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9 storiesChina honours 79 people for acts of bravery in third quarter, 13 of them died
China's Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission released its list of people recognised for acts of bravery in the third quarter of 2026 in Beijing on October 9. Seventy-nine people were publicly commended and given rewards, 13 of who…
Nanjing Massacre survivor Guo Xiulan dies at 94; 20 registered survivors remain
Guo Xiulan, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, died at her home at about 10 a.m. on Oct 7 at the age of 94, according to the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders. She was five when Japanese troops occupied …
Shanghai music teacher out of contact in Thailand returns safely, embassy says
A Shanghai music teacher who had been out of contact in Bangkok, Thailand, has returned safely to Shanghai, China's embassy in Thailand said on 7 October. The embassy statement, reported by China News Service, gave no dates for when contact…
Robot data collectors in China describe 120-yuan days teaching robots household chores
Huxiu, Jiemian and TMTPost published a feature on robot data collectors, workers who repeatedly perform tasks such as folding clothes, washing dishes and labelling parcels so the recorded data can train robots. One part-time collector earne…
Qinghai's Baima County, on Long March route, builds barley and snow tea industries
Xinhua and China News Service both carried a feature on Baima County in Qinghai's Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, described as the only place in Qinghai the Red Army's Long March passed through, where the Second and Fourth Front Armies…
Vendor’s Chinese lessons at Tashkent flea market become a ‘micro-classroom’
Xinhua and China News Service published a feature on the Chinese “micro-classroom” at the Yangiabad flea market in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It describes how 57-year-old vendor Rashid learned spoken Chinese from Chinese tourists and how his 10-…
China Marks Long March 90th Anniversary With Holiday Exhibition Crowds
China News Service reported that exhibitions marking the 90th anniversary of the Red Army’s Long March victory drew large crowds across China during the National Day holiday. Beijing’s Military Museum received more than 320,000 visitors by …
Scenic spots across China offer marriage registration to traveling couples
Scenic areas in several parts of China are now offering marriage registration on site, letting couples combine travel with getting their certificates, China News Service and Xinhua reported. The change follows the revised Marriage Registrat…
Leshan Buddha scenic area says viral maintenance video is AI-generated
The Leshan Giant Buddha Cultural Relics Protection (Scenic Area) Management Committee said a widely shared video showing workers cleaning the statue's ears and nose was AI-generated and not a real scene at the site. An official told reporte…