
East China's Hangzhou City has increased the use of treated river water and reclaimed water in sanitation operations, with the two sources accounting for 45.37% of the city’s total sanitation water use in the first half of this year.

A worker camp serving the airfield section of Shanghai Pudong International Airport Phase IV Expansion Project was officially put into use on Thursday.
A B2B matchmaking event for Uzbek export enterprises was held from Wednesday to Thursday in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Offshore duty-free sales in south China's Hainan Province totaled 21.6 billion yuan (about $3 billion) in the first seven months of 2026, up 17.9% year on year, according to data released by Haikou Customs on Wednesday.
To date, the Canton Fair has established cooperation with 231 overseas institutions from 110 countries and regions.

A family of three stray cats at Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport in Gansu Province has become a popular photo spot after being appointed as the airport’s “mouse control officers.”

All 30 weak-current buildings along the Chongqing section of the Chengdu Chongqing Central High Speed Railway have had their main structures topped out, China Railway Chengdu Bureau Group Co., Ltd. announced on Tuesday.
Yanji Airport in northeast China's Jilin Province handled 230,300 passenger trips in July, a single-month record, the airport said Tuesday.

After the long journey from Xihaigu, long known as one of China's harshest environments for human settlement, his family paused at the doorway before doing anything else.

The group standard Terminology for Artificial Intelligence One Person Company (OPC) officially took effect on Saturday, providing unified industrial references for OPC recognition, evaluation, operation and services.

Following the launch of the first five stores in February, Hainan Free Trade Port began opening a second batch of seven duty-free stores selling daily consumer goods to local residents on Saturday.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Vehicle Export Preparation Center was inaugurated Thursday at Nansha Jinyang Terminal in Guangzhou.
The 2026 World Robot Contest Trials (WRCT) Jiangsu provincial qualifier kicked off at Hanjiang High School in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Friday.

Authorities in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have rolled out a targeted loan program to help businesses in areas stricken by recent earthquakes, typhoons and floods, the regional finance department said on Thursday.

Two red pandas donated by Shanghai Zoo to Taipei Zoo made their public debut on Tuesday, as Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an announced their names "Le Le" (joy) and "Tian Tian" (sweetness).

The ninth “Love in Mango” program placed students at Hunan Broadcasting System, where they produced nearly 200 short videos and 1,500 social media posts.
The Zhengzhou International Land Port in central China's Henan Province has handled 704 dedicated finished-vehicle trains as of Wednesday, transporting more than 150,000 vehicles, according to Henan Zhongyu International Port Group.
The 16th Global Tiger Day event was held on Tuesday at the Siberian Tiger Park in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, highlighting China’s achievements in tiger conservation, science education and ecological tourism.
A humanoid robot innovation center in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, is developing practical robots for industrial and commercial applications, with one model already deployed at a European home appliance manufacturer's plant.
A national-level pilot base for embodied intelligence applications in Hangzhou is accelerating the deployment of embodied intelligence robots across various sectors.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced on Tuesday that the Exchange Fund recorded an investment income of HK$134.7 billion (about $17.2 billion) in the first half of 2026.
The value added by Guangzhou's core digital economy industries is expected to exceed 500 billion yuan (about $69.6 billion) in 2026, according to the Blue Book of Guangzhou's Digital Economy Development (2026), jointly released by the Guangzhou Academy of Social Sciences and the Social Sciences Academic Press on Monday.
The world's largest cable saddle was successfully installed on the Shizi Yang Bridge on Tuesday, marking a major step forward in the construction of the mega bridge in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Shanghai Nangang Port set a national record Monday when the newly delivered GLOVIS NOVA loaded 7,738 new energy passenger vehicles in a single operation.
The Guangzhou Eastern Public-Rail Intermodal Hub (Zengcheng West Station) operated 231 international freight trains in the first half of this year, transporting over 22,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of cargo valued at 6.27 billion yuan (about $873 million), Huangpu Customs said Monday.

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is developing a China-ASEAN legal industry corpus to support the resolution of cross-border commercial disputes, the Guangxi High People’s Court said.

