①China's new tonne-class unmanned transport aircraft completes maiden flight ②Guizhou mountain recognized by IUCN for conservation efforts ③Porcelain capital draws international attention with innovation ④A Thousand Whys: Bird walking in Beijing!
Mar 25, 2025•27 min
①China expands marine ranching to boost food security ②Chinese scientists develop AI tool to predict liver cancer recurrence ③SW China's pumpkins go global, boosting rural export ④Keeping China's centuries-old paper-making craft alive ⑤A Thousand Whys: Why is the Qipao the Quintessence of Chinese Elegance?
Mar 24, 2025•27 min
①Chinese biologists invent new nanomaterial to enhance plant photosynthesis ②China promotes sports as means to enhance youth health and resilience ③Rural revitalization composes symphony of ecology, culture in east China county ④A Thousand Whys: Why do we love Tanghulu
Mar 17, 2025•25 min
①Key system of China's next-generation "artificial sun" passes acceptance process ②Ice fishing becomes new spotlight in NE China's booming ice-and-snow economy ③New Hongshan culture findings shed light on ancient China's brilliance ④"Cloud school bus" brings safer, hopeful journeys to village children ⑤A Thousand Whys: What a real Chinese breakfast is like
Mar 16, 2025•25 min
①China's ice city greets over 90 million visitors in 2024-2025 winter season ②China's tech hub Shenzhen unveils plan to boost embodied intelligent robotics ③More insurers join China's insurance platform for new energy vehicles ④China reports vibrant sci-tech voluntary services sector ⑤7,000-year-old fire-making toolset unearthed in east China ⑥A Thousand Whys: Book of Songs – the origin of China's poetic tradition
Mar 10, 2025•25 min
①North China mountain city makes smart autonomous driving choice ②China's leading coffee province sees 358 pct surge in coffee exports in 2024 ③China launches construction of cold-seep ecosystem research facility ④China's upgraded TP500 civil UAV conducts maiden flight ⑤Relics museum opens at NW China airport ⑥A Thousand Whys: Why peach blossom holds a special place in Chinese poetry?
Mar 09, 2025•25 min
①China launches pioneering underwater intelligent computing cluster in Hainan ②Robots enhance water rescue efforts in China's coastal regions ③Chinese animated blockbuster sparks hunt for ancient clues in museums ④Ancient walled city unearthed in south China ⑤A Thousand Whys: What did ancient Chinese "female officials" do?
Mar 03, 2025•25 min
①China-developed AS700D electric manned airship completes maiden flight ②In China, tourists can take a hike — or let a robot do the work ③Shanghai rolls out three-year plan to promote tourism ④New air route links China's ancient city with Malaysia ⑤Study reveals global urban vegetation dynamics from 1990 to 2021 ⑥A Thousand Whys: "Jingzhe", a time of renewal and growth
Mar 02, 2025•25 min
①China establishes over 30,000 smart factories: ministry ②Chinese scientists unveil aerial/terrestrial robot prototype for Mars exploration ③China to implement comprehensive tagging system for ancient, notable trees ④New insect species found in south China urban wetland ⑤A Thousand Whys: Flower Festival - an ancient celebration remembered
Feb 24, 2025•25 min
①Chinese superconducting quantum computer receives over 20 million global visits ②Chinese scientists develop "precision therapy" to revive lithium batteries ③New key labs on healthcare, green energy to be built in SW China ④Rise of immersive VR industry drives vitality of China's cultural consumption market ⑤China builds over 2,100 "quiet communities" to combat noise pollution ⑥A Thousand Whys: Float like a butterfly
Feb 23, 2025•25 min
①China to boost senior-friendly tourism with more specialized train services ②China's homegrown AG600M amphibious aircraft complete first test flights in Year of Snake ③Chinese research brings hope for painless, non-invasive test for blood glucose ④Warm extremes undermine ecosystem carbon sequestration: study ⑤A Thousand Whys: Why Chinese believe "Spring rain is as precious as oil"?
Feb 17, 2025•25 min
①Over 20 mln Chinese consumers apply for electronic products trade-in subsidies ②"Paw-sengers" aboard thanks to more pet-friendly airlines ③Beijing introduces measures to support sci-tech service industry ④Chinese researchers use Earth science satellite to monitor offshore oil, gas platforms ⑤A Thousand Whys: Why do Chinese people adore winter jasmine?
Feb 16, 2025•25 min
①Beijing English Map launched for trial operation ②Training facility for humanoid robots launched in Shanghai ③China's Hainan commercial launch site to build two new launch pads ④Chinese scientists advance development of High-energy Underwater Neutrino Telescope ⑤China expands mangrove forest coverage amid conservation efforts ⑥A Thousand Whys: Why do Chinese people love the color red?
Feb 10, 2025•25 min
①China's Chang'e-7 mission to land on lunar south pole for water ice search: report ②Chinese scientists develop new AI model for cyclone forecast ③China unveils first guidelines on NEV insurance ④This Spring Festival, travelers are swiping right — on each other's homes ⑤A Thousand Whys: The charm and magic behind Chinese calligraphy
Feb 09, 2025•25 min
①Beijing boasts over 2.1 million professionals in high-end industries: report ②Chinese firm launches expressway unmanned truck platoon self-driving testing ③Scientists develop most refined chimpanzee brain atlas ④Australian-Chinese research makes breakthrough in solving mystery of how Mars evolved ⑤Critically-endangered ducks spotted in N China nature reserve ⑥A Thousand Whys: How do I love thee, magpies?
Feb 03, 2025•25 min
①China promotes data labeling to spur AI development ②China's sci-tech museums draw over 100 mln visits in 2024 ③Chinese dark tea steeps its way to popularity along Maritime Silk Road ④Oldest ornithischian dinosaur from Asia identified in southwest China ⑤Scientists conduct new Antarctic voyage to venture further south ⑥A Thousand Whys: How do Chinese people mark the "Beginning of Spring"?
Feb 02, 2025•25 min
①China to promote use of humanoid robots for elderly care ②China delivers first batch of homegrown, mass-produced large civil UAVs ③Chinese researchers complete world's largest snow leopard population survey spanning 360,000 square km ④Paddy-field remains dating back 8,000 years discovered in China ⑤A Thousand Whys: Why is strategy game Go so charming?
Jan 27, 2025•25 min
①More zebrafish to swim in China's space station ②Chinese astronomical observatory discovers new comet ③Humanoid robots to participate in half-marathon, sports events in Beijing ④China's national mangrove germplasm resource bank starts construction ⑤Winter sports industry injects vitality into SW Chinese city ⑥A Thousand Whys: Feeling bored? Try these traditional Chinese games
Jan 26, 2025•25 min
①China rolls out measures to boost cultural, tourism consumption ②First Chinese-made large cruise ship to set sail from Qingdao ③China in need of over 31 million of smart manufacturing workers by 2035: report ④Chinese scientists work on first flag capable of waving on Moon ⑤Major lake in China's industrial hub records best water in decades ⑥A Thousand Whys: What can we learn from water?
Jan 20, 2025•25 min
①Beijing opens airport service counters for foreign travelers ②China's Chengdu plans to build laboratory for police bionic robots ③Chinese researchers develop green, effective pesticide formulation ④Great Wall's most dangerous section to launch 1st tourist route ⑤In Shaanxi, a long-buried Han Dynasty tomb is a study in power ⑥A Thousand Whys: How did ancient Chinese merchants honor the God of Earth?
Jan 19, 2025•25 min
①China sets up first medical large model application testing center in Shanghai ②New cross-regional computing service hub officially in operation in west China ③NW China dinosaur tracks reveal Cretaceous behaviors ④Study reveals tiny plastic particles' impact on terrestrial food webs ⑤A Thousand Whys: How the holiday system worked in ancient China?
Jan 13, 2025•25 min
①China announces month-long online shopping event for Spring Festival ②Surging number of foreign tourists enter Hainan visa-free in 2024 ③China to have national data infrastructure in place by 2029 ④Chinese scientists pioneer climate-smart crop breeding to combat global warming ⑤Beijing Central Axis to open more heritage spaces to public ⑥A Thousand Whys: Who do we see in our dreams?
Jan 12, 2025•25 min
①Chinese scientists make breakthrough in dynamic wireless charging efficiency ②China's first homegrown large cruise ship receives 600,000 inbound and outbound visits ③China unveils facial recovery of ancient human skulls ④Longest city road discovered at 3,000-year-old ancient China capital site ⑤A Thousand Whys: Is human nature good or evil?
Jan 06, 2025•25 min
①19 foreigners among China's first officially certified hotpot chefs ②China's online literature rakes in over 605-million-USD in overseas revenue in 2023 ③Longest cross-sea bridge in China's Guangxi opens to traffic ④Historical archery tower in Beijing opens to public ⑤Long-awaited discovery of ancient walls offers insights into China's earliest dynasty ⑥A Thousand Whys: What makes a Chinese gentleman?
Jan 05, 2025•25 min
①China to accelerate construction of open, unified transportation market ②WeChat QR payment access expanded for visitors to Chinese mainland ③Chang'e-6 samples reveal rebound in moon's magnetic field ④Scientists uncover mysteries of life evolution on early Earth ⑤A Thousand Whys: Why facing the south matters?
Dec 30, 2024•25 min
①China to implement 3-year action plan to optimize consumer environment ②China's ancient capital Xi'an launches two direct int'l air routes ③Asteroid named after ancient Chinese mathematician ④Bamboo slips reveal governance ideology of ancient China ⑤Smart robotic arm inspired by elephant nose, octopus tentacle ⑥Ancient climate crisis offers warning on modern ocean acidification: study ⑦A Thousand Whys: How did ancient Chinese people prepare for the New Year?...
Dec 29, 2024•25 min
①First wholly foreign-owned, third-grade general hospital licensed in China ②New air route links SW China with Jakarta, Indonesia ③China announces nationwide roll-out of private pension scheme ④A Thousand Whys: How did people bathe in ancient China?
Dec 23, 2024•25 min
①China's trade-in program boosts consumer goods sales by over 1 trillion yuan ②Largest "ro-ro" auto terminal in Yangtze River basin goes operational ③Spherical robot joins police patrols in east China city ④Over 97,000 massive open online courses available in China: Ministry of Education ⑤Beijing opens 2 more mausoleums of Ming emperors to public ⑥A Thousand Whys: Where Chinese names come from
Dec 22, 2024•25 min
①Mega cross-sea passage in Greater Bay Area opens to traffic ②China unveils commemorative coins to celebrate upcoming Chinese New Year ③'It's the moon's fault': "da nian san shi" to be skipped for next 5 years ④Rescued wild elephant calf in SW China makes good recovery ⑤A Thousand Whys: Why Chinese people "count in nines" in winter?
Dec 16, 2024•25 min
①China sets up first quantum computing-empowered medicine research institute ②China's modified AG50 light-sport aircraft makes maiden flight ③Chinese tourist arrivals to Cambodia up 52.5 pct in first 10 months of 2024 ④Shanghai to hold F1 Chinese Grand Prix until 2030 ⑤16 crested ibises returned from Japan settle at Beijing Zoo ⑥Research discovers 2,000-year-old composite scale armor ⑦A Thousand Whys: Ancient musicians' favorite five notes
Dec 15, 2024•25 min