Chinese trendy toy maker Pop Mart on Thursday told the Global Times in a statement that its Labubu film project, co-developed with Sony Pictures, is still in the early stages of development.

The US-Israeli campaign against Iran entered its 19th day on Wednesday, with strikes targeting the South Pars gas field, prompting Iran to retaliate against regional energy facilities. The attacks have driven oil prices higher, raising fears of a major energy crisis if the region's key energy

Preview event for exhibition on ancient Andean cultures held in Vancouver

A young man wows audiences in Meishan, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, with a red-tasseled spear, known as the "king of weapons" in Chinese martial arts. His movements are fluid and precise, the spear flowing like an extension of his body. (Edited by Huang Jingjing and Liu Yunyun)

Ya'an in Southwest China's Sichuan Province buzzes with activity as fresh spring tea hits the market. Farmers carrying baskets of newly picked leaves fill local trading spots, creating a lively, bustling scene. (Edited by Ye Qianyu)

The official schedule for the Autumn/Winter 2026 Shanghai Fashion Week has been unveiled, with the season set to open on March 25.

Exhibition featuring British writers held at Shanghai Museum

After two decades of collaborative efforts, the content of Tibetan manuscripts from Dunhuang in northwest China, currently held in Britain and France, has been fully compiled and published, Northwest Minzu University announced on Tuesday.

In Foshan, Guangdong Province, widely known as the birthplace of southern Chinese martial arts, visitors can step into a living legacy of kung fu. Our host Julian Waghann trains with a Wing Chun master, feeling the speed and precision of every move, before paying tribute at the Bruce Lee Memorial

A grandmother tends a bowl of yam and honey porridge at a village in the Henan Province city of Ruzhou on Friday, March 13. Zhuang Aiqing, 106, eschews most medicine. She prefers her own cough remedies. She does not chatter about wellness practices, yet her daily rituals speak of millennia-old health traditions. For it was Ruzhou resident and Tang Dynasty (618-907) scholar Meng Shen who wrote the Materia Medica for Dietary Therapy, outlining principles of natural living. People here today still follow many of his methods, valuing simple remedies and daily routines. In this episode, we journey to Meng's hometown and explore the secrets of longevity.

When a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) scholar steps into his courtyard, he might find that a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) wedding is unfolding next door.

March 15 marks the third anniversary of the China-proposed Global Civilization Initiative (GCI). Alaa Mamdouh Akef, an Egyptian sinologist engaged in research and teaching at Peking University, shared his views on the initiative.

Artificial intelligence is transforming Hollywood at a pace that has sent shockwaves through creative industries, but human creativity will always prevail, a leading executive at the cutting edge of that change told AFP.

Ceremonies marking start of spring farming held across China's Xizang

In Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region, artists Tsering Namgyal and Langdun Dedron combine traditional and modern styles in their work. United by a love of painting, their world is where art and daily life overlap. From paintings of four generations to folk artifacts, collaborative ink works and a rubbing project with host Chemi Wangmo, their work highlights Tibetan art through both tradition and innovation. (Video source: Kangba TV)