Shenzhou-21 crew makes first public appearance after record 210-day space mission

In midsummer, villagers in Hebu village, Hebu township, Linchuan district of Fuzhou, east China's Jiangxi Province, are busy harvesting and drying soft rush. Linchuan is the country's largest soft rush (Juncus effusus) producing area.

Foreign tourists experience Meituan's unmanned delivery service at a park in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 3, 2026. With the deep application of the achievements of emerging industries, many inbound foreign tourists choose science and technology tour as the theme of their journey in the Chinese cities.

As extreme heatwaves grip many parts of the world, a growing number of foreign travelers are flocking to China for a "coolcation." Their journeys have spawned a new social media buzzword, "China Cool." What lies behind the trend? In short: a genuinely cool China.

On Aug. 4, 2026, the Fifth Silk Road Friendship Ceremony was held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The event was jointly hosted by the China International Culture Exchange Center, Global People magazine, and the Publicity Department of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee.

Li Yunjing, technical director at Guizhou Shengcheng Juming Technology Co., Ltd. (Shengcheng Juming), is putting the finishing touches on the company's first overseas short drama, which is set to premiere on TikTok. The company is based in Yunyan district, Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province.