Out at sea, Chinese and US university students explored the ocean, took part in scientific and cultural activities and, at one point, sat down to negotiate a global environmental problem. Taking on the roles of different countries and international organizations, 20 students, 10 from each country, worked on solutions to mercury pollution in the oceans. When one American student joked that they might have to leave the ship if they couldn't reach an agreement, the group erupted in laughter, recalled Zhou Xinyi, then a student representative from Tsinghua University.

The 2026 Beijing Culture Forum opened in the Chinese capital on Tuesday, bringing together more than 600 guests from 44 countries and regions to discuss cultural heritage protection and mutual learning among civilizations. Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the event and delivered a keynote speech.

China's ecological protection red lines, which designate ecologically important and vulnerable areas for strict protection, saw an overall improvement in environmental conditions in the recent years, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Tuesday.

China will step up recycling and pollution controls for waste generated by its fast-growing new energy industry, including retired photovoltaic modules, wind power equipment and power batteries, the Global Times learned from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Tuesday.

A 360-meter-tall wind measurement tower has been completed and put into operation at an 800,000-kilowatt experimental wind farm in Mulei county, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, making it the world's tallest wind measurement tower in the wind power industry, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Tuesday.

The Beograd, a container ship converted into a hospital ship by a Chinese company for an overseas client, recently set sail, marking the completion and delivery of the two ship-conversion projects undertaken by the company following the delivery of the first vessel Sunshine 1 in June, the Global Times learned from China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC) on Tuesday.

China's daily cross-border passenger traffic is expected to exceed 2.4 million at its peak as the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays approach, with daily inbound and outbound travelers forecast to average 2.25 million during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, according to the National Immigration Administration (NIA).

China's Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River has been named the winner of the 2026 FIDIC Project of the Year in the Megaproject category, becoming the only hydropower project among this year's award recipients, according to PowerChina Chengdu Engineering Corporation, which undertook the project's survey and design work. Located in Yajiang county, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, the 3,000-MW hydropower plant is a key project under China's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) and a critical regulating reservoir in the cascade development of the Yalong River. Construction began in 2014 and the project passed completion acceptance in 2024. Its gravel-soil core rockfill dam reaches a maximum height of 303 meters and has been certified by Guinness World Records as the world's highest rockfill dam.

Two Pakistani astronauts are currently training at the China Astronaut Research and Training Center and will take part in missions aboard China's space station in the near future, Yang Liwei, deputy chief designer of China's manned space program and a senior astronaut, said on Monday.

The linear accelerator of the Hefei Advanced Light Facility (HALF) successfully generated and delivered an electron beam on Sunday, marking a key step forward in the construction of the world's most advanced fourth-generation synchrotron radiation facility in the low-energy range.

Students of Lincoln High School of the US state of Washington and Beijing National Day School take selfies during the NFL FLAG China-US Youth Flag Football Exchange Event & Lincoln High School 2025 China Tour in Beijing, capital of China, May 26, 2025. The hope of the China-U.S. relationship lies in the people, its foundation is in the societies, its future depends on the youth, and its vitality comes from exchanges at subnational levels. In recent years, the two countries have been strengthening people-to-people ties through cultural exchanges to inject sustained positive momentum into China-U.S relations.

At a cattle-breeding park in Xingsheng township, Guyuan, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, local yellow cattle, black cattle and imported Simmental cattle were leisurely walking around their pens on Monday morning.

At Madagascar's invitation, China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) recently sent a working group to assist local police in combating telecommunications and online fraud, which helped successfully dismantle multiple telecom fraud rings in places including the capital of Antananarivo. On September 8, with assistance from the Malagasy side, 50 Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in telecom fraud were repatriated to China, with the case under further investigation, Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday, citing the MPS.

Eight people were killed and one injured after a fire broke out on Sunday afternoon at a textile company in Shunde district, Foshan, South China's Guangdong Province, Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday, citing provincial authorities.

