As extreme weather battered several parts of China, including a landslide in Northwest China's Gansu Province that killed 21 people, flooding in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region that left six dead, and severe thunderstorms that left 11 dead in Hubei Province, central and local authorities, together with volunteer rescue organizations, mounted a large-scale emergency response to carry out search, rescue and disaster relief operations.
On the Loess Plateau, wedding guests arrived at a cave dwelling carrying buckets of water, with every drop saved for months so the bride could enjoy a proper bath before her big day.
An online hashtag about Chinese actors struggling to secure roles began trending on social media recently. Once-adored performers with sizable fan bases have appeared publicly, pleading with producers and investors for work in viral video clips that have both shocked and captivated online audiences.
It is rare for a libero to score in a volleyball match. Yet China's Wang Mengjie did it twice during the 2026 Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) stop in Turkey. Now, the two-time Olympian is preparing for a new challenge after signing with US professional league League One Volleyball (LOVB).
As July approaches, China's summer tourism market is heating up well ahead of the peak summer travel season. Long-distance in-depth trips and cool summer escapes stand out as two dominant trends this year, with family groups and students forming the core consumer base.
"It was so sour that I couldn't help but shiver a little," recalled Liu Wanqing, a tourist from Henan province visiting the Xizang autonomous region for the first time.
New Zealand is seeing a sharp rebound in Chinese tourists after launching a visa-waiver trial policy for visitors from China and the Pacific who arrive from Australia. According to a Bloomberg report on Thursday, the New Zealand government began a 12-month trial in November 2025 that exempted Chinese and Pacific people from visa requirements if they were traveling from Australia. Officials estimated that the new visa policy has resulted in a 40-percent increase in Chinese visitor arrivals, the Bloomberg cited New Zealand Tourism Minister Louise Upston as saying.
China plans to tighten management of Antarctic tourism by bringing it under a formal legal regulatory framework, and proposes fines of up to 1 million yuan ($147,778) for conducting activities without authorization, the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee announced on Monday, against the backdrop of a growing number of Chinese tourists to this polar area.
Chinese researchers have drawn the highest-resolution and most comprehensive "spatial map" of the human proteome to date, a breakthrough that could accelerate drug discovery and advance precision medicine, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Sunday.
China launched island-wide special customs operations in the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) on Dec. 18, 2025. Over the past six months, the Hainan FTP has seen a steady stream of policy dividends, a surge in market vitality, and a marked rise in its profile as an opening-up hub.
