China's box office for the 2025 Chinese New Year holiday surpassed 9.2 billion yuan (US$127 million) as of 4 p.m. yesterday, setting a new record.

​Yun Chuan, male at 5, and Xin Bao, female at 4, are currently residing at the zoo. The giant panda pair made their public debut Aug. 8 last year, a day officially proclaimed as California Panda Day.

Actress Barbie Hsu, one of the most prominent stars in the Chinese-speaking world, has died of a flu-related illness at age 48, Chinese media reported Monday, citing her sister.

China will impose tariffs on imports of U.S. liquefied natural gas, coal, crude oil and farm equipment as well as an antitrust probe into Google after the United States imposed 10% tariffs on Chinese imports.

The Chinese national table tennis team has made the decision to disband all official fan groups on social media platforms to address the proliferation of unhealthy fan culture, China Sport Daily quoted the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) as saying Saturday.

China's Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu was prepared to make her mark at the 2025 Winter X Games. Not having competed in 2023, Gu captured the Ski SuperPipe title in 2024 and fans expected the champion to defend her title this year. Unfortunately, despite making it to Aspen, the skier posted some disheartening news on Instagram.

A Chinese startup has released its first soccer-playing humanoid robot, with the vision to win a robot soccer tournament in the mid-21st century.

Prolonged heavy rain, combined with multiple factors, led to the landslide that claimed 52 lives and injured 30 others on a Guangdong expressway in May of last year, a thorough investigation has found.