The 2026 World New Energy Vehicle Congress (WNEVC) will be held Sept. 22–24 in Haikou, Hainan Province, to discuss the future of the NEV sector, the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) announced.
In a vegetable greenhouse in Shouguang City, east China's Shandong Province, an AI-powered four-legged robot patrols the crop rows, using its high-definition camera to scan for plant abnormalities.
China's digital industry generated 20.71 trillion yuan (about $2.86 trillion) in revenue in the first half of the year, up 13.6% year on year, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Tuesday. The growth rate rose by 4.1 percentage points from a year earlier and 0.7 percentage points from the first quarter. Driven by domestic demand for artificial intelligence and strong exports, sector profitability improved, with total profits reaching 1.79 trillion yuan, up 19.3%. The profit margin climbed to 8.6%.
An international research team led by the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences has analyzed a 324-million-year-old insect fossil, filling a critical gap in early insect evolution. The study reveals that early insects transitioned from water to land via a gradual, semi-aquatic stage.
China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has achieved about 90% penetration across key industries, with nearly 40 million active terminal devices, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said.
The HICOOL 2026 Global Entrepreneurship Competition attracted 10,209 startup projects from 141 countries and regions, with overseas projects accounting for 56%, as the four-day HICOOL 2026 Global Entrepreneur Summit opened Wednesday at the China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi Hall) in Beijing.
Chinese smart pet products, from AI-enabled feeders to health-monitoring devices, drew interest from overseas buyers at the 28th Pet Fair Asia, which concluded Sunday at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.
The World Organization of Science Literacy (WOSL), officially registered in Beijing in June, will debut in September with 32 founding institutional members from China and abroad, deputy chairperson and secretary general Yin Lin said.
The 2026 China International Fruit Expo (CHINA FRUIT) opened Wednesday in Shanghai, drawing nearly 300 exhibitors from more than 60 countries and regions.
The 17th Dongguan Taiwan Famous Products Fair, set for Sept. 3–6, will feature participation from all 22 of counties and cities from China's Taiwan Province for the first time, organizers said.
China was the European Union’s largest source of goods imports in the second quarter of 2026, accounting for 21.9% of the total, while the United States ranked second with a 14.1% share, Eurostat said Wednesday.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport opened a new family space Wednesday near Gate C77 in Terminal 2, offering more than 110 square meters of facilities for travelers with infants and toddlers.
The 2026 Guangzhou Huangpu International Tennis Open, an ATP Challenger Tour 100 event, will be held from Sept. 13 to 20 in the Guangzhou Development District, the organizing committee announced on Wednesday.
A joint Chinese-Russian archaeological team has completed its excavation and survey work in Russia's Altai region, the Collaborative Research Centre for Archaeology of the Silk Roads announced on Wednesday.
China's Ding Ming, aged 82, won the men's 80-meter hurdles title in 15.99 seconds in the M80 final at the 2026 World Masters Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Tuesday.
China on Wednesday allocated 30,000 items of disaster-relief supplies, including tents, heating stoves, quilts, clothing, folding beds and moisture-proof mats, to support relief efforts following a huge mudslide in Gyirong County, Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
A China-Africa exchange program on biodiversity conservation was recently held in Kenya, bringing together officials, experts, researchers and students from China, Kenya and Tanzania to teach young people about protecting the wildlife and the environment.
Chinese Olympic champion Liu Xiang on Wednesday publicly sought advice on whether to take up a coaching position or accept a one-time settlement offered by Shanghai sports authorities.
China has dispatched another 111 fire and rescue personnel to the mudslide-hit border port in Xizang Autonomous Region to assist with emergency response operations, CCTV News reported on Thursday.
A mudslide struck near Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Wednesday, with people reported missing, local authorities said.
China has so far formulated nearly 200 key standards for artificial intelligence (AI) to steer the sector toward sound and orderly development.
China launched a Long March-6C carrier rocket on August 25, 2026, placing seven satellites into space
The 6th Asian Herpetological Conference (AHC) and the Editorial Board Meeting of Asian Herpetological Research (AHR) were held from Aug. 22 to 25 in Chengdu, southern China.
Cross-border tourism, business travel and visits to family members have remained strong during the summer season, with passenger traffic at Beijing's ports steadily increasing.
Chinese commercial space company GalaxySpace on Tuesday completed the development, launch, and on-orbit delivery of a complete satellite for Thailand's Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA). It marks the first time that a Chinese commercial space company has exported a complete satellite to a Southeast Asian country.
China’s annual new-energy vehicle (NEV) sales rose from 1.367 million to 16.49 million during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), while their share of new-car sales climbed from 5.4% to 47.9%, Xin Guobin, vice minister of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), said Wednesday at a State Council Information Office press conference in Beijing.
A 13-year-old girl from Shanghai with little programming experience earned more than 18,000 yuan ($2,680) in net income from an AI-powered study tool, placing third at a 48-hour sales competition in Hangzhou.
Beijing Subway Line 22, the capital's first urban rail route linking neighboring Hebei Province, began empty load trial operations Tuesday, according to the Beijing Major Projects Construction Headquarters Office and BII Railway Transportation Technology Holdings Company Limited.
Olympic table tennis champion Ma Long on Tuesday invited young people from Taiwan to visit the Chinese mainland for sports training, competitions and study activities, as he addressed a cross-Strait youth exchange event held in Shanghai.
Aidian Port in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region reopened Tuesday, resuming customs clearance services after flood damage forced a temporary suspension.
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