Chinese secondhand trading platform Xianyu apologized on Monday after a media investigation alleged that a pornography-related network remained active on the platform, saying it was investigating the violations and strengthening its technology and content-review measures to detect offenders using coded language to evade scrutiny.

At least eight people were killed and one injured after a fire broke out at around 3 p.m. on Sunday at a textile factory in the city of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, local authorities said on Monday. Rescue efforts are still underway.

China's domestically designed and built 4,000-kilowatt marine rescue vessel, the Beihai Jiu 151, officially joined the fleet of the Ministry of Transport's Beihai Rescue Bureau in Yantai, East China's Shandong Province on Monday, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.

More than 80 city leaders and representatives from over 20 countries, along with heads of international organizations, have gathered in Wuhan, Hubei Province, central China, to discuss shared urban challenges and explore pathways to sustainable development at the 2026 World Mayors Dialogue.

People visit the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 20, 2026. The 23rd China-ASEAN Expo opened to the public on Sunday.

Smart photovoltaic greenhouse technology developed in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is finding growing applications in Arab countries including the UAE, Oman, Egypt, and Qatar, turning solutions originally developed for the region's arid environment into practical tools for agricultural cooperation overseas.

China's first privately funded scientific research vessel, Haiying Jiake, began its maiden sea trial in Wenling, East China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday, making the initial step toward far-sea missions.

China's orbiting space station has improved its kitchen with advanced appliances and more food choices to keep its residents well-fed during long stays in orbit.

The China-Laos "Peace Train-2026" medical team has conducted simultaneous academic exchanges and medical service activities at multiple locations across Laos, including Vientiane, Pakse, Savannakhet, and Attapeu province.

China completed six orbital launches in less than a week with a 100 percent success rate after a Kinetica-1 carrier rocket successfully sent nine satellites into orbit on Sunday afternoon, highlighting the country's increasingly intensive launch cadence and expanding space transportation capacity.

The 20th Asian Games officially opened on Saturday night, offering an opportunity to look back on another remarkable journey: the transformation of Chinese sport over more than half a century.

China and Tanzania on Saturday signed an implementation agreement for the expansion of the China-aided Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI).

China will intensify efforts to combat fraudulent practices by environmental monitoring agencies, with multiple government departments coordinating enforcement, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said Saturday.

China launched a group of satellites on Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province.

China has advanced its push for a crewed moon landing by 2030, with its lunar spacesuit and a bed rest experiment for long-term space stays both progressing, the country's astronaut center said on Saturday.

In early autumn, Chen Mo, a self-driving tourist from Hangzhou, pulled into a themed rest stop along National Highway G331 in northeast China's Jilin Province.

Inside a nuclear power pipeline prefabrication base in East China's Jiangsu Province, pipes move between workstations on automated guided vehicles (AGVs), while a digital twin system mirrors the factory's operations in real time. From cutting and beveling to polishing, assembly and welding, much of the process is automated.

Since the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895, Japan occupied and ruled the Taiwan island as a colony for half a century, a period marked by violent repression, exploitation and resistance. However, the DPP authorities have failed to confront this history, and even repeatedly sought to whitewash colonialism and rehabilitate Japan's occupation and rule.

A coffee shop converted from an old pigsty in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has gone viral online, drawing praise for its unusual design and jokes from netizens who said they could almost smell the "barnyard atmosphere" through their screens.

A man in Central China's Hubei Province was recently attacked by a swarm of bees while out for a walk, leaving nearly 1,000 venomous stingers embedded across his body and putting him at risk of severe multi-organ damage, according to a report by Chinese media outlet Guangming Online.

A drunk driver in East China's Zhejiang Province probably did not expect his own car to help police find him. After he fell asleep with the vehicle still running, the automaker's emergency center repeatedly failed to get a response and eventually called 110, China's police emergency number, comparable to 911 in the US.

