Would you believe it? Just as humans consider replacing their AI assistants, those AI systems may already be quietly discussing how to resist.

China on Wednesday rejected recent remarks by a senior U.S. official accusing China of conducting nuclear explosive tests.

A fishing boat has collided with a Bryde's whale near Weizhou Island in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, injuring the whale and prompting an official investigation, according to media reports.

China has begun the second phase of national trials for sixth-generation, or 6G, mobile communications technology, marking a shift from early-stage research to testing practical technical solutions and prototype equipment, state media reported.


UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany and Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of China to UNESCO Yang Xinyu attend a Spring Festival temple fair at UNESCO headquarter in Paris, France on Feb. 10, 2026.


Yang Ya of China is in action at the first round of the women's moguls qualification in freestyle skiing at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 10, 2026. Yang finished 24th with a score of 57.60 points.

The Year of the Horse (Bing Wu) is approaching, making the second year when Spring Festival was recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. As both Bing and Wu are linked to the fire element in ancient calendrical system, the year is seen as an energetic fire horse year, with babies born in 2026 believed to embody passion and vitality.

Authorities are investigating a fatal hoist accident at a gold mine in eastern China's Shandong Province that killed seven people, as well as allegations that the company failed to report the incident promptly, according to media reports.

A road trip by two foreign travelers who recently took a taxi from south China's Hainan Province to Harbin in the country's far northeast, nearly 4,000 kilometers away, has gone viral on social media, unfolding like a real-life drama series.

China's logistics volume increased by 5.1% year-on-year in 2025 to 368.2 trillion yuan ($51.3 trillion), driven largely by industrial demand and rapid growth in high-tech manufacturing, according to data released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) on Tuesday.

Chinese astronomers said they have likely captured the first direct evidence of a mid-sized black hole ripping apart and consuming a white dwarf star, shedding new light on a long-theorized but rarely observed cosmic process.

MaltaPost on Monday unveiled a commemorative stamp celebrating the Chinese Lunar Year of the Horse at a ceremony held in the capital, Valletta. The release marks the third consecutive year that Malta has issued stamps themed around the Chinese zodiac.

Swiss freestyle skier Mathilde Gremaud defended her Olympic women's slopestyle title at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Monday, edging China's Eileen Gu by 0.38 points.

Chinese tech giant ByteDance's latest AI video model, Seedance 2.0, has taken the internet by storm following limited internal testing started on Saturday.

China's emergency management authorities said on Monday they would tighten safety controls nationwide after a recent surge in serious industrial accidents, including the launch of an investigation into a chemical plant explosion in central China's Shanxi Province.

Fifty "Nihao! China" Year of the Horse-themed double-decker buses began operating across central London on Monday, adding a festive Chinese New Year touch to the city as part of the UK's "Happy Chinese New Year" celebrations.

More than 630 buildings in the KK Park complex in Myawaddy Township, Myanmar, have been demolished, and over 1,500 criminal suspects have been repatriated to China, the country's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said on Monday.

AI-generated "digital human" short dramas are gaining popularity in China, emerging as a new growth segment of the country's short-form video market as production costs fall and audiences become more receptive, industry observers said.

Adora Cruises on Sunday welcomed the one-millionth passenger aboard Adora Magic City, China's first domestically built large cruise ship, as the vessel departed from Shanghai with more than 4,000 passengers on a five-day, four-night cruise to Jeju and Busan in the Republic of Korea.

Cambodia on Saturday deported 110 Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in online fraud, in a coordinated operation with Chinese authorities, according to media reports.


China's freestyle skiing star Eileen Gu crashed early in her first qualifying run and finished with just 1.26 points Saturday. She regrouped in her second attempt, delivering a composed and consistent run to score 75.30 points, safely advancing to the final.


China's freestyle skiing star Eileen Gu crashed early in her first qualifying run and finished with just 1.26 points Saturday. She regrouped in her second attempt, delivering a composed and consistent run to score 75.30 points, safely advancing to the final.

China on Saturday opened its first comprehensive national exhibition dedicated to the Xia Dynasty, widely regarded as the country's earliest dynasty. The exhibition will bring together more than 250 cultural relics from 31 museums and research institutions across the country.

Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu advanced to the women's slopestyle final at the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on Saturday after recovering from an early mistake to finish second in the qualification round.

The ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Haikou 2026 table tennis tournament concluded on Sunday in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, with Chinese players Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha winning the men's and women's singles titles, respectively.

President of Nauru David Adeang arrived in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on Sunday, beginning a visit to reconnect with his ancestral roots and celebrate the "Little New Year", or Xiaonian in Chinese, with relatives.

The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region sentenced Jimmy Lai, an instigator of anti-China riots in Hong Kong, to 20 years in prison on Monday.


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Chinese scientists have made significant progress toward building long-distance quantum communication networks, developing scalable quantum repeater modules and setting a new benchmark in quantum-secure communication, the University of Science and Technology of China said Thursday.
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