Chinese tech company Honor demonstrated the future of mobile imaging with its innovative “Robot Phone” at the China Night of the 79th Cannes Film Festival on Thursday. The company also announced that the device will be officially launched in the third quarter of this year. The move comes as Honor cements its position as one of the fastest-growing smartphone brands globally. According to the latest report released by UK-based market research firm Omdia, Honor recorded a 19 percent year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2026, making it the fastest-growing…
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Chinese scientists have developed a programmable quantum computing prototype called “Jiuzhang 4.0” that has set a new world record for optical quantum information technology, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. Led by the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), the team used the prototype to solve the Gaussian boson sampling problem at a speed more than 10 to the 54th times that of the world’s most powerful supercomputer, the study said. The researchers said they manipulated and detected quantum states of up to…
Guan Xiaotong is a Chinese actress and singer. She is known for her roles in films The Left Ear, Shadow, and in the television series To Be a Better Man. Guan was twice named one of the New Four Dan Actresses by Sohu and by CCTV-6. In 2017, Guan became the ambassador for “World Life Day”, a joint campaign by the United Nations Environment Programme, International Fund for Animal Welfare and The Nature Conservancy.
“Time is silent, yet it never fails those who keep moving forward,” Jake Pinnick said on RedNote. Wearing a loose-sleeved training uniform with a flowing black beard and a topknot tied up with a hairpin, Pinnick, 36, from the United States, told an unusual story of “Becoming Chinese”. At Wudang Mountain in Shiyan, Hubei province, Pinnick was seen guiding a group of students practicing martial arts. The mountain is one of China’s most famous and sacred Taoist sites, where Pinnick is known as a famous foreign coach. He first demonstrated…
China’s second domestically built large cruise ship set sail on Saturday on a 12-day sea trial, the final major step before the ship’s official delivery as the country expands its push into the cruise tourism market. The shipbuilder, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), invited a team of 937 professionals from 12 countries aboard for the maiden trial voyage. During the trip, they will carry out 149 tests and verification tasks to validate key performance indicators of the vessel, named Adora Flora City,…
Major shocks don’t happen in isolation. Like an earthquake followed by a tsunami, the deeper damage unfolds later. It’s the same with the US and Israel’s strikes against Iran. What began as an energy disruption is morphing into a severe and persistent economic shock, especially in the Global South. At the peak of the crisis, oil prices surged more than 50 percent to $110-116 per barrel before easing slightly to $90-100 after the temporary ceasefire. Liquefied natural gas took an even harder hit, soaring as much as 143 percent to…
With talented young Chinese athletes all laced up and ready to pit themselves against a stacked field of elite champions, the world’s premier track and field series has guaranteed fans a thrilling season opener in China. The World Athletics Diamond League’s 2026 curtain-raiser, to be held in Keqiao of Shaoxing city, Zhejiang province, on Saturday, promises to deliver a spectacular showpiece, with China’s best sprinters, jumpers and throwers raring to challenge the world’s top stars — more than 20 Olympic and world champions, including as many as six world record…
China’s next crewed space mission, the Shenzhou XXIII, is scheduled to be launched in the coming days to transport three astronauts to the Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The Shenzhou XXIII spacecraft and its carrier — a Long March 2F rocket — were moved to the service tower at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China’s Gobi Desert on Saturday morning, the agency said in a brief news release, adding that launch equipment at the spaceport “are in good condition”. The release noted that…
A drone transports a sapling at a park in Lanzhou, Northwest China’s Gansu province, April 27, 2026. Over the past few days, several drones shuttle back and forth over more than 2,300 mu (about 153 hectares) of barren hills here to accurately lift saplings and efficiently assist afforestation operations. The local natural resources and planning bureau said that compared with the traditional manual operation, the drones were more suitable for the complex terrain, safer and more time-saving for transporting saplings.
Sowing protection of environment in young minds
One afternoon in the garden of my Sanya apartment complex, I saw five children breaking bamboo stalks for a mock battle. I told them it was harmful to the environment, but they ignored me. When I insisted, one boy retorted that it was none of my business, and a nearby man glared at me, prompting me to walk away. Returning later, I found they had broken two large bamboo stalks. When I asked if they were taught to protect plants in school, one boy flatly said, “No”. Although it’s an…