Third woman from China to claim Golden Lion trophy Chinese actress Xin Zhilei won the Best Actress award Saturday night at the 82nd Venice Film Festival for her role in The Sun Rises on Us All. Directed by Cai Shangjun, the film, known in Chinese as Ri Gua Zhong Tian, tells the tragic story of former lovers entangled by fate and unable to find redemption. Xin plays the leading female role. “This is the first time a Chinese actor from the post-1980s generation has won this award. This victory not…
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24-year-old Jackson Yee won the Best Actor award for his performance in the film Big World at the 38th Golden Rooster Awards on Saturday, becoming the youngest winner in the awards history. The best actress honor went to Song Jia, the protagonist of Her Story, which also features Zhong Chuxi, who was awarded the Best Supporting Actress on Saturday as well. Her Story also grabbed the Best Feature award, becoming the biggest winner at this year’s ceremony. Chen Sicheng and Dai Mo won the Best Director award for Detective Chinatown…
China’s Shenzhou-20 astronauts to return to Earth By Xinhua Published: Nov 14, 2025 07:55 AM Updated: Nov 14, 2025 08:36 AM China’s Shenzhou-20 crew is scheduled to return to Earth on Friday aboard the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced. The spaceship will return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The astronauts — Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie — are in good shape, and the landing zone and all participating systems are making preparations for their touchdown. The crew’s…
After less than a year since its launch, China’s first electromagnetic catapult-equipped Type 076 amphibious assault ship embarked on its maiden sea trial on Friday. Experts said that this indicates smooth progress on the construction of this warship, which could play roles of both an amphibious vessel and a light aircraft carrier. At around 9:00 am on Friday, the first hull of China’s Type 076 amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, set off from a port of Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai and sailed toward the relevant sea area for its maiden…
President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China is willing to work with Spain to forge a comprehensive strategic partnership with greater strategic determination, dynamism and global influence, as he met with King Felipe VI of Spain, the first Spanish monarch to make a state visit to China in 18 years. The four-day trip, which started on Monday, comes as the highlight of a series of high-level interactions between the two countries, following a visit in April by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who made three visits to China in…
China’s capital market has continued to expand its high-level institutional opening-up, with the value of A-shares held by overseas investors rising from over 3 trillion yuan ($420 billion) at the end of 2020 to more than 3.5 trillion yuan at present, according to a report by China Media Group (CMG) on Wednesday citing data from the Shanghai Stock Exchange Global Investors Conference. Participants at the conference noted that major A-share indexes have risen steadily over the past year, with the MSCI China Index outperforming global markets so far this year.…
German business leaders and industry representatives have called for deeper cooperation with China’s automotive industry to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes, highlighting China’s rapid technological progress, which German carmakers can cooperate and learn from. They also voiced opposition to unilateralism and protectionist measures, which have been on the rise globally. The remarks came during the 9th China-Germany Automotive Conference in Changchun, Northeast China’s Jilin Province, a production hub, where participants from both countries highlighted the importance of joint innovation and technology exchange. As an annual event co-initiated by the investment promotion…
The US tech industry is endorsing a new plan this week called the ATOM Project, namely American Truly Open Models, which aims to win back the US lead in open-source artificial intelligence (AI) technology from China, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. This ambitious plan to pool resources for developing competitive open-source AI models comes at a time when Chinese open-source AI products are gaining recognition and adoption globally. Benchmarking firm Artificial Analysis found that only five of the top 15 AI models are open-source varieties and all were developed…
The 14th China International Patent Fair, held in Dalian, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province from Monday to Wednesday, represents far more than a showcase of inventions – it underscores China’s expanding role in the global innovation landscape. According to the Xinhua News Agency, since its launch in 2002, the fair has attracted participants from more than 30 countries and regions, facilitating transactions worth more than 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion). As China’s technological capabilities continue to expand, intellectual property (IP) no longer involves a one-way flow from Western economies to the…
The RoboCup 2025 in Brazil, held from Thursday to Monday, witnessed a historic moment as two Chinese teams secured the top two positions in the humanoid category, China’s first-ever victory in this category in the RoboCup, chinanews.com.cn reported on Monday. Both teams used Beijing-based Booster Robotics’ T1 humanoid robots, which, with their stable motion control, precise environmental perception, and efficient capabilities to adapt to various interactions, showcased China’s rapid progress in cutting-edge fields like artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. However, this victory represents more than just a technical achievement; it…