trade totaled 3.78 trillion yuan (about $526.4 billion) in the first half of 2026, up 8.3% year on year, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM).
Weekly outpatient and emergency visits for COVID-19 in Taiwan rose to 18,990 in the week ending Saturday, Aug. 1, up from 10,605 a week earlier, the healthcare department in Taiwan said Tuesday.
China recorded its second hottest July on record, with the national average temperature reaching 23.5 degrees Celsius, the China Meteorological Administration said Tuesday.
A conversation between Chinese podcaster Zhong Shu and British American filmmaker Christopher Nolan about his new film The Odyssey has gone viral on Western social media, drawing tens of millions of views and igniting broad debate over media, education and public culture in the United States.
The path of severe Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of 2026, is expected to become clearer by Thursday, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said Tuesday.
A cooperative under the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps is sun-drying Hami melons to extend shelf life and reduce waste during the peak harvest season.
The Chinese Embassy in South Korea has rejected recent media reports that claimed Chinese tourists are the core growth engine in the casino industry in South Korea. The embassy urged Seoul to tighten oversight of the casino industry and curb gambling-related solicitation targeting Chinese visitors.
A new road-air combined transport corridor linking Ruili and Mangshi in Yunnan Province has officially opened with the export of cross-border e-commerce goods to Mandalay, Myanmar.
Chinese destinations are gaining surging popularity among South Korean travelers, with official data showing 1.714 million South Korean visitors entered China between January and June this year, marking a 16% year-on-year increase.
The childhood home of Chinese mathematician Wang Hong has become an unexpected tourist attraction in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, attracting hundreds of visitors a day since she became one of the first Chinese nationals to win the Fields Medal, often described as the Nobel Prize of mathematics.
The 8th "Haiqing Cup" Cross-Strait Youth Baseball Exchange Camp opened in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, on Monday, bringing youth community baseball teams from Taiwan to participate in exchanges.
The 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Youth Taekwondo Series (Guangzhou) concluded at the Liwan District Gymnasium in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, on Sunday.
China's marine economy posted steady growth in the first half of 2026, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources on Monday.
The Chinese mainland boasts a total of 120 nuclear power reactors, with a combined installed capacity of 135 million kilowatts, maintaining the world's largest overall nuclear power fleet, according to China's National Energy Administration (NEA) on Monday.
The 2026 “Blooming Flowers Along the Way” China-Malaysia International Culture and Art Performance and Exhibition concluded in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
Retail models pioneered and scaled in China, including live commerce, social commerce and instant retail, are reshaping how consumers worldwide discover and buy products and engage with brands, according to a report released Monday.
An international road transport route linking the China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Area (SCO Demonstration Zone) with Thailand through the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has officially opened, Qingdao Customs in east China's Shandong Province announced on Monday.
Renowned China Coal Mine Art Troupe wrapped up its successful performing tour across Taiwan and returned to the Chinese mainland on Monday, after igniting widespread enthusiasm for Beijing-style traditional folk arts among local audiences.
The second “Magnificent Guangxi, Friendship Around the World — Guangxi Youth Friendship Envoys Visit Brunei” program was held in Brunei from July 26 to Aug. 2, bringing together more than 20 young representatives from universities across Guangxi for exchanges aimed at strengthening friendship between China and ASEAN countries.
Official government data released Monday showed that Vietnam recorded a wider trade deficit in July, marking its eighth consecutive monthly shortfall.
China is gaining an edge in the AI race through open-weight models, while U.S. AI labs are "building in silos" and risk falling behind Chinese competitors, Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue told CNBC on Monday.
The Hulan River in northeast China recorded its No. 1 flood of 2026 at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.
The Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) announced on Monday that the 1.5-tonne Qizhi 5 tilt-rotor drone, powered by the domestically developed CS35 turboshaft engine, has successfully completed its maiden flight.
Changsha Huanghua International Airport announced on Saturday that it has continued expanding its route network connecting Changsha with ASEAN nations this year.
China has opened 103 new international air cargo routes since the start of this year, adding 229 weekly round-trip flights, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said. Eleven of those were launched in July alone.
Chinese scientist Wang Jinsong has become the first Chinese recipient of the William Nordberg Medal, one of the highest honors awarded by the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the application of space science.
The main structure of the Heihe–Blagoveshchensk cross-border cableway, the first passenger cableway linking China and Russia, has been completed, with the entire project expected to be finished later this year.
China's artificial intelligence industry scale surpassed 1.2 trillion yuan (about $167 billion) in 2025, up 40% year-on-year, according to data released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) on Monday.
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