In the demanding arena of live theater, where every breath, gesture, and line faces immediate judgment from an audience that has paid for authenticity, a recent controversy involving a Chinese actress has ignited fierce debate.

As part of the celebration of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Türkiye and China, the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in China hosted the reception “Invest in Türkiye: 20 Years of Excellence” jointly with the Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye in Beijing on June 22. The event was aimed at bringing together business leaders, investors, and visionaries to celebrate shared achievements and explore new avenues for collaboration.

In an age of information overload, reading remains a necessary channel to invigorate the mind, provide inspiration and cultivate virtue. Whether it is childhood enlightenment or the pursuits of adulthood, everyone's reading journey carries unique emotions and life experiences. The Global Times has specially launched the "100 Avid Readers" series, inviting guests from various fields to share their connections with books, stories of growth and sparks of thought.

The Instituto Cervantes in Shanghai staged a dialogue session between Argentine writer Guillermo Martínez and renowned Chinese author Na Duo on Tuesday in Shanghai. The dialogue was dedicated to exploring the various forms of crime, mystery, and suspense literature in the Hispanic and Chinese worlds. Moderated by contemporary Chinese mystery and thriller author Chunshen Nüjun and Salvador Marinaro, an Argentine visiting professor at Fudan University in Shanghai, the discussion lasted almost an hour and a half. Speaking from four different perspectives, the panelists shared their views on the traditions of the crime genre, as well as the points of convergence between two distinct ways of crafting plots that challenge the readers.

For decades, Chinese football fans are accustomed to watching World Cup matches in the summer every four years with some barbecue skewers and refreshing beer, as in most cases the games were broadcast live in China late at night. But the situation is different this year as the games returned to North America after 32 years, meaning many of the matches are being broadcast in the early morning. This has led to “Cantonese morning tea” restaurants, instead of street pubs, turning out to be the “biggest winners.”

The relationship between the United Arab Emirates and the People's Republic of China stands today as one of the most dynamic and forward-looking partnerships in the world. Built on mutual respect, shared aspirations, and a common commitment to development, our comprehensive strategic partnership continues to deepen across a broad range of sectors, including trade, investment, energy, technology, education, innovation and people-to-people ties.

On June 18, the “Global Rendezvous · Orient in Paintings,” a Chinese-foreign women's cultural exchange event hosted by the Global Times, was successfully held in Beijing. With traditional Chinese ink painting as a bond, the event featured immersive exchanges on oriental aesthetics, building a platform for heart-to-heart humanistic dialogue that transcends national borders from a female perspective. Female diplomats from foreign embassies in China, female journalists from overseas media outlets based in China, and representatives of Chinese female entrepreneurs were invited to attend.

Hong Kong filmmaker Stephen Chow's upcoming sports comedy Kung Fu Soccer is set for a July release, adding to a blockbuster-packed summer lineup expected to trigger a box-office boom in China's film market with diverse genres spanning history, superheroes, animation and urban romance.

A new internet favorite has recently captured the hearts of many Chinese social media users: an opossum standing by a window, tiny paws clasped behind its back, gazing quietly into the distance.

When Gabriel Garcia-Noblejas Sanchez-Cendal first learned that he was being honored with the 19th Special Book Awards of China, the news came as a surprise to the Spanish sinologist.

When Ma Ning took charge of the group-stage match between Ecuador and Curaçao, he became the first Chinese referee in 24 years to officiate a World Cup match as the lead referee. Alongside assistant referee Zhou Fei and video assistant referee Fu Ming, he helped create history - three Chinese officials working on the same World Cup match for the first time. Chinese referees continued to leave their mark at the 2026 FIFA World Cup this week.

Morning light filters through the carved wooden windows of a traditional Dai-ethnic stilt house, and golden flecks dance across the rattan table, as I wake up slowly in a renovated old Dai dwelling in Manluanzhan village, a Dai ethnic community near the China-Laos border in Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Southwest China's Yunnan Province. The gentle crowing of roosters and birdsong replace the harsh sound of the alarm clock, providing a rare and precious sense of serenity to urban workers.

Cristiano Ronaldo produced a perfect response to his critics by striking twice in Portugal's 5-0 rout of over Uzbekistan in a Group K match at the FIFA World Cup, sparking heated discussions on Chinese social media on Wednesday.

In an interview with the Global Times, actor Mark Chao from the ­Taiwan region reflected on reprising his role as cardiologist Zhou Xiaofeng in the highly anticipated second season of the acclaimed medical drama The Heart.

Nearly two years after making history with Olympic gold in Paris, China's rhythmic gymnastics team is already writing the next chapter.

