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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.
Chinese health authorities have sent officials and medical experts to Hubei Province to investigate reports that several psychiatric hospitals recruited healthy people to pose as patients and fabricated diagnoses to defraud the country's medical insurance system, according to state media.
Multiple international media outlets reported that the name of the 14th Dalai Lama appears 169 times in emails included in documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case that were recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
China has completed a nationwide rollout of direct maternity benefit payments to individuals, the country's healthcare authority said Friday, shifting disbursement from employers to social insurance agencies to streamline access and reduce administrative burdens.
Actor-turned-entrepreneur Li Yapeng said on Wednesday that details regarding public donations to Beijing Smile Angel Children's Hospital will be disclosed after a new site for the hospital is confirmed.
The Cortina d’Ampezzo Olympic Village will serve athletes and team officials joining in alpine skiing, bobsleigh and other events. It features 24-hour dining services, fitness training areas, medical stations, and public gathering spaces, and will welcome participants from around the world during the Winter Games.
On Feb. 5, 2026, staff at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, replace prayer flags on five poles, each more than 20 meters high, around the temple as part of a traditional ritual to welcome the upcoming Tibetan New Year. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)
Chinese double-Olympics volunteer Zhang Wenquan, who served at the Beijing 2008 and Beijing 2022 Games, became the first torchbearer as the 2026 Winter Olympics flame arrived in Milan on Thursday.
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China has named speed skater Ning Zhongyan and short track speed skater Zhang Chutong as flag bearers for its delegation at the opening ceremony of the Milan Winter Olympics on Friday, the Chinese sports delegation said.
The Chinese mainland on Wednesday criticized Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authorities for redesigning Taiwan dollar banknotes in a way it said promotes "de-Sinicization," citing the removal of images of historical Chinese political figures such as Sun Yat-sen.
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