Maritime search and rescue operations are underway in the South China Sea after a foreign-flagged ship encountered distress and sank in the waters on Sunday.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
A rural tourism cluster comprising three Dai ethnic villages in Jinghong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, is revitalizing the local economy through coordinated development, according to a recent visit by a media team taking part in the 2026 "Civilized China" reporting campaign.
A flash flood triggered by sudden heavy rainfall hit the Shuangshimen scenic area in Weiyuan County, Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, at around 1:40 p.m. on Sunday.
South China's Guangdong Province has allocated 50 million yuan (about $6.96 million) in provincial-level natural disaster relief funds to support typhoon-affected areas, the provincial emergency management department said.
A wild snow leopard has been captured on camera in Huangzhong District, Xining City, northwest China's Qinghai Province, marking the first recorded sighting of the species in the area.

A cargo matchmaking conference for the Pinglu Canal was held on Wednesday in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, bringing together more than 500 representatives from government agencies, logistics organizations, enterprises and business associations.

Hunan Province unveiled a summer campaign Thursday offering one-stop aviation tourism services covering dining, accommodation, transport, sightseeing, shopping and entertainment.
A 20-day science and technology training camp for Hong Kong secondary school students and teachers kicked off in Beijing on Monday, with over 300 participants engaging in hands-on activities in new energy, aerospace and engineering technology, robotics and artificial intelligence.

Xiamen University’s research vessel Jia Geng departed Thursday for Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, marking its first visit to the state.
The annual cross-border exhibition "Gold: The Treasured Metal Linking Eastern and Western Civilizations" opened at the Museum of Wu in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Wednesday.
The first leg of the 2026 China Table Tennis Super League (CTTSL) regular season kicked off Thursday in Dalian, Liaoning Province, as Shandong Weiqiao staged a comeback to defeat Shandong Luneng 8-6 on the opening day.
Qinghai Province distributed 1.391 billion yuan (about $193.7 million) in various relief and subsidy funds in the first half of this year, according to data released by the provincial civil affairs department on Thursday.
The world's first "triple-mix gas" hyperbaric intervention system for shield tunneling, independently developed by China Railway 11th Bureau Group, completed its first large-scale cutterhead tool replacement operation under ultra-high pressure on Thursday in the Jintang Subsea Tunnel in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province.
A basketball invitational tournament featuring teams from Hainan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao was held in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, on Thursday.
A major landslide in Pengshui County, Chongqing, has left 11 people dead and 50 missing, according to local authorities.
The Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration launched a three-day joint law enforcement patrol on the Beijiang River in Qingyuan, south China's Guangdong Province, on Wednesday.

More than 30 young entrepreneurs from Hong Kong and Macao took part in a three-day program in Foshan, a manufacturing hub in south China's Guangdong province, to explore local green manufacturing industries and connect with innovation and startup resources.

The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) hosted a reception on Wednesday for a delegation of cultural officials from Portuguese-speaking countries.
The international zone of Terminal 3 at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in south China's Guangdong Province has handled over 2.49 million cross-border passenger trips and more than 13,000 international flights since its launch on Jan. 22.
The "National Exhibition of Innovative Art by Young and Middle-aged Artists" opened at the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing on Tuesday, featuring over 150 works including paintings, sculptures, installations, photography, new media art and mixed media.
The Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, received a record 5.48 million visitors from home and abroad in 2025.
A total of 160 young overseas Chinese from 12 countries, including Germany, Thailand, Ireland, the United States and Canada, took part in a traditional tea culture program Wednesday at Hainan Overseas Chinese Commercial School as part of the 2026 "Root-Seeking Journey" summer camp.
The 2026 China University Aircraft Design Innovation Competition (Southern Region) opened at Chongqing Aerospace Polytechnic College on Wednesday.

Traditional horse racing events were held in Sog County, Nagqu City, China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, on Wednesday, showcasing its distinctive equestrian culture.
The 2026 national earthquake intensity assessment skills competition kicked off Wednesday in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, attracting eight teams from Shanghai City, Anhui, Jiangsu, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong provinces and Xizang Autonomous Region.