When Chinese singer Han Hong recently took to the stage to promote director Feng Xiaogang's new spy thriller I Know Who You Are, her remarks quickly became the center of online debate.

Recently, a group of Chinese online fiction writers, including popular names like Huishuohua de Zhouzi and Aiqianshui de Wuzei, signed a public letter calling for actions against plagiarism, especially AI-powered "article spinning."

The topic of Lionel Messi becoming World Cup's all-time leading scorer has gone viral on Chinese social media on Tuesday, after his brace lifted Argentina to a 2-0 win over Austria, securing a berth in the knockout stage.

Despite light rain, a ceremony was held at the Gaocheng Observatory in Dengfeng, Central China's Henan Province, where participants gathered for a ritual honoring the Duke of Zhou in early Western Zhou Dynasty (1046BC-771BC), long associated with early efforts to measure the sun's shadow and define seasonal markers.

Chinese director Feng Xiaogang's new thriller I Know Who You Are has earned more than 65 million yuan ($9.6 million) within four days of its nationwide release, according to ticketing platform Maoyan. The film currently holds a 7.5/10 rating on media review platform Douban.

Picture this: You are walking through the Daming Palace National Heritage Park in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, but instead of a complete replica rising before you, you find a shimmering outline made from transparent panels. At the Xixia Imperial Tombs resort in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, a majestic stone statue is partially rebuilt - not with new stone, but with metal mesh. And at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum, a centuries-old vase stands, its missing tail replaced not with paint or clay, but delicate 3D-printed resin that is crystal clear, making the difference between old and new visible at a glance.

World Cup debutants Cape Verde scored their first goal during the FIFA World Cup and maintained their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage after drawing Uruguay 2-2 during their second group game in the US on Sunday.

This year's Dragon Boat Festival saw nearly 20 films released over the three-day holidays, setting a new 10-year record for the number of movies launched during this period, according to China's Central TV News. The variety of genres, which included spy thrillers, romances, mysteries, animation and action, catered to audiences of all ages. As of Sunday, the total box office for the holiday period (including pre-sales) reached 392 million yuan ($57.9 million).

As of Sunday, the rating for Chinese film Dear You on review platform Douban had reached a 9.3/10, up from its previous 9.2/10, with more than 860,000 reviews. This marks the third time the film's score has increased since its release. Meanwhile, Dear You also continued expanding overseas with a premiere in London on Saturday. Many in the audience at the premiere said the film brought back shared memories and strong feelings for Chinese living abroad. The movie has also been warmly received in Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia and Singapore.

Archaeologists in eastern China have uncovered a horse skull sealed inside a pottery vessel at a local ancient ritual site. This is key evidence of high-level state sacrificial practices in the Yue State about 2,500 years ago, according to the Shaoxing Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.

On Saturday afternoon, a symposium organized by the Chinese Cultural Relics Return Movement Promotion Association, a Japanese civic group, was held at the Bunkyo Civic Center in Tokyo.

China's digital reading users have reached 689 million, while the global e-book market surpassed $50.61 billion in the past year. In an age in which a smartphone can hold a library, it is natural to wonder: Will print books always remain the go-to reading choice for people? The recent 2026 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) offered a compelling answer.

Actresses perform during a poetry gathering to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in front of the memorial temple of Qu Yuan, a renowned patriotic poet and minister of the State of Chu during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), in Zigui County, central China's Hubei Province, June 19, 2026.

The Confucius Institute at the Carthage University held on Friday a Dragon Boat Festival cultural event, attracting many people to experience the unique charm of Chinese traditional culture.

As Asia's most international book fair, the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) kicked off in Beijing on Wednesday. More than 1,700 exhibitors from 82 countries and regions are participating on-site this year.

A lot of Malaysian moviegoers have taken to social media to share heartfelt, emotional reviews following the Kuala Lumpur premiere of Chinese film Dear You, with many posting videos of themselves moved to tears or writing long articles to share their thoughts in recognition of this low-budget, no-celebrity production.

Featuring traditional folk music, oversized floral graphics and Chinese referee Ma Ning perched atop a blooming sesame stalk, a promotional video recently published by FIFA's official WeChat video account seems worlds apart from FIFA's usual sleek, globalized branding. Yet it was this contrast that revealed how the world's football governing body tried to connect with Chinese audiences of all ages.

Lionel Messi's feat of equaling the record for the most FIFA World Cup goals by completing a hat trick in Argentina's 3-0 win over Algeria in Group J set the Chinese social media ablaze on Wednesday.

Tirelessly practicing the 180-degree "killer" U-turn on the waterway during nighttime training sessions, members of the 18 dragon boat teams in Diejiao village in Foshan, South China's Guangdong Province, are racing against time for a podium finish in an upcoming local dragon boat race. The race will kick off on June 19, 2026, the first day of the year's Dragon Boat Festival holiday.

