
The 2026 China-Russia Youth Chess Friendly Match opened on Sunday in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, bringing together young players from both countries to promote cultural exchange and people-to-people ties.

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Gaoxian County in Yibin City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, at 2:21 a.m. Monday, prompting the China Earthquake Administration to activate a Level IV emergency response. No casualties or road disruptions had been reported.


Personnel from the Chinese Consulate General in Surabaya, representatives of overseas Chinese students, the Indonesian Navy, and Chinese-funded institutions,among others, gathered at the port to welcome the task group.


Tourists, dressed in traditional Chinese Hanfu as well as Zhuang and Miao ethnic costumes, pose for photos against the backdrop of dyed cloth at Xiangsi Small Town (Town of Longing) in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, August 1, 2026.

Thailand plans to lift combined public and private investment to 30% of its gross domestic product (GDP), up from the current 23%, to escape the middle-income trap and attain high-income economy status by 2038.

China's marine economy achieved steady growth in the first half of 2026, with the gross ocean product rising by 5.1% year-on-year to reach 5.5 trillion yuan ($790 billion), outpacing the country's GDP growth rate, the Ministry of Natural Resources said on Monday.

Rescue teams have recovered the body of a Chinese mountaineer who was among 10 climbers killed in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak last week, Yangzi Evening News reported on Sunday, citing the Alpine Club of Pakistan.
Artificial intelligence-related industries in China maintained growth of over 30% in the first half of this year, as the country accelerated independent innovation and achieved rapid breakthroughs across the industrial chain, a senior official from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said at a press conference on Friday.

More and more young Chinese nationals are taking center stage in the world in their respective fields, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday, noting that these individual success stories come together to show the vibrancy, confidence and courage of Chinese youth as a group.

"Somebody already paid for you. You're a foreigner. You're a guest. Welcome." This is something Colombian vlogger Fernando Munoz Bernal frequently hears during his travel in Xinjiang. For years, swayed by inaccurate Western media coverage, many people in the international community have harbored misconceptions and stereotypes about Xinjiang. To Munoz, the people of Xinjiang are "some of the kindest people" that he has seen, and Xinjiang is a diverse land that is well worth exploring. In his view, to know the real Xinjiang, one must “travel and see for yourself.”

Researchers have identified traces of a cereal-based alcoholic beverage dating back approximately 2,300 years in a sealed bronze vessel unearthed in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

China’s State Taxation Administration released the country’s first industry-specific cross-border tax guide on Friday, providing maritime, air and land transport operators with a standardized reference for fulfilling their tax obligations.
Several Japanese and foreign media outlets have warned that, the expansion of intelligence powers, coupled with a lack of effective oversight, could lead to the abuse of power, interference in domestic politics, and the erosion of civil liberties, while further undermining Japan’s postwar framework for security oversight.
China's total installed power generation capacity is expected to exceed 50 billion kilowatts during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), a senior official with the China Electricity Council said Thursday.

China approved 1,529 overseas exhibition projects in the first half of 2026, according to data released by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) at a news conference on Friday.

The 2026 Dianchi International Coffee Culture Carnival will run from August 1 to 9 in Kunming.

The 11th Maker China (Hangzhou) Competition concluded Thursday, with 25 projects winning awards in fields ranging from optical core chips to 4D world modeling.

Zhongji Innolight Co., Ltd., a global leader in high-speed optical interconnect solutions, raised approximately HK$53.4 billion ($6.8 billion) in its Hong Kong IPO on Thursday, marking the city's largest public offering since Alibaba's secondary listing in 2019.

A multicenter clinical trial in China has shown that ctDNA-guided surveillance can improve outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer after surgery, enabling earlier detection of recurrence.

Experts noted that the event helps Dandong build a new model for integrated cultural and tourism development targeting the “silver economy.”

The 2026 China Table Tennis Club Super League is underway at Xiong’an Sports Center, where tickets double as discount vouchers for dining, lodging and tours.


The total market capitalization of Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT briefly exceeded 4 trillion yuan ($592.13 billion) on Friday morning.

A themed exhibition opened Tuesday at the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM), featuring works by nine Hong Kong artists that explore how ancient Chinese wisdom inspires modern life.

An exhibition opened on Wednesday at South China's Fujian Museum, featuring the original bronze-horse head statue from the Old Summer Palace and a large-scale immersive VR experience to revitalize cultural heritage.

The Global Cross-border Trade Industrial Cluster was launched Thursday in Nansha, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, during an ecosystem conference.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Vehicle Export Preparation Center was inaugurated Thursday at Nansha Jinyang Terminal in Guangzhou.

A supply and procurement fair focusing on African markets was held in Jinhua, a city in east China's Zhejiang province, on Thursday, bringing together over 100 buyers and nearly 200 local business representatives from Africa and Asia.

A wild giant panda was captured on infrared camera at an altitude of 4,120 meters in the Fengtongzhai National Nature Reserve in Ya'an, Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Thursday.
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