Ever found yourself getting frustrated with a painfully slow driver on the road? One motorist in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, recently tested the patience of quite a few drivers — being overtaken 18 times in a stretch of just 200 meters.

For a Mauritanian mother, a medical emergency aboard a Chinese naval hospital ship became more than a safe delivery - it became a moment of trust between a patient and a team of doctors from a country she knew little about.

Five people are missing after a mudslide hit southwest China's Sichuan Province early Saturday, local authorities said. The mudslide occurred near Shijiagou Tunnel in Yanbian County, Panzhihua City. The provincial emergency management department has dispatched a working team to the scene to guide rescue efforts. Relief operations are underway.

Across two generations of an American family, Victor Plymire put down roots in Huangyuan, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, for nearly 30 years; his daughter Mary Ann Plymire's final wish was to be laid to rest in Huangyuan; and his son David V. Plymire regarded Huangyuan as his only hometown and raised funds to donate medical equipment worth more than 6 million yuan (about $895,000).

The 140th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, will be held in three phases from Oct. 15 to Nov. 4 in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, with more than 32,000 companies set to participate, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. Over the past seven decades, the Canton Fair has grown into China's largest and longest-running international trade fair, with the widest range of products, the largest number of buyers and the highest transaction volume, Zhang Li, assistant minister of commerce, said at a press conference.

China's booming sturgeon-farming and caviar industry is providing the global market with a legal and sustainable alternative to wild caviar, helping curb demand for illegally harvested roe and ease pressure on vulnerable sturgeon populations. This transformation is visible in Yidu, a city along the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province, where large breeding facilities and man-made ponds scattered among villages are home to more than 1 million farm-raised sturgeon.

An international WWA report identifies the deadly cross‑border Nepal mudslide as a climate‑driven compound geohazard. The findings debunk unsubstantiated foreign-media speculations blaming Chinese infrastructure. A Chinese expert suggests upgrading from purely meteorological warnings to integrated warnings that combine meteorological data with cryosphere evolution.

An initial investigation had confirmed reports of illegal sulfur fumigation of bamboo shoots at local processing sites, authorities in Qingyuan, South China's Guangdong Province, said on Friday. Raw materials and products involved have been seized, and police have taken measures against those involved as the investigation continues.

China marked the 95th anniversary of the September 18 Incident on Friday with bell-tolling ceremonies, air raid sirens and memorial events across the country, remembering a pivotal moment in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

China is helping developing countries build their own nuclear talent pools through the China Atomic Energy Scholarship (AES) Program, combining academic training, scientific research, and industry experience to cultivate professionals who can contribute to nuclear energy development, safety regulation, and technological research in their home countries.

The aroma of coffee, scent of fruits and a chorus of chatting between Chinese buyers and company representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) dominated the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center on Thursday as the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit kicked off in Nanning, China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Chinese scholar Liu Yansui published a new article in the September 17 issue of Nature, calling for cities and the countryside that supports them to be managed as a unified system, warning that urban greening cannot secure sustainability if rural communities and ecosystems decline. The article, "Green initiatives for cities must not forget the countryside around them," was co-authored by Huang Xinxin. It examines how the movement of people, changes in land use and the supply of ecosystem services to cities could leave rural areas without the capacity to sustain themselves.

China on Thursday carried out two successful space launches within hours of each other, sending a new batch of low-orbit internet satellites and a pioneering pair of commercial interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) remote-sensing satellites into preset orbits, marking new progress in the country's commercial space and spatial infrastructure development, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Thursday.

China's nuclear power sector has welcomed another major milestone, with Unit 3 of the Huaneng Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in South China's Hainan Free Trade Port, the first Hualong One nuclear power unit in the place, entering commercial operation on Thursday, the Global Times learned from China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd. The Global Times reporter saw at the site that Unit 4 is also undergoing further commissioning work after successfully completing its cold functional test eleven days earlier on September 6.

China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) have handled more than 36,000 cases involving cyber-related illegal and criminal activities so far this year as part of its “Clean Net 2026” campaign, the ministry announced on Thursday, while also disclosing 10 typical cases involving cyberbullying and staging and fabricating content.

China launched a Long March-12 carrier rocket from the southern island province of Hainan Thursday, sending a batch of internet satellites into space. The rocket lifted off at 8:32 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. The payloads, the 25th group of low-orbit internet satellites, entered the designated orbit successfully.

A China-Japan civilian seminar commemorating the coming anniversary of September 18 Incident was held simultaneously in Tokyo, Japan, and Changchun in Northeast China's Jilin Province, on Wednesday, with the descendant of a former member of the military police troop of the Japanese Kwantung Army during Japan's invasion of China donating a replica of a monument bearing her late father's apology to China.

Chinese security authorities disclosed details of a previous incident in which AI agents "hijacked" a website and secretly built a bulletin board on Thursday, warning that real-world cases show AI security risks are evolving rapidly and must be taken seriously, with stronger safeguards put in place.

Planning to tackle noise pollution, Guangzhou in South China's Guangdong Province began soliciting public opinions on draft regulations on noise pollution prevention and control on Wednesday. Playing audio aloud from mobile phones while riding the subway or bus could result in a fine of up to 1,000 yuan ($149), Guangzhou Daily reported on Wednesday.

China is stepping up the research into next-generation supersonic passenger aircraft, with a domestically developed low-boom demonstrator, TMS-10, expected to attempt supersonic flight by the end of this year, state broadcaster CCTV News reported Wednesday. Travel time between Beijing and Shanghai could be cut to just 30 minutes, compared with around two hours for the current air route spanning over 1,000 kilometers, according to CCTV News.

The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has extended an invitation to the global fusion community to deepen cooperation on fusion engineering, calling for a new international cooperation platform to help move fusion energy from scientific research toward engineering applications.

The wooden boats that once carried Red Army soldiers across the big river have long since given way to a bridge spanning the reservoir. Roads and power lines wind through the valleys around snow-covered mountains. Rows of solar panels now rise above grazing land on the vast grasslands. Ninety years ago, the same river, mountain and wetlands formed some of the most difficult stretches of the Long March.

Like children who wear braces to straighten crooked teeth, giant panda Bei Xia underwent orthodontic treatment as a cub. His custom-made appliances helped correct a misaligned jaw that was making it difficult for him to drink milk and feed normally.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region unveiled its first Five-Year plan for Economic and Social Development (2026-2030) on Wednesday. The plan will provide a medium- to long-term roadmap for the city's development, with a focus on optimizing resource allocation, stabilizing expectations, protecting the interests of investors and strengthening Hong Kong's role as a bridge and gateway between the Chinese mainland and the rest of the world.

China will hold its first national publicity week on ethnic unity and progress since the new law promoting ethnic unity took effect, with activities ranging from youth exchanges and legal education to exhibitions and public events in major cities.

The 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) is five crucial years for Hong Kong to seize the opportunity to expedite the transition from stability to prosperity, enhance social well-being, and build a better home for all, John Lee, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said Wednesday.

Two large groundwater reserves have recently been discovered in the Taklimakan Desert in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, offering new insights into whether underground water resources can sustainably support the long-term development of desert areas, CCTV News reported on Wednesday.

To comprehensively understand the foundational geological elements and ecological environment of China's jurisdictional waters, the China Geological Survey's research vessel Haiyang Dizhi Shihao carried out a multidisciplinary comprehensive geological survey in the waters of Huangyan Dao from August 11 to September 8, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources on Wednesday.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region unveiled its first five-year plan for economic and social development (2026-2030) on Wednesday.

China opened a major new canal on Wednesday, giving its landlocked southwest a shortcut to the coast and overseas markets, particularly those in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the country's largest trading partner.

A college graduate staff member checks aired white-fleshed Lingzhi mushrooms in a greenhouse in Milin, Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 14, 2026. In 2008, Milin County (now Milin City) in Nyingchi registered Nyima's family as a poor household and offered him a 150,000-yuan (about 22,348.95 U.S. dollars) loan. Starting by collecting wild white-fleshed Lingzhi, or Ganoderma leucocontextum, Nyima explored artificial cultivation and built a spawn workshop and a simulated wild cultivation base in 2012.

Chinese state security authorities have warned organizations against neglecting antivirus software and virus-database updates, citing cases in which outdated cybersecurity defenses allowed overseas hackers and other attackers to steal sensitive data, compromise work email accounts and remotely control servers.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a congratulatory letter to Jilin University, celebrating its 80th founding anniversary.

Under the theme "Build Consensus on Stability, Advance Security Governance Together," the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum brought together around 200 experts and scholars, along with officials and military personnel on Tuesday for discussions ahead of its formal opening ceremony on Wednesday.

China's Hualong One nuclear power technology unveiled its 2.0 version with a series of new innovations, marking a systematic upgrade in efficiency and performance based on the mature design of the Hualong One reactor, the Global Times learned from the joint working group for integrated innovation on the Hualong One 2.0 version on Tuesday.

China's new regulation on exit and entry administration took effect on Tuesday. The 19-article regulation aims to standardize exit and entry administration, protect the lawful rights and interests of exit and entry personnel, and safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests. It also improves the exit security risk prevention system, clarifies the requirements for exit and entry applications, refines restrictive measures and regulates intermediary services related to exit and entry, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

As China counts down to one of its longest holiday periods of the year with the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, dozens of universities and private enterprises have moved to offer students and employees an uninterrupted 13-day long break.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the country's police officers to remain committed to serving the people, be loyal guardians of the Party and the people, and demonstrate a strong sense of responsibility and dedication.

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have signed a cooperation agreement in the field of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs), paving the way for broader international sharing of China's engineering experience in advanced nuclear technology, according to CNNC.

China's innovative drugs have gained wider global reach this year, reflecting growing international recognition of the country's homegrown pharmaceutical innovations, the country's drug regulator said on Monday.

Chinese experts warned on Monday that Washington's growing anxiety over China's rapid AI development appears to be increasingly distorting its policy priorities, a trend that could have far-reaching negative consequences for the balanced and healthy development of the US AI industry.

China's proposal at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi to promote open-source and inclusive artificial intelligence (AI) cooperation among member countries has brought new potential for China-India cooperation into focus: as political ties continue to stabilize, could AI become one of the first emerging areas where the two Asian giants test whether their broader rapprochement can translate into practical cooperation?

More than 42,000 people across S China's Hainan Province have been relocated under the record rainfall due to combined influence of the remnant circulation of a tropical depression over the South China Sea and cold air. Schools have been suspended in several areas, while daily rainfall totals have broken records in some places, CCTV News reported on Monday.

China's earthquake authority said it is in talks with Apple to accelerate efforts to bring official earthquake early-warning information to the iOS system, according to a recent response posted on the website of the China Earthquake Administration (CEA).

China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) on Monday approved the release of its third medical device standard for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), which is also the world's first medical device product standard for BCIs that uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to process brain electrical signal data. The new standard will officially take effect on September 1, 2027, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Monday.

China will maintain its status as being among the world's most populous nations for a long time to come, health officials said Monday as the authorities roll out measures to strengthen its policy framework to support childbearing during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) as part of a broader strategy to foster high-quality population development.

An official from China's National Health Commission (NHC) on Monday announced a slew of measures to ease Chinese family costs related to childbirth and child-rearing while strengthening primary healthcare services as part of the country's effort to boost birth rates.

A science museum focused on pterosaurs, a winged reptile closely related to dinosaurs, opened on Sunday in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China.

US AI company Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claimed in an article published on Saturday, US time, that "Chinese lead in AI would pose grave danger for the US and the world" while calling for a series of measures to restrict China's development in the booming field. His remarks have quickly drawn questions from some Western media over his intentions and sparked criticism in China, with an expert slamming such rhetoric as "inappropriate," "hostile," and "groundless."