Fifteen foreigners won the 19th Special Book Awards of China, the nation's highest honor for foreign authors, translators and publishers, in Beijing on Tuesday.

"Giraffes lower their long eyelashes to gently curl their purple tongues around fresh green leaves covered with dew." "In the branches, a dozing koala wakes up, lifting a furry paw to scratch its belly, playing a sleepy song of the southern hemisphere."

When the graceful melody of traditional music fuses with rap rhythms and valiant sword movements light up the stage, a novel artistic form known as "pop performance chorus" quietly emerges, breaking down cultural barriers. Since its premiere on April 24 on iQIYI, Voices of Youth (Chao Ran Qing Chun De He Chang) has assembled 25 young artists from diverse backgrounds to pioneer this groundbreaking format. It transforms technical mastery into a platform for civilizational exchange, showcasing the cultural confidence and collective spirit of a new generation of Chinese youth to audiences worldwide.

China's upcoming Dragon Boat Festival film slate has reached a 10-year high with 20 scheduled releases, as total pre-sale and advance screening box office revenue surpass 30 million yuan ($4.4 million), signaling strong early summer audience enthusiasm for cinematic outings, according to Chinese ticketing platform Maoyan.

After 83-year-old Martin Scorsese announced his role as advisor to AI company Black Forest Labs in early June, committing to generative AI for film storyboarding, the reaction from Hollywood was swift and fierce. The Art Directors Guild slammed the move as "turning his back on the human artists" and "a betrayal of the collaborative nature of cinema." Once again, the US film industry finds itself locked in endless battles over whether to embrace or resist generative AI.

The surprising result of World Cup debutants Cabo Verde holding Spain to a goalless draw during the ongoing tournament became a trending topic on Chinese social media on Tuesday.

With only five days remaining before the premiere of her Her Becoming, a Magnificent Culture production in Tianjin, playwright and writer Wan Fang is fully immersed in rehearsals.

During a recent farming and agricultural education program at the Dongtan agricultural park on Chongming island, Shanghai, Xu Zihan, a student from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE), was surprised by the level of precision involved in every step of cultivation.

With livestreaming 2026 FIFA World Cup matches on China's domestically developed CINITY LED screen, a cinema in Beijing's Chaoyang district is one of a number of movie theaters across the country creatively engaging football fans in the ongoing sports gala.

A terracotta figure with unusual posture has "sat" on display at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum for many years, but only recently have its secrets begun to be revealed. Zhang Weixing, a leading archaeologist with the Collaborative Research Center for Archaeology of the Silk Roads who has been a core researcher on the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum excavations, told the Global Times on Monday that this terracotta figure's high-seated pose is a strong sign of authority, similar to statues of Egyptian pharaohs.

A drone photo taken on June 14, 2026 shows dragon boat teams taking part in a waterborne parade at Bijiang District of Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Various dragon boat-themed activities have been held across China to welcome the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 19 this year.

The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) has officially opened, with the opening ceremony held on Saturday night. This year's festival has received around 4,100 film entries from 125 countries and regions, with places like Ghana and Mozambique submitting for the first time. The number of films from the Americas and Africa has also increased significantly. Notably, both the main competition and documentary sections are, for the first time, featuring only world premieres.

The 18th Straits Forum recently opened in Xiamen, East China's Fujian Province. As the largest and most inclusive public sphere of exchange between the Chinese mainland and the island of Taiwan, the 2026 forum placed a special spotlight on cross-Straits audiovisual exchanges. From mainland TV dramas winning hearts across the island to film co-productions, film and TV are weaving a thread that is stitching people together through shared emotions and stories across the Taiwan Straits.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup witnessed a historic milestone for Chinese football refereeing on Saturday night as Fu Ming officially became the first referee from China to feature in this edition of the tournament.

At the 2026 Cultural and Natural Heritage Day event in Wuhan, the capital city of Central China's Hubei Province, on Saturday, China announced that it has owned 60 UNESCO World Heritage sites, one of the world's top countries, the People's Daily reported on Sunday.

The Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport was unusually crowded on Wednesday, as football fans holding banners reading "Welcome Home" had gathered there, while journalists lined the arrival gate of the terminal. The crowd's attention was not focused on a national team star or an established professional, but a 14-year-old boy named Li Haoyan.

Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter David Wong, known for Mandopop classics including You Got Me Drunk, has passed away at the age of 61, according to a statement released by his family's legal representatives on Sunday, multiple media reported.