A steppe eagle under first-class state protection in China was rescued Tuesday by residents and police in Tacheng, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, after being found injured and unable to fly near a village road.
In Baicheng County, Xinjiang, 400,000 acid jujube seedlings are thriving on land that was barren and saline just two years ago, part of efforts to restore degraded Gobi desert.
Tea gardens in Fengxiangxi Town, Dejiang County, Tongren City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, have entered the peak harvest season for tencha, a key raw material used to produce matcha.
An explosion occurred on the LNG-fueled hybrid container ship "Yihang Mingyuan" while it was berthing at the Yangluo Port in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, early Wednesday, leaving one crew member missing, according to Hubei Port Group Co., Ltd.
The 36th Hong Kong Book Fair closed Tuesday alongside the 9th Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo and the 6th Snack World, together drawing 990,000 visitors over seven days, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council said.
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded steady growth in both passenger and cargo traffic in the first half of this year, according to data released by the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) on Monday.
Shenzhen's railway network handled 11.43 million passenger arrivals and departures in the first 20 days of the summer travel rush from July 1 to 20, up 0.03% year on year, according to Shenzhen railway authorities Tuesday.
Jiangmen Customs in south China's Guangdong Province is helping local fan manufacturers accelerate exports to Europe, where a prolonged heatwave has driven up demand for energy-efficient cooling appliances.

The Qixingping Tunnel, a major control project on the Kangyu section of the Xi’an–Chongqing High-Speed Railway, was completed Monday, marking significant progress on the line.

The Rilangshan Tunnel on the Sichuan section of the Xining–Chengdu Railway was completed Tuesday, marking a major milestone in the construction of the line.

A national-level meteorological station at Ayding Lake in Turpan, Xinjiang, recorded 50℃ on Tuesday, the highest temperature reported by any national-level station in China so far this year, according to China Weather Network.
In Qianqi Township, Fuding City, Fujian Province, peach orchards are in full harvest as growers pick, sort and ship the season's first crop.
The 2026 "Chinese Bridge" German Bo Le Chinese Choir Yunnan-Beijing Summer Camp opened at a university in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Tuesday.

The 2026 Beijing-Taiwan Education Exchange Week opened in Beijing on Monday and will run through Friday. The event features three sessions focusing on higher education, vocational education and basic education.

A 27-member drainage team from Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, returned to the city recently after completing a 13-day flood relief mission in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Residents in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian province, are using a former wartime air-raid shelter in Wushan Mountain, a hill in the city center, to escape summer heat that regularly exceeds 37℃ (99℉).
A new exhibition in Beijing explores how two scholars turned to visual art as a form of intellectual and spiritual expression, bringing together ink paintings, prints, sculptures and archival materials in a dialogue between literature, philosophy and art.
A new exhibition in Changsha is tracing the evolution of sketch teaching at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), using a century of student and faculty works to chart the development of modern Chinese art education.
China's newly built national table tennis training base in Huangshi hosted its first major international competition on Monday as nearly 200 athletes, coaches and officials gathered for the 2026 Belt and Road International Table Tennis Invitational Tournament.
The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) and Uzbekistan's Center for Islamic Civilization signed a cooperation agreement on Monday to expand cultural exchanges through joint exhibitions, academic research and professional training.
Shenzhen's Longhua District and Malaysia's Kedah state have established a sister-district partnership aimed at expanding industrial cooperation, cross-border investment and business ties between China and ASEAN.
Hong Kong Customs has seized an estimated HK$159 million ($20.3 million) worth of suspected counterfeit 2026 World Cup merchandise after cracking 50 cases during a nearly two-month enforcement campaign, authorities said Monday.
The 23rd Changchun International Auto Expo closed Monday, with Chinese automakers taking center stage in the race for smart-driving technology as the industry shifts from conventional vehicles to intelligent mobile spaces.
Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region posted steady economic growth in the first half of 2026, with several key indicators ranking among the top nationwide, according to data released at a press conference in Lhasa on Monday.
Output of service robots in Beijing surged 230% in the first half of this year, leading strong growth in the city's high-end manufacturing sector, according to data released at a press conference on Monday in Beijing.
The 10th Cross-Strait Food Trade Fair and the 13th Fujian-Taiwan (Quanzhou) Food Trade Fair opened in Jinjiang, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Monday.

Chinese police have repatriated a key suspect from Vietnam in a case involving phishing websites and the illegal use of the Silver Fox Trojan virus, the Ministry of Public Security said Monday.

The 1,000-kilovolt Beiyue ultra-high voltage (UHV) substation in Shanxi, a province in northern China known for its coal-rich energy base, has transmitted over 200 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity since it went into operation.

A forum on social services and charity cooperation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was held in Beijing on Saturday and Sunday, bringing together officials, social organizations and researchers from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao.