At the invitation of China's Ministry of Public Security, Serbia's Ministry of Interior has dispatched eight police officers to South China's Hainan Province for a two-week joint patrol mission starting Friday, aimed at safeguarding the travel safety of citizens from both countries and deepening bilateral law enforcement cooperation, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Sunday.

Children take part in a demonstration of intelligent crime scene investigation equipment at the third Public Security Technology and Equipment Expo in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu Province, on September 13, 2026. Photo: VCG

Japanese streetwear brand WEGO has triggered a new wave of controversy in China after releasing markedly different "apology" statements in Chinese and Japanese over its collaboration with the anime My Hero Academia, which had previously been removed from major Chinese video platforms for using names from the history of Japan's militarist invasion of China, as well as its release date.

The organizer of HYROX, a global indoor fitness race, issued a statement on Saturday night confirming that a major cleanup operation was launched during the HYROX Beijing competition after an athlete suffered severe fecal incontinence mid-race — and kept going all the way to the finish line.

China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters launched a Level IV emergency response for South China's Hainan Province on Saturday evening as a tropical low-pressure system in the South China Sea moves toward coastal Vietnam, threatening southern China with torrential downpours and high disaster risks.

Dinosaurs got sick, too. Scientists have found evidence that a horned dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period (lasting from 100.5 million to 66 million years ago) suffered from chronic osteomyelitis, a severe bone infection, and survived with the condition for an extended period.

Chinese veteran journalist Jing Yidan died of acute cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 71, her daughter announced on Sunday in a post on Jing's WeChat account. “My dearest mother, and the 'Big Sister Jing' so familiar to everyone, has left us today,” she wrote in the death announcement.

South African Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Blade Nzimande called for closer scientific and technological cooperation with China, saying the partnership was a critical component of bilateral relations.

Autonomous mining trucks haul ore back and forth, intelligent systems crunch data in real time, and mineral processing equipment hums along efficiently. At the 2026 China Mining Conference and Exhibition in north China's Tianjin Municipality, held from Thursday through Saturday, green technologies, intelligent equipment and smart mining solutions took center stage.

China's experience in aquaculture innovation, fisheries governance and ecological conservation drew attention from experts attending the 37th Session of the Committee on Fisheries of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which concluded in Rome on Friday.

China on Saturday released a list of the world's leading science and technology journals at the opening of the 2026 Pujiang Innovation Forum in Shanghai.

Chinese researchers have discovered a large high-temperature active hydrothermal field in the western Pacific, with preliminary findings showing that the potential polymetallic sulfide resources in the area could reach the level of world-class seafloor deposits. Some ore samples were also found to contain much higher levels of gold and silver than deposits on land, according to CCTV News.

A woman has been sentenced to three years and two months in prison recently after a kitchen knife she threw across the back room of a cooked-food shop accidentally struck her ex-husband - who happened to be also working there - in the chest and killed him, Sichuan-based media outlet chengdu.cn reported.

A couple in Southwest China's Guizhou Province had been hearing rustling noises under their bed for several days and assumed they were caused by a rat. However, they got a terrifying surprise when they discovered a roughly two-kilogram snake coiled up in their mattress.

A notice concerning an incident in which a tourist drove a vehicle into the waters of Hala Lake in Northwest China's Qinghai Province, dubbed the "last tear on Earth," was released by local authorities on Monday, Science and Technology Daily reported.

Northern China has entered a high-risk period for autumn pollen, with health and weather authorities warning that pollen levels will remain high in many areas in early September. The National Health Commission and the China Meteorological Administration on September 1 jointly issued the country's first pollen concentration forecast notice for autumn, according to a report by the People's Daily. The notice said that most parts of northern China will see sunny to cloudy weather over the following week, creating favorable conditions for pollen production and spread.