CHONGQING, CHINA – JANUARY 07: In this photo illustration, the Manus logo is displayed on a smartphone screen, with the Meta logo visible in the background, on January 7, 2026 in Chongqing, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Getty Images The $2 billion deal is stopped. Meta’s acquisition of Manus, the Chinese AI agent…
An oil tanker sailing under the flag of Hong Kong has passed through the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Gulf of Oman, as a US blockade continues to target vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports, according to a maritime data firm. The tanker, AVA 6, departed from a port in the United Arab Emirates…
BEIJING, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — When foreign media professionals, business leaders and scholars from 12 countries walked into Chongqing recently, they gained a chance to learn more about the vibrant automobile industrial base in southwest China. The tour dedicated to feeling new quality productive forces in automobile sector in Chongqing was organized by China Economic…
Chongqing – Forget “Do Not Touch.” At the Chongqing Contemporary Art Museum, visitors are encouraged to play. The exhibition A Brief History of Technology & Art in China, Chapter One: Computer-Based Art, which opened on December 26, invites the public into an interactive journey through three decades of digital creativity – from early desktop experiments to…
A 100-year-old grandmother-turned food blogger in Shanghai has trended on social media thanks to her enthusiasm for eating a range of foods. The centenarian’s culinary likes include strong flavoured foods normally shunned by elderly people. The lifestyle of Zhong Wenyu, who turned 100 in September, is far different from that of many senior citizens who…
American political commentator and live-streamer Hasan Piker has stirred controversy during his ongoing trip to China, with a viral encounter in Tiananmen Square and remarks that critics say amount to promoting Chinese propaganda. On Monday, Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for China’s embassy in Washington, shared on X (formerly Twitter) an interview Piker did with state-run China…
CHONGQING, CHINA – JULY 26: In this photo illustration, metal cubes representing rare earth elements including Scandium (Sc), Yttrium (Y), Neodymium (Nd), Lanthanum (La), and othersare stacked in a stepped formation in front of the national flag of China, with each cube marked with its chemical symbol, atomic number, and atomic weight, on July 26,…
In just one day, China dammed a huge river in two spots to build a mega hydropower project in the southwestern province of Sichuan, according to China Electric Power News under the National Energy Administration. The flow of the Yalong River, a secondary tributary of the Yangtze River, was intercepted as the first step in…
Senegalese-Italian influencer Khaby Lame, the most followed figure on a short video platform, began his journey in China on September 9 and has attracted significant attention in the country. Lame boasts 162 million followers on TikTok, where he is celebrated for his silent videos that humorously critique overly complicated life hacks. According to Forbes, his…
Hong Kong — At the 10th Belt and Road Summit held in Hong Kong, enterprises from Chongqing joined hands with Hong Kong investment institutions to showcase the innovation capabilities of Chinese companies in smart manufacturing and new energy sectors. This collaboration aims to deepen industrial cooperation with countries along the “Belt and Road” route. Chongqing…