China whisky market
China’s Whisky Market Is 85% Imported as Domestic Industry Expands
China’s whisky market is still 85% imported, while domestic distilling expands with 64 producers and four major production areas. China’s whisky market remains dominated by imported brands, which account...
China-Europe youth leaders
China-Europe Youth Leaders Discuss Relations and AI in Hangzhou
More than 30 young leaders from 11 European countries joined Chinese counterparts in Hangzhou to discuss China-Europe relations, AI governance and technology cooperation. More than 30 young lawmakers,...
Tibetan ancient texts
Tibetan Ancient Texts Find New Life Through Digitisation
More than 2.2 million pages of Tibetan ancient texts have been digitised in China, supporting the preservation, study and sharing of a 1,300-year-old literary heritage. Tibetan ancient texts dating back...
Chinese readers
Why Chinese Readers Still Buy Physical Books in a Digital Age
Why are Chinese readers still buying physical books in a digital age? At Beijing’s Ditan Book Fair, original editions and printed online novels offer some answers. Beijing’s Ditan Park was already crowded...
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China’s Green Food Documentary Campaign Concludes Its European Tour
On September 13, the European outreach campaign for a feature-length documentary on China Green Food drew to a close with a final round of events in the university communities of Paris, Berlin, and Amsterdam....
Chinese knotting
Keeping Chinese Knotting in Step with Modern Style
Jilin artisan Xu Xiaoxue blends traditional Chinese knotting with modern aesthetics, creating more than 3,000 designs and training students worldwide. Xu Xiaoxue, a representative inheritor of Chinese...
Zhang Jianzhong
From Nvidia to Moore Threads: Zhang Jianzhong on China’s GPU Race
Zhang Jianzhong discusses Moore Threads’ full-function GPUs, 100,000-GPU computing plans and the challenges facing China’s GPU industry. “Had no one taken the first step, China might have remained absent...
Tesla Cybercab in Shanghai
When The Steering Wheel Disappears: Tesla’s Cybercab Arrives In Shanghai
Tesla’s steering-wheel-free Cybercab is on display in Shanghai. Its arrival raises questions about autonomous driving, car ownership and future mobility. A car without a steering wheel may sound like something...
Hong Kong first five-year plan
Hong Kong Unveils First Five-Year Plan for Future Growth
Hong Kong has unveiled its first five-year plan for 2026–2030, focusing on future growth, the Northern Metropolis, innovation and Greater Bay Area cooperation. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee unveiled...
September events
September Chinese Events in London Roundup - Mid-Autumn Edition
A roundup of all the best Chinese Events in London this September. This month is also ESEA Heritage Month and marks Mid-Autumn Festival, so there’s a lot going on! For Mid-Autumn Festival events only,...
Beijing Fashion Week SS2027
Beijing Fashion Week SS2027: A Week of Fashion in Pictures
Beijing Fashion Week SS2027 brought new collections, emerging designers and haute couture to iconic locations across Beijing from September 5th to 14th. The Spring/Summer 2027 Beijing Fashion Week brought...
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A Nest of Pterosaur Eggs? World’s First Pterosaur Museum Opens in Xinjiang
The world’s first pterosaur science museum has opened in Hami, Xinjiang, showcasing rare fossils and a unique underground design inspired by pterosaur eggs. The Hami Pterosaur Museum, the world’s first...
Zhang Shupeng wingsuit
China’s Zhang Shupeng Wins First Wingsuit World Championship Title
China’s Zhang Shupeng wins the precision target event at the Wingsuit Flying World Championship in Zhangjiajie, becoming China’s first wingsuit world champion. Chinese wingsuit flyer Zhang Shupeng won...
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The Portrait Musical Herstory in History Succeeds in UK Run
Through August, the original Chinese musical Herstory in History successfully completed its UK run in London and Edinburgh.  On 15 and 16 August, it premiered at The Studio at Rich Mix in London, with...
CIFTIS
2026 CIFTIS Opens: New Tech Enters Daily Life
CIFTIS 2026 in Beijing showcases robots, designer toys and immersive technologies, showing how new tech is entering everyday life and global markets. The 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services...
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Seventy Years with the Guqin: Wu Wenguang Hopes That an Ancient Sound Will Keep Growing
Forty-three years ago, Wu Wenguang made his first visit to the United Kingdom, with a group of Chinese ethnic music performers and a guqin that was already 800 years old. At an arts festival in southwest...