From childhood visits to the Shenyang Imperial Palace, the only existing royal palace building complex in China other than the Forbidden City in Beijing, to a career at the Palace Museum, the two palaces have quietly accompanied Zhu Yong through much of his life.

In some remote corners of East China's Luxi Plain and Southwest China's Hengduan Mountains, there are schools where teachers and students are embracing poetry deeper. There, with a pen and a sheet of paper, students follow their teachers out to cornfields and rice paddies, listening to cicadas, breathing in the scent of rice, and writing quiet lines of poetry in the fresh air. This is their poetry lesson.

video online, netizens decide to start watching a new film or TV series, only to be disappointed. The clips looked amazing：The drama was intense, the editing fast, the stars glamorous.

The 32nd Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), a major cultural gala attracting over 1,700 exhibitors from 82 countries and regions worldwide, will welcome the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the guest of honor this year, the event's organizer said.

An artifact from the upcoming exhibition On Top of the World Tree: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas is seen during a special unboxing event at the Shanghai Museum on June 11, 2026. Four key exhibits are unveiled that day. Photo: VCG

The expanded 48-team World Cup kicked off on Thursday. For fans worldwide, the central question remains unchanged: Who will lift the trophy? Alongside the pre-tournament artificial intelligence (AI)-generated predictions about the ultimate winners, football is quietly undergoing another transformation brought on by AI.

Hosting BEIJING28, a new event that brings together four International Skating Union (ISU) World Championships in a single city, will help strengthen the winter sports culture in China's capital city, a sports observer told the Global Times on Thursday.

Two ambassadors to China who were awarded the Outstanding Diplomat Medal shared with the Global Times their feelings of receiving the honor, as well as their observation of Chinese modernization, noting China's experience offers valuable reference to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region.

The Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in China hosted a hospitable Turkish breakfast on June 7 on the occasion of World Breakfast Day. As part of the celebration of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Türkiye, Selçuk Ünal, Turkish Ambassador to China, and his wife Lerzan Kayıhan Ünal highlighted at the event the shared values of “reunion, sharing, and hospitality” in both China and Türkiye.

Across China's workplaces, a growing number of young office workers are embracing what many call "cyber wellness," turning health management into a data-driven daily routine. Smart watches track their heart rate, breathing and sleep quality around the clock, while AI-powered apps analyze everything from tongue images to daily calorie intake.

About a 40-minute drive from downtown Ningbo leads to the Hemudu Site, a Neolithic settlement dating back 7,000 years. Next to the site, the Hemudu Site Museum tells its unique rice-­cultivating story.

At Fudan University, a group of research teams has spent years using cutting-edge technology to restore the faces of China's fallen soldiers. After successfully reconstructing the appearances of 10 martyrs who sacrificed their lives during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45), they have now achieved another breakthrough: recreating the face of an unidentified Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldier who sacrificed his life decades ago.

Covering an investigation area of 5,500 square kilometers, a recent archaeological survey focusing on China's Hongshan culture in the West Liaohe River Basin has unveiled its latest findings. The project stands as "the first survey nationwide ever undertaken specifically on the regional development of Hongshan culture," Sun Jinsong, a key figure of the project and also director of the Inner Mongolia Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology, told the Global Times.

Ask me what I remember most from the 2018 World Cup, and I won't say France lifting the trophy. I'll say Luka Modric, the Croatian captain, standing alone in the Moscow rain on July 15, 2018. As French players celebrated their triumph, Modric slowly walked toward the podium to receive the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player for captaining the Croatian side to the final after a month-long journey that felt almost impossible.

When the lights came up after the pre-screening of the upcoming movie Crossing at Guiyang's Yuejie Cinema in Southwest China's Guizhou Province, many people in the audience had tears in their eyes.

The second World Conference of Classics in Athens, Greece, held on June 9 and 10, has a significance that goes far beyond academia. It is not only a gathering of academics, archaeologists, cultural experts and historians. It is also a timely dialogue between two ancient civilizations, China and Greece, whose intellectual and cultural heritage continues to inspire humanity today.

Dialogue between Greek and Chinese civilizations is more important than ever amid escalating global governance challenges and eroding international trust, Nikiforos Diamandouros, president of the Academy of Athens, said in a recent interview with the People's Daily.

Li Yize, who previously participated in a training camp for China's U18 men's national youth basketball team, has been suspended from competition for three years for competing under a falsified age declaration, according to a statement released by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) on Wednesday.

A total of 89 Beijing swifts have undergone banding during a routine annual "health check" at Beijing's Summer Palace.

Surrounded by water on all sides and covered in dense greenery, the archaeological site of Huanghuacheng in Zhongxian county, Chongqing, carries a touch of mