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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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When Endangered Storks Find a Feast in China’s Crab Ponds
Dozens of endangered Oriental storks are feeding in crab ponds in Jiangsu, China, bringing a surprising dilemma for local farmers. Early in the morning, mist still hung over the crab ponds in Sheyanghu...
Tsinghua humanoid robot football team
The Robots Changed. The Champions Didn’t.
Tsinghua University’s Vulcan Team defends its robot football title after adapting its championship-winning system to new humanoid robots. Tsinghua’s Vulcan Team had only about a month to adapt its championship-winning...
Chinese men ditching leather shoes
Why Are Chinese Men Ditching Leather Shoes?
Chinese men are turning from leather shoes to sneakers as workplace dress codes change, putting pressure on traditional brands like Aokang. For decades, a pair of polished leather shoes was a familiar...
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Outdoor Cinemas Make a Comeback in Chinese Cities
Outdoor cinemas are making a comeback in Chinese cities, offering residents new ways to enjoy films in parks, historic sites and other open-air spaces. With historic courtyard buildings nearby, a giant...
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AI Is Creating One Person Film Studios in China
A Chinese creator made the AI short drama Guixu largely on his own. Its success shows how AI is changing filmmaking in China. A young Chinese creator has made a sci-fi short drama largely on his own. He...
China-Nepal border mudslide
Why the China-Nepal Border Mudslide Was So Destructive
Experts explain how a high-altitude glacier collapse developed into a powerful mudslide that devastated Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border. A massive mudslide that devastated the China-Nepal border...
CIFTIS 2026
China’s Booming Services Trade to Take Centre Stage at CIFTIS 2026
China’s services trade grew 8.3% in the first half of 2026 as CIFTIS 2026 prepares to showcase new services and global opportunities. According to Yan Dong, Vice Minister of China’s Ministry of Commerce,...
Robot Kindergarten
‘Robot Kindergarten’ Steals the Spotlight at HICOOL 2026
A “Robot Kindergarten” backed by Turing Award winner Richard Sutton is showcasing how robots can learn through interaction and trial and error. The four-day HICOOL 2026 Global Entrepreneur Summit opened...
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China Sends More Rescue Forces to Tibet as Hundreds Remain Missing
China has sent more rescue forces to Tibet after a deadly mudslide left 558 people missing, including 260 foreign nationals and UK nationals. China has sent additional rescue forces to southwest China’s...
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WFT 2026 China Tech Go-Global Summit Invites Global Tech Enterprises to London
From 21 to 23 October 2026, the WFT 2026 China Tech Go-Global Summit will be held at the IET London: Savoy Place, bridging global innovation ecosystems and empowering tech companies’ cross-border expansion. The...
Mid Autumn Festival Events 2025
Mid-Autumn Festival 2026 Events in London
Mid-Autumn Festival 2026 is almost here, and we’ve rounded up all the best events in London. Occasionally known as the Moon Festival or the mooncake festival for the tasty mooncakes typically eaten...
China’s delivery robots
From Factory to Village: How China’s Delivery Robots Are Expanding
China’s delivery robots are expanding from city streets to rural roads, reshaping last-mile logistics through autonomous vehicles and drones. Open a ride-hailing app in Foshan, Guangdong Province, tap...
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Household Robots Shine at World Robot Conference
Household robots take the spotlight at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, showcasing smarter ways to enhance everyday life. The 2026 World Robot Conference, themed “Human-Robot Symbiosis, Production-Demand...
Qixi Festival
Happy Qixi Festival! A Look at China’s Day of Love
Discover how China celebrates Qixi Festival, from ancient traditions and the Cowherd and Weaver Girl legend to modern romantic outings. August 19th marks Qixi Festival, celebrated on the seventh day of...
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Unitree IPO Puts China’s Humanoid Robot Boom in the Spotlight
Unitree surged 460% on its Shanghai debut, highlighting strong investor interest in China’s fast-growing humanoid robotics industry and hard-tech market. Chinese robotics company Unitree made its debut...
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