
China formally launched an essentially derived variety (EDV) system for agricultural plants Monday, with an initial list covering 10 crops, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said at a press conference in Beijing.

Malaysian shuttler Cheam June Wei claimed the men’s singles title as the 2026 Lin Dan Cup Badminton Open concluded Sunday in Chenzhou, central China’s Hunan Province.
The Zhejiang Museum in Hangzhou opened the exhibition "Silk Road Heritage: Nomadic Culture of the Kazakh Steppe" on Friday, co-hosted with Kazakhstan's Central State Museum in Almaty.

During the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026–2030), China will promote the use of smart rehabilitation devices integrated with non-invasive BCI technology to enhance rehabilitation services for people with disabilities, the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) said on Monday.
The JITRO Children's Choir from the Czech Republic joined young Chinese performers Friday at the Jilin Provincial Concert Hall in Changchun for a program blending folk songs and international classics.
The Liaoning Provincial Museum in Shenyang unveiled its annual special exhibition Sunday, "The Smile -- Spirit of Chinese Civilization in Cultural Relics," featuring more than 300 artifacts from 38 institutions nationwide.

China has begun deploying its first commercial constellation dedicated to monitoring space debris, a network composed of 120 satellites for all-orbit target detection around the clock.
China will step up support for people with autism over the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), expanding early screening and intervention services for children, an official said on Monday.
The 2026 Grape Culture Carnival and Digital Countryside Market opened Saturday in Hongshan, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, showcasing the area's 30-year grape-growing tradition.
China will revise the law on the protection of persons with disabilities during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026–2030) and improve legal systems regarding disability education and adult guardianship, according to Cheng Kai, chairman of the China Disabled Persons' Federation on Monday.
In Jianxi Township, Mingguang City, Anhui Province, selenium-rich volcanic soil has helped build a thriving wormwood industry, stretching from cultivation and processing to wellness and tourism.

A China Coast Guard flotilla departed from Qingdao on Sunday for a 45-day fishery law enforcement patrol in high seas in the North Pacific, according to the Weibo of China Coast Guard.
Profits at China's major industrial enterprises rose 18.7% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, reaching 3.95 trillion yuan ($550 billion), the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday.

China will seek to refine legal frameworks for the education and adult guardianship for people with disabilities during the 2026 - 2030 period, Cheng Kai, chairman of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation, said Monday at a press conference in Beijing.


The Palace Museum offers free admission on Monday to mark the second anniversary of the successful inscription of the Beijing Central Axis on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Nineteen national high-tech industrial development zones across Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Xizang formed an alliance Friday in Chongqing to strengthen regional innovation and industrial cooperation.

China will strengthen support for people with autism over the next five years, carrying out early screening and intervention services for children and increasing the availability of specialized education programs, an official said on Monday.

The 8th Chinese Culture and Arts Festival was held on Saturday at the Vancouver Art Gallery in downtown Vancouver.Co-hosted by the Canadian Alliance of Chinese Association and the Canada SiChuanese Friendship Association, the free event attracted local residents and visitors from diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Passenger crossings at Hengqin Port, which connects Macao Administrative Region (Macao SAR) with Hengqin, an area of Zhuhai in south China’s Guangdong Province, topped 20 million for the year as of Friday, up 28.4% from a year earlier, Macao’s Public Security Police Force said Saturday.

Private equity and venture capital funds in China raised 559.07 billion yuan ($82.3 billion) in the first half of 2026, up 79.8% from a year earlier, data released Saturday at an investment and financing summit for Chinese listed companies in Beijing showed.

South China’s Hainan Province handled 199 million express delivery items in the first half of 2026, up 23% year on year, according to the Hainan Provincial Postal Administration.

The opening ceremony of the 23rd China (Tengzhou) Weishan Lake Red Lotus Wetland Culture and Tourism Season was held on Sunday in Tengzhou, east China’s Shandong Province, alongside the opening of the 40th Lotus Exhibition.

Profits of China’s major industrial firms rose 18.7% year on year in the first half of 2026, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday.

“Consumers have been eagerly waiting to enjoy their soft, creamy flesh and sweet flavour,” said Zhang Yan, a distributor from Suzhou, as he showed customers the flourishing fruit trees through short videos filmed at a durian plantation in Sanya’s Yucai Ecological Zone.
A mudslide triggered by heavy rain hit parts of the Jiuzhaigou scenic area in southwest China's Sichuan Province at around 3:50 p.m. on Sunday, blocking some roads within the park.

Over 800 selected officials and professionals from more than 130 central central departments and organizations on Sunday arrived in UrumqI, capital of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, to commence their three-year assistance mission in the westernmost area of the country.
A forest fire that broke out Sunday afternoon on Yuping Mountain in Liujiang Town, Hongya County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, has been taken under control, according to local authorities.

Typhoon Noul made landfall in Huizhou, Guangdong province, early Sunday, unleashing powerful winds and torrential rain that inundated streets, uprooted trees, toppled billboards and disrupted transportation across the coastal region.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China stands ready to further strengthen bilateral and multilateral strategic coordination with Brazil.
Rescuers have discovered the wreckage of a passenger minibus that went missing following a mountain landslide in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, according to local authorities.
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