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East Asian Community Fashion Show Successfully Held at the Fan Museum, Greenwich
An East Asian community fashion show and fan painting workshop showcase successfully took place at the Fan Museum in Maritime Greenwich, London, on 29th August 2026. Entitled “Hand to Hand: Passing Living...
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China’s Next Stage | Private Enterprises Drive Innovation
China’s private enterprises are boosting R&D investment, advancing technological innovation and embracing emerging industries to fuel high-quality growth. The 2026 Private Economy Innovation and Development...
China new occupations
What China's New Jobs Say About Its Changing Economy
China has recognised 11 new occupations and 23 new specialities, highlighting changing demand for digital, green, manufacturing and service skills. From embodied intelligence robot technicians to incense-making...
Leslie Cheung 70th birthday exhibition
Hong Kong Exhibition Celebrates Leslie Cheung’s 70th Birthday
Hong Kong Heritage Museum opens a major exhibition celebrating Leslie Cheung’s 70th birthday, featuring more than 300 items and a recreation of his former home. A major exhibition celebrating the 70th...
Chinese crested tern
Zhejiang’s Efforts to Protect the Chinese Crested Tern
Zhejiang’s efforts to protect the Chinese crested tern have helped its adult population reach more than 85 per cent of the global total. The Thalasseus bernsteini (Chinese crested tern), known as...
Chinese live-action short dramas
Can Live-Action Short Dramas Survive the AI Wave in China?
As AI reshapes China’s short-drama industry, live-action producers are adapting through new production models, overseas markets and stories from ordinary people. “Are people still making live-action short...
XPENG Humanoid Robots
XPENG Opens Automated Production Line for Humanoid Robots
XPENG has opened an automated production line for humanoid robots in Guangzhou, marking a step towards mass production and overseas deliveries. Chinese electric vehicle maker XPENG has opened an automated...
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Li Jiaqi Comes to the UK with London Partners
In a London store, celebrity Li Jiaqi is selling Chinese goods — and offering a new perspective on China — in the show London Partners. A few years ago, if you asked a random young person in London what...
First Direct Passenger Flight
First Direct Flight from Fujian to the UK Launches in Xiamen
Xiamen launches the first direct passenger flight from Fujian to the UK, cutting travel time and boosting business and tourism links between China and Britain. On 6 September, Xiamen launched the first...
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The 3rd Cambridge Chinese Music & Culture Festival Visits Royal Academy of Music in London
On August 26th, the 3rd Cambridge Chinese Music & Culture Festival held an event at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Wu Wenguang.  The professor at the China Conservatory of Music, honorary...
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AI Natives in China Enter Primary School: Are Schools Ready?
On September 1st, the new school year began across China. This year marked a new beginning: the first children born in the 2020s entered primary school. Growing up with artificial intelligence (AI) from...
China’s green mobility
China’s Next Stage | Green Mobility: More Trips, Better Connections
China records more than 200 million green mobility trips a day as cities expand public transport, improve connections and promote low-carbon travel. Getting around China’s cities is becoming easier and...
Best Mooncakes London Mid Autumn Festival
The Best Mooncakes in London for Mid-Autumn Festival 2026
To truly celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival you need to enjoy mooncakes, find out where to get the best mooncakes in London in this article. It is traditional to enjoy mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival. This...
Qinghai traditional crafts
Qinghai’s Traditional Crafts Meet Modern Life
Qinghai’s traditional crafts, from paper-cutting and lantern making to leather embroidery and thangka, are finding new forms in modern life. A pair of scissors moves across a sheet of red paper. Within...
cliff elevator to school in China
For These Children, the School Bus Runs Up a Cliff
In southwest China, children once walked for hours to school. Now, a cliff elevator and cable car cut the journey through a canyon to 30 minutes. For children living at the bottom of a canyon in southwest...
Eilseg & Davanim Mongolian music
Eilseg & Davanim: From the Grasslands to the World, a Nomadic Spirit in Music
Mongolian music duo Eilseg & Davanim talk about nomadic culture, love, tradition and creativity, and how they carry their roots into the world. For Eilseg and Davanim, being “nomadic” is not simply...
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