China aims to bring its new energy storage capacity to a new high by 2030, according to the 15th Five-Year Plan for New Power System Construction, released Monday.

The Xiuyan Jade Carving Exhibition opened Monday at the Jiangsu Arts and Crafts Museum in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, bridging exchanges between the arts and crafts communities of northern and southern China.

A new cliffside sightseeing elevator, the Fuyao Elevator, has entered service at the Nizhu River Grand Canyon in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The 288-meter-tall elevator travels at 5 meters per second. Together with the canyon's first cliffside elevator and aerial cableway, opened in 2022, it has transformed the school journey for local children, replacing a three-hour mountain climb with a 30-minute trip.

The “A World in Love 2026 Sino-Australian Youth Cultural and Art Exchange Special Performance” was held recently at the Sydney Opera House, attracting about 2,000 spectators.

Scenic spots across China are introducing nighttime experiences, combining daytime sightseeing with after-dark exploration amid the summer travel rush and soaring daytime temperatures.

Heavy rains battered parts of southwest China's Sichuan Province from Sunday morning to Monday, triggering eight geological disasters and prompting the evacuation of over 40,000 people, local authorities said on Monday.

The Chinese mainland will strengthen cooperation with Hong Kong and launch more indices based on Chinese assets to enhance the international profile of Chinese indices and Chinese assets, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) Chairman Wu Qing said on Monday when Hong Kong launched five-year RMB treasury bond futures.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has approved the establishment of the secretariat of an Artificial Ice and Snow Landscape in China — the first ISO technical committee secretariat the country has undertaken in the ice and snow sector, according to China Media Group.


An aerial photo taken on Aug. 3, 2026 shows that a drone light show illuminates the sky above the World's tallest Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province.

China’s national summer railway travel campaign, which began on July 1, has handled 432 million passenger trips, China Railway reported.

Award-winning works from the "Suzhou Intangible Heritage AI Creation Campaign" were showcased at the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Product Application Expo in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, on Saturday, with prizes officially announced.

The 18th edition of an e-commerce training camp for young people from Taiwan kicked off in Yunxiao County, southeast China’s Fujian Provicen on Sunday, drawing over 40 young people from Taiwan for a five‑day AI skill study tour for online retail.

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.

A Boeing 767 all-cargo aircraft carrying 50 metric tons of goods departed from Haikou Meilan International Airport for Milan Bergamo Airport on Saturday, marking the official launch of the Tbilisi-Haikou-Milan cargo route with fifth-freedom traffic rights.

China’s UnionPay International and Brazilian partners launched a cross-border QR payment trial Thursday, allowing users of the UnionPay app and participating Chinese bank apps to scan and pay at merchants connected to Brazil’s Pix instant payment network.

The China Cotton Association (CCA) has voiced strong opposition to the United States' decision to add 43 Chinese companies, including cotton textile firms, to the so-called "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List," saying the move seriously violates the basic rules of international trade.

Seven employees at Sayram Lake Scenic Area in Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, were placed in administrative detention for 10 to 15 days and fined 1,000 yuan ($148) each over a July 23 altercation with a tour bus driver, a joint working group said Monday.

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.

As summer temperatures soar, China’s natural “cool resources” are energizing a seasonal tourism boom. Mountains, forests, and winding rivers are being transformed into vibrant hubs of tourism.


The 2026 Yinchuan Future Robotics Conference was held at Yinchuan from Saturday to Sunday.

A cross‑border musical collaboration took place on Saturday at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore, where young autistic musicians from Shanghai shared the stage with a local children's orchestra. The performance vividly demonstrated the power of music to promote self‑expression and support social inclusion.

The 2026 China Road Cycling Open kicked off on Sunday in Qujing City, southwest China’s Yunnan Province.

Native fish populations in the Qinghai section of the upper Yellow River have risen significantly after five years of fishing restrictions, according to the Qinghai Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Saturday.

China has made significant progress in cord blood transplantation, with the stable engraftment rate now exceeding 97%, experts said at a recent industry summit in Shanghai.

The annual Eastward Migration Festival of China's Kirgiz ethnic group took to the rails this year, with celebrations held aboard the K980 train on Sunday as part of an initiative to preserve and promote ethnic minority cultures beyond traditional museum spaces.
As Chinese companies gain ground in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and clean energy technologies, the United States is expanding restrictions on Chinese high-tech products, a move analysts say reflects growing strategic anxiety over China's technological advances.

The seventh “Harry Potter” Quiz, hosted by the People’s Literature Publishing House, was held online recently, bringing together fans from across China for a competition testing their knowledge of the wizarding world.

A draft cannabis control bill limiting cannabis solely to medical and research use, banning all commercial promotion and setting up a national oversight committee, has been handed to Thailand’s health minister for cabinet deliberation, per the Bangkok Post.

China’s total box office revenue for 2026 surpassed 23.1 billion yuan (about $3.2 billion) as of Sunday night, with daily earnings for the summer season topping 100 million yuan for 23 consecutive days, data showed.
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