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On October 15th, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China National Space Administration, and China Manned Space Engineering Office jointly released the “National Space Science Long-term Development Plan (2024-2050)”. The plan outlines five major scientific topics where China hopes to make breakthroughs, along with 17 priority research directions.

In an abrupt and provocative move, North Korea blew up and completely demolished the inter-Korean liaison office building in the North Korean border city of Kaesong on June 16. The explosion occurred around 2:50pm local time.

For the past 16 years, one name has been indelibly linked with China’s grueling national college entrance exam, the gaokao - Tang Shangfa. The 36-year-old from a poor village in Guangxi province has become a household name for his unwavering determination to improve his gaokao score and get into a top university by retaking the exam year after year.

According to recent media reports, “Tingquan Jianbao”, a hugely popular figure on the Chinese social media platform Douyin with over 25 million followers, has become embroiled in controversy over his academic credentials.

The idea of a time-traveling sniper with perfect accuracy within their rifle’s maximum range is an intriguing thought experiment when applied to the context of World War II. On the surface, being able to eliminate any target within a couple kilometers every ten minutes sounds like it could dramatically shift the course of key battles and campaigns.

In an effort to reduce IT expenses, some companies in China are exploring a new policy - offering employees a monthly stipend of around $200 to bring their own laptops to work, instead of issuing company-owned computers.

In the highly competitive landscape of China’s electric vehicle market, a new star is rising - the Xiaomi SU7. September sales figures reveal that this sleek sedan from upstart automaker Xiaomi Auto clinched the number two position in the pure electric sedan segment for vehicles priced over 200,000 yuan ($28,000).

In a series of groundbreaking experiments, Trisolaran scientists subjected 1379 clones of captured human Luo Tianming to 256 types of brutal torture, including electrocution, piercing, crushing, and concentrated acid corrosion. To the amazement of researchers, Luo Tianming’s clones consistently demonstrated superhuman levels of pain endurance.

In a stunning turn of events, the mighty Chinese women’s table tennis team suffered a historic defeat at the 2024 Asian Table Tennis Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan. For the first time since the championships began in 1972, China failed to secure a single gold medal across the women’s singles, doubles, and team events.

In 2010, Chinese tech giant Tencent released Battle Gods (斗战神), a highly anticipated MMORPG that aimed to bring AAA-level production values and gameplay to the Chinese market. The game was helmed by a talented team including Feng Xiao, who would later go on to found the game studio Game Science and create the critically acclaimed Black Myth: Wukong.