

China launched a Long March 6A carrier rocket carrying the Qianfan Polar Orbit 09 satellite group into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 7:59 p.m. (Beijing Time) Tuesday. The satellites successfully entered their preset orbit.


On May 12, in Xi'an, the DJ602 comprehensive inspection train departed smoothly from Xi'an East Railway Station in Shaanxi Province and traveled along the main line of the Xi’an-Shiyan High-Speed Railway, crossing the Qinling Mountains to reach Shiyan East Railway Station in Hubei Province, marking the official launch of full-line testing for the entire route.

China's under-17 men's team defeated Qatar 2-0 in the third-round Group B match in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday to advance to the AFC U-17 Asian Cup finals, marking their first appearance at this stage in 21 years.
The Dubai Chambers has rescheduled the 2026 Dubai Business Forum — China to Oct. 14 in Shenzhen, the chamber said Tuesday.
A China-proposed international standard on digital product carbon footprint has been approved by the International Electrotechnical Commission, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation.

Huazhou, known as the hometown of Huajuhong, which is a prized variety of pomelo peel in Guangdong Province, is celebrating a strong harvest season.


China and the UK marked the 55th anniversary of ping-pong diplomacy at a special event in London on Monday, celebrating the role table tennis has played in strengthening ties between the two countries.


The 2026 Asian Animation and Game Production Technology and Equipment Exhibition was held from May 10 to 12 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou. The exhibition brought together more than 500 high-quality exhibitors from China and abroad, connecting global cultural tourism, IP and digital technology industry resources to help participating companies expand diversified business opportunities.


As an important transit hub along the “Silk Road Tour” route, Lanzhou in Gansu Province, recently introduced a series of “dopamine”-colored bus cultural and creative scenes, transforming public transportation spaces into trendy check-in destinations and injecting new vitality into Silk Road cultural tourism.

China has launched what it described as the world's first space-based experiment on artificial embryos, sending the project aboard the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft on Sunday.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has issued five international standards in the natural gas sector led by China, according to media reports.
Coupled with moves to revise the Constitution for allowing lethal weapons export and restore the rank titles of Self-Defense Forces officers, Japanese moves have raised serious concerns. Japan's military buildup has entered a more aggressive phase.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on last Tuesday sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of Japanese militarism and wartime aggression. On the same day, the Japanese government officially revised "the three principles on transfer of defense equipment and technology" and their implementation guidelines to allow overseas sales of weapons, including those with lethal capabilities. These moves have drawn attention from analysts.
Haikou Customs supervised 22.22 billion yuan ($3.08 billion) in offshore duty-free sales since a revised policy took effect in November 2025.
Chinese and U.S. law enforcement authorities jointly cracked a drug smuggling and trafficking case in early April, cutting off a cross-border trafficking route between the two countries.


The 2026 World Digital Education Conference kicked off in Hangzhou on Monday. Themed on "AI+Education: Transformation Development Governance," this year's conference seeks to explore how AI can drive systemic educational transformation and promote high-quality educational development. An exhibition on achievements of global digital education is being held during the conference.


The International Healthcare Week was launched in Hong Kong on Monday, with two major events held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre: the 6th Asia Summit on Global Health and the Hong Kong International Medical and Healthcare Fair.

China's factory-gate inflation accelerated for a second consecutive month in April, reaching its fastest pace in nearly four years as rising global energy prices linked to Middle East tensions pushed up manufacturing costs.

China's total value of service imports and exports reached over 1.8 trillion yuan (about 262.8 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2026, up 2.3% y-o-y.

Chinese regulators fined two social media users a combined 450,000 yuan ($66,000) for spreading false claims about AI chip orders linked to a listed company, in a sign of tighter scrutiny of market rumors.
A district in Guangzhou has launched a platform to connect businesses with artificial intelligence providers, with initial projects valued at more than 13 million yuan ($1.8 million).


China launched the cargo craft Tianzhou-10 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on Monday morning to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The Long March-7 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-10, blasted off at 8:14 a.m. (Beijing Time) from Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, the agency said.


China secured a record-extending 12th consecutive men's team title at the World Table Tennis Championships on Sunday with a 3-0 victory over Japan.


China claimed its seventh straight women's title at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals, rallying past Japan in a five-match thriller on Sunday.

China purchased more than 338 million metric tons of autumn grain from the 2025 harvest season by the end of April, marking one of the highest levels in recent years, according to official data released on Sunday.

Chinese researchers have confirmed that iron fragments unearthed at the Sanxingdui Ruins in southwest China were made of pure meteoritic iron, providing new evidence for the study of early iron use in ancient China.
The China-Europe Railway Express completed its 130,000th trip last Saturday, with the total value of goods shipped exceeding $520 billion, according to the China State Railway Group.

China defeated Japan 3-0 on Sunday to win its 12th consecutive men's team title at the 2026 World Table Tennis Team Championships in London.

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to China from May 13 to 15, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.

Scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China have successfully deployed a multi-mode quantum relay network, achieving matter-matter entanglement over 14.5 kilometers, according to media reports.
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