Chinese police have stepped up efforts to combat online gambling during the FIFA World Cup, the Ministry of Public Security said Monday.

Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, Zunyi, Guizhou Province — part of southwest China’s famed karst landscape — has become a magnet for explorers and tourists seeking both adventure and relief from the summer heat.

Xizang has begun developing green hydrogen and oxygen industries and plans to become a low-cost supply base for China and South Asia, officials said Friday at the 5th China Xizang Trans-Himalaya Forum for International Cooperation in Nyingchi.
The Tibetan Hospital of Xizang Autonomous Region held a free clinic at its Yutuo Road outpatient department on Saturday and Sunday to mark its 110th anniversary.
The large-scale cross-border dance drama "Nicai Huayun" was staged in Hong Kong on Saturday and Sunday as part of the "Chinese Culture Festival 2026."
The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Acrobatic Troupe staged its original production Tanggu Baixi — a Tang Dynasty (618-907)-themed acrobatic show — in Hong Kong from Friday to Sunday, launching a tour across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Dazhai Village in Longji Town, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, celebrated its annual Red Yao "Clothes-Drying Festival" on Sunday, marking its transformation from poverty to a thriving tourist destination.
The book-airing day, observed on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, has been practiced for more than a thousand years to air out books and prevent insect damage.
The Fuzhi 220-kilovolt substation in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, has been put into operation, becoming the first 220-kV substation completed under the city's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), according to State Grid Changchun Power Supply Company on Sunday.
The 27th China·Qinghai Green Development Investment and Trade Fair concluded on Sunday in Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, with 108 projects signed and total investment reaching 75.8 billion yuan (about $10.55 billion).
Yixian County in Jinzhou City, in northeast China's Liaoning Province, has developed a peanut industry with an annual planting area of 33,000 hectares and yearly output exceeding 100,000 metric tons.
PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company produced 25.31 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the first half of this year, a record for the period, the company said Sunday.
South China's Guangdong Province saw its total goods trade exceed 5 trillion yuan ($736 billion) for the first time in the first half of 2026.

Daily electricity generation across the power grid in southwest China’s Guizhou Province reached a record 704 million kilowatt-hours Monday and rose further to 714 million kWh Tuesday, Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd. said Friday.

Mayors and representatives from several countries, including China, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal and Sri Lanka, gathered Thursday in Jinghong, the capital of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, for the 2026 Global Mayors Dialogue to discuss how biodiversity conservation can support greener urban development.
A well-preserved tomb from the Sixteen Kingdoms period (304–439) has been discovered at the Changlepo West Cemetery in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, according to the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology on Thursday.
The "Mountain and Sea Craftsmanship - Intangible Heritage Co-Creation Exhibition" opened at the Ningxia Art Museum in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Thursday.
The 2026 "Understanding Contemporary China" International Chinese Education Conference and Annual Academic Meeting of the Virtual Teaching and Research Center opened in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Thursday.
The 2nd (2026) High-Tech Innovation and Development Conference opened Thursday at the National Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, drawing more than 20 academicians and over 100 experts and scholars.
Qinghai Province in Northwest China ranks second nationally in total developable wind and solar resources and holds the top spot for solar thermal potential, according to a pilot survey released Thursday.
The first China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan freight train under a logistics contracting model departed from Jinhua South Railway Station in east China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday.
The Jiangsu provincial government on Thursday unveiled a new guideline aimed at boosting overseas patent filings, rolling out 15 measures to sharpen the global competitiveness of local industries.

Hangzhou, in east China’s Zhejiang province, suspended manual street cleaning from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and deployed more cleaning vehicles after the temperature reached 37℃ on Tuesday, the Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of City Management said Wednesday.

Officers from Donggou Forest Police Station recently rescued an injured Chinese water deer fawn from a riverbank in the Wangqing forest area of northeast China’s Jilin province.
At daybreak, a patrol boat glides across the waters where the Yangtze River meets Poyang Lake in Hukou County, Jiangxi Province.
Registration for the 2026 Taiyuan Marathon opened Wednesday, with the race set to start at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 27 and expected to draw 40,000 participants in the full and half marathon categories.
Zhoushan in east China's Zhejiang province launched its first end-to-end logistics service for cargo shipped along the Yangtze River on Tuesday, marking a major step in the development of the river-sea intermodal hub.
A symposium marking the 10th anniversary of the Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape's UNESCO World Heritage inscription was held in Chongzuo, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Wednesday.


Visitors tour the "Think in Ink – Creativity of Hong Kong Ink Art" exhibition at the Hong Kong Central Library on July 15.

Visitors tour the new giant panda pavilion at Beijing Zoo on July 16.

The Sichuan-Chengdu sub-camp of the 23rd All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (ACFTC) Youth Summer Camp for Taiwanese Compatriots opened in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Thursday, bringing young people from across the Taiwan Strait together for a weeklong cultural exchange.

For centuries, Xinjiang was known as a gateway on the ancient Silk Road, where merchants, caravans and goods simply passed through. Today, the region is taking on a new role—not just as a transit corridor, but as a hub where trade, manufacturing and logistics increasingly come together.
Archaeologists have uncovered 10 well-preserved tombs dating to the Han Dynasty (206 BC–AD 220) in Chang'an District, Xi'an, the capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology announced Wednesday.
China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has allocated 30 million yuan (about $4.42 million) from the central budget to support post-disaster recovery in Jilin Province, which was hit by heavy rainfall and flooding brought by Typhoon Bavi.
The 6th Cross-Strait Youth Culture Month, co-hosted by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, opened in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Wednesday.
Harbin Taiping International Airport in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province handled 82,290 passengers on Tuesday, setting a new single-day record during the summer travel season.
The 36th Hong Kong Book Fair opened at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Tuesday, featuring over 600 cultural activities across a seven-day run.
The ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) roadshow was held in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Wednesday, attracting over 20 international exhibitors and more than 200 local buyers.
Five crop-dusting drones have been used to spray biological pesticides over rice fields in Dazhu County, Dazhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, to improve efficiency and reduce chemical use.
The 2026 international summer school program of Harbin Normal University kicked off Monday, bringing together more than 70 young participants from 11 countries.
Foreign consuls and business representatives visit the "Treasures of Chang'an: Shaanxi's Tang Dynasty Civilization Exhibition" at the Hong Kong Museum of History, July 14, 2026.

Chinese weather authorities on Wednesday forecast heavy rainfall across parts of eastern and southern China, while large areas elsewhere are expected to continue experiencing high temperatures and humidity.
A climbing herb species known as Ceropegia kachinensis has been identified as a new species in China, according to a study published in the Plant Science Journal.
Shanxi Province in north China, known as the "treasure house of ancient Chinese architecture," has seen surging global interest in its centuries-old wooden structures.
A senior official of the Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province said Monday that the region will push forward the reopening of the Nyainbo Yuze scenic area in an orderly manner once conditions are ripe.
Over 20 young artists and cultural workers from Taiwan took part in a cultural exchange event in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region from July 9 to 15.
Farmers across southern China have harvested more than 40% of the early rice crop this year, as smart agricultural machinery helps with the summer harvest, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Chongqing has unveiled a new policy blueprint to accelerate innovation-led growth, following the Ninth Plenary Session of the Sixth Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held on Monday. Officials approved a policy document outlining the city's priorities and major tasks for building a stronger, innovation-driven economy.
The 2026 International Tennis Federation (ITF) U12 Team Championship East Asia qualifying tournament opened Monday at the Yuanli Sports Center in Beijing's Shunyi District, bringing together the region's top young tennis players.
Hong Kong and Nigeria signed a comprehensive agreement to avoid double taxation on Monday, expanding Hong Kong's tax treaty network and strengthening economic ties with one of its key trading partners in Africa.
The ice rink at the Qitaihe Sports Center in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has been fully booked through September as speed skating teams from Mongolia, Hungary and Australia arrive to train in the city known as the "City of Olympic Champions."
An intangible cultural heritage theater in Tongjiang, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, is attracting visitors with weekend evening performances that combine Chinese ethnic traditions with Russian cultural performances.
The 2026 NBA 3X Chengdu regional tournament concluded Sunday, with ARES capturing the women's title and Nongfu Sanquan winning the men's championship to secure berths in the national finals.
South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region plans to become an international hub for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) service trade and health tourism targeting ASEAN countries and Belt and Road partner economies between 2026 and 2028.
The Xinmaohai, a vessel carrying containers of industrial salt for Guizhou Jiangshan Crop Technology Co., recently set sail from the Qinzhou port area of Beibu Gulf Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The 32nd China Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair (Lanzhou Fair) concluded Monday in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, where digital tools were used to support business matchmaking.
A training program for digital performing arts management and international communication talent kicked off Monday at City University of Macao.
The 7th Gulangyu Music Festival opened Monday in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, under the theme "Romantic Heritage, Musical Island."

Heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, on Monday evening, forcing the evacuation of 8,105 people as of Tuesday morning, according to local authorities.
The first T-beam for the Guangxi section of the new Huang-Baise Railway was cast at the Leye beam precasting yard early Monday, marking the start of T-beam production for the section in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Nearly 1,000 doctors and medical specialists from more than 200 institutions across China arrived in Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region, by train on July 4. They provided free medical care and professional training in local communities along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway.
The 4G capacity expansion and 5G network upgrade project on the Lyuliang section of the Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan Railway has been completed, achieving seamless mobile signal coverage along the main line, stations, bridges and tunnels.
The 2026 "Macao Space Dream Project" held its award and graduation ceremony in Macao on Saturday, marking the conclusion of the science education program.
The Lhasa leg of the 2026 Tour of Lhasa cycling race took place Sunday, attracting more than 700 participants.
A two-day promotion event for Guilin's agricultural products opened Saturday at the Guangdong Regional Cooperation and Consumption Assistance Product Trading Center in Guangzhou, with over 10 cooperation agreements signed on the first day.
The launch ceremony of the 5th Asian International Youth Film Festival was held in Hong Kong on Saturday.
The railway network in South China's Shenzhen handled 2.44 million passenger trips in the first 10 days of the summer travel rush from July 1 to 10, according to data released by Shenzhen railway authorities on Saturday.
A total of 460,000 juvenile fish were released into the Liuxi River in Conghua District, Guangzhou, on Friday as part of the district's ongoing fishery conservation efforts.

The Overseas Subcamp and Guangdong Sub-Camp of the 23rd All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (ACFTC) Youth Summer Camp for Taiwanese Compatriots opened in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province on Sunday.
The 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Youth Artificial Intelligence Competition, based on the theme of "AI Empowers the Future, Innovation Integrates the Bay Area," was held in Shenzhen on Saturday.
The Guangxi Red Cross has received 191.59 million yuan (about $26.7 million) in donations as of noon Saturday, following severe flooding in the region triggered by Typhoon Maysak.
The Shuiyang River, a tributary of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in east China's Anhui Province, recorded its second flood of the year on Monday, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.
The Mayi River, a tributary of the Songhua River in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, recorded its first flood of the year on Monday.

High-tech equipment and joint rescue teams have been deployed in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to respond to severe flooding caused by Typhoon Maysak.
More than 80 original works by over 50 Western artists, including Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali, went on display Friday at the Guizhou Provincial Museum as part of the "Romance and Stars" special exhibition.
A direct flight route between Datong in north China's Shanxi Province and Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea (ROK), officially resumed operations on Thursday.
Malaysia Airlines officially launched its daily scheduled service between Changsha in Hunan Province and Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has launched a one-stop integrated service platform for foreign professionals, along with a Foreign Experts' Reading Room, in Nanning, capital of the region.
The first batch of 1 million high-quality tilapia fry from Yunnan Baolu Aquatic Technology Co., Ltd. has been shipped to Haiphong, Vietnam, marking the company's first export since it was established in Yuanjiang County, Yuxi City, and the first export of tilapia fry from Yunnan Province.
A total of 88,000 metric tons of fresh products, valued at approximately 630 million yuan (about $87.8 million USD), were exported to Macao via Gongbei Port in the first half of this year.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged full efforts in search-and-rescue operations after a fire at a shoe factory caused major casualties Thursday in Jinjiang City, east China's Fujian Province.

Severe flooding in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region killed three lions and swept away more than 100 animals at a local zoo, according to local media reports and zoo operators.
An exhibition showcasing the cultural and creative IP digital library built from the digitized Wensuge Siku Quanshu opened in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, on Wednesday.
A special exhibition titled "From Hepu to Chang'an: Cultural Integration Along the Maritime and Land Silk Roads" opened Wednesday at the Museum of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Nanning.

