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"100 Percent Mission Completed!" Nine-year-old Yang Yiran's eyes lit up as he guided a simulator onto Mars, while children and parents leaned over consoles, waiting for their turn at the International Sci-Fi and Future Tech Expo, a highlight of the 2026 China Science Fiction Convention held in Beijing from this past Friday to Sunday.

China to add over 2 million senior high school places in 2026-2030: official2026-03-07
China plans to build or renovate 1,000 regular senior high schools and add more than 2 million student places during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), Zheng Shanjie, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, said Friday.

Feeling the pulse of the times at Spring Festival travel rush hub2026-03-05
As the Spring Festival holiday ended on Feb. 23, I found myself at a railway station in the city of Fuyang in east China's Anhui Province. There I saw a young student, within a large moving crowd, carrying a disassembled bicycle as he passed swiftly through an access gate using a facial recognition system.

Xinjiang Story: Powering up Xinjiang's winter boom2026-02-28
While skiers carve their way through fresh snow in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Qi Fan has been glued to a screen, as one bad reading on it could affect the operation of the ski resort.

Spring Festival remixed -- robots, reinvented traditions and a global welcome2026-02-25
Russian social media influencer Liakhova Albina, who is based on China's tropical Hainan Island, had a whirlwind Spring Festival. She decorated her home with red couplets, browsed bustling holiday markets, prepared a Chinese New Year's Eve feast, and watched a dazzling display of drones and fireworks -- sharing each moment with her followers back home.

China's Spring Festival box office softens to 5.75 bln yuan as "Pegasus 3" triumphs2026-02-25
China's film market registered 5.75 billion yuan (about 829 million U.S. dollars) in ticket sales during the nine-day Spring Festival holiday that ended on Monday, China Film Administration data showed on Tuesday. The lucrative cinematic window demonstrated its enduring pull despite the absence of a breakout blockbuster on the scale of last year's "Ne Zha 2."

Traditional culture shines as festive travel surges during Spring Festival holiday2026-02-22
More than halfway through China's nine-day Spring Festival holiday, which began on Feb. 15, travel enthusiasm shows no signs of slowing.

Chinese cultural heritage jumps on bandwagon in Year of Horse2026-02-21
As the Chinese people celebrate the Year of the Horse, traditional culture has seen a surge in popularity, with various heritage elements "jumping on the bandwagon" to celebrate the zodiac animal associated with speed, strength and success.

Domestic racing-comedy "Pegasus 3" leads China's Spring Festival box office2026-02-21
China's 2026 Spring Festival box office has surpassed 3 billion yuan (about 432 million U.S. dollars), with domestic racing-comedy "Pegasus 3" leading the market, according to Maoyan ticketing platform.

Shared joy of Spring Festival resonates with expats across China2026-02-19
As the Chinese New Year festivities reach their peak, expats across China have joined the celebrations, not merely as spectators, but as active participants in what has become a global cultural phenomenon.

Shared joy of Spring Festival resonates with expats across China2026-02-18
As the Chinese New Year festivities reach their peak, expats across China have joined the celebrations, not merely as spectators, but as active participants in what has become a global cultural phenomenon.

Inner Mongolia herders ride tourism wave on north China's frozen grasslands2026-02-18
On freezing prairies located in north China's Xilingol, the thunder of galloping hooves and the roar of crowds echo across the snowy steppe. This is where Mongolian herders are turning a cultural icon of horse racing traditions, previously associated with summer, into a vibrant winter spectacle.

A catalyst for Shaanxi's ice and snow boom2026-02-16
The first-ever Shaanxi Provincial Winter Games concluded on Wednesday, marking a milestone in the sporting history of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The event not only helped develop athletic and technical talent but also boosted public enthusiasm for winter sports.

Tech gadgets become new must-haves for Chinese New Year2026-02-15
For decades, Chinese families marked the Chinese New Year by gifting boxes of health supplements and traditional delicacies. Now, high-tech gadgets, from drones to AI glasses, are emerging as the gift of choice, fueled by government subsidies, innovation and a consumer shift toward smart lifestyles.

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