The Yantai-Weihai 1,000 kV ultra-high-voltage (UHV) transmission line is fully connected in Shandong Province, East China, on July 27. The project marks the world's first direct connection between a nuclear power plant and a UHV power grid. It also forms a key part of China's first provincial-level UHV dual-ring network. (Produced by Li Zhuoman and intern Wang Shanshan)

A Suxiu, or Suzhou embroidery, artisan's hand-made dragonfly and lotus are wowing the Chinese internet. Silken threads layered with precision create a striking 3D effect that shimmers and shifts with the light. (Produced by Li Zhuoman and intern Zhao Wenchang)

Tencent-backed battle royale game PUBG Mobile held an awards ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, on August 2 to recognize Pakistani art designers, data engineers and others who created Pakistan-themed game skins for the title.

China's national security authorities on Monday released a case involving a former technician at a water resources research institute who was held criminally responsible eight years.

The annual Han Kuang military drills of the Taiwan region are set to kick off on Wednesday, with certain media of the island hyping up highlights that they claimed as "the first time." Yet a mainland military affairs expert said the unrealistic gambits of Taiwan's regional authorities are pursued

China's cyberspace regulator has intensified a campaign to clean up misconduct in group livestreaming entertainment, targeting issues such as excessive tipping incentives, vulgar content, and violations of minors' rights.

Seven staff members at the Sayram Lake Scenic Area have been put to 10 to 15 days of administrative detention and fined 1,000 yuan ($148) each for assaulting a tour bus driver.

Not ready to call it quits: PLA veteran asks to continue serving

The Road to Victory: Victory lies in the coordinates

American filmmaker and photographer, J.J. Osbun offers a simple way of looking at the Diaoyu Dao dispute. Using a stolen watch as an analogy, he asks whether possession alone can create ownership – a question that lies at the heart of competing claims over the islands.

Tatsushiro Koga is widely described in Japan as the first person to discover Diaoyu Dao. But contemporary records, including accounts linked to his own business partners, paint a more complicated picture.

In the past few days, around China's Huangyan Dao, warships and aircraft rehearsed control of the sea and air, coast guard officers practiced intercepting and towing intruding vessels, and new rules drew stricter legal boundaries around a national nature reserve. These actions came as the

A tourist walks past an installation on Bajing Street, Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 1, 2026.

A drone photo taken on Aug. 2, 2026 shows staff members clearing a road blocked by a landslide in Caoping Village of Fengxiang Township in Longnan, northwest China's Gansu Province. Longnan in northwest China's Gansu Province has activated Level II emergency response for flood control due to widespr

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Sunday said in a statement released after its work conference that it will continue to steadily expand institutional opening-up in the foreign exchange sector in the second half of this year.The administration will promote nationwide the facilitation

China's central bank said Sunday that it will continue to implement a moderately loose monetary policy in the second half (H2) of 2026, strengthen counter-cyclical adjustment, and take solid steps to promote sustained and improved economic development.