China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is bracing for possible heavy rainfall and potential flooding after forecasters warned that large parts of the region could be hit by torrential rain between July 10 and July 14.
The "Bronze Masters: Eurasian Bronze Art Exhibition" opened Wednesday at the Henan Museum, featuring more than 400 artifacts from 12 cultural institutions in China and Italy.
A digital art exhibition on traditional Chinese music opened at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing on Wednesday, using digital technology to present China's musical heritage through immersive visual and interactive displays.
Sixty university students from Hong Kong and Macao began one-month internships across Hainan province on Tuesday as part of the 2026 "Wave-Chasing Program," which aims to promote youth exchanges and career development.

As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, the Red Cross Society of China's Guangxi Branch had received cash and in-kind donations from the public totaling 15.1 million yuan (about $2.2 million), as severe flooding hit several parts of Guangxi under the influence of Typhoon Maysak.
An exhibition titled "Land of Noah: Treasures from the Yerevan History Museum of Armenia" opened Wednesday at the Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan.
An exhibition of Russian oil paintings and drawings from the 19th and 20th centuries opened at the Shenyang Art Museum on Wednesday, featuring nearly 100 works that showcase the development of Russian painting over the past century.

Medical experts taking part in the 2026 “Building a Shared Chinese Heart” public welfare campaign in Lhasa and areas along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway visited Maizhokunggar County in Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region, on Wednesday to provide free medical services.

A police officer in Hejing County, Xinjiang, just rescued a 5-year-old boy and his father after the two became trapped in an uncovered sewage well filled with roughly three meters of sewage.
A press conference and kick-off ceremony for the large-scale smart cycling event "Ride-To-Shine Hong Kong" was held in Hong Kong on Wednesday, officially launching a 1.2-million-kilometer cycling challenge.
Rescue operations are continuing in Hengzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, after Typhoon Maysak brought record rainfall to the area, causing a reservoir to breach and triggering widespread flooding.
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Gaoxian County in Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 7:44 a.m. on Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

Hengzhou City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has secured sufficient antivenom supplies and activated emergency snakebite response measures following recent floods in Yunbiao Town, local authorities said Tuesday.
Authorities in Guigang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, have dismissed online rumors claiming snakes escaped from a local breeding farm, saying an official investigation found the reports to be false.

Yunnan Province in southwest China activated a Level IV flood emergency response across 13 cities and prefectures late Tuesday after forecasters warned of heavy rainfall in several areas.
The 16th Jiangsu Book Fair concluded Monday at the Suzhou International Expo Center, with total online and offline sales reaching 258.1 million yuan ($35.9 million), a record high and an increase of 2.08 million yuan ($289,000) from last year.
China's Ministry of Commerce has directed pharmaceutical distributors to ensure adequate medicine supplies in flood-hit areas of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region after Typhoon Meisak brought heavy rainfall and flooding.
"A Day of Coolness–Ancient Summer Relief Culture Exhibition" opened at the Wuhan Museum on Tuesday evening.
A 14-kilogram shipment of fresh matsutake mushrooms from Yunnan province, cleared customs Saturday and was flown overseas, marking the province's first export of wild edible fungi this year, Kunming Customs said Tuesday.
The IWUF 4th Taolu World Cup opened at Haikou Wuyuanhe Stadium in Hainan Province on Tuesday.

Super Typhoon Bavi, the ninth typhoon of the year, was centered about 1,650 kilometers east-southeast of Keelung, Taiwan, at 5 a.m. Wednesday, according to Chinese meteorological authorities.

More than 185,000 waterbirds have been recorded wintering in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region so far this year, and over 570,000 were counted during the spring migration season.
A lotus pond in Wan'an Village, Huzhou City, in east China's Zhejiang Province, has become a magnet for bird photographers, as rare cotton pygmy geese, known as the "world's smallest duck," breed there.
The 2026 comprehensive maritime search and rescue drill of the Ministry of Transport's rescue and salvage system was held in Yantai, Shandong Province on Tuesday.
As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, all 201 coastal water projects in Zhejiang Province had been halted and all 546 construction vessels in the province moved to safe anchorages to ride out the storm.
All 489 metro stations in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, have opened public cooling and rest areas in their concourses.
Six people have died and 11 remain missing after torrential rains triggered by Typhoon Maysak battered south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said at a press conference on Tuesday night.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong cross-border pension payment service was officially launched on Monday, according to the Guangdong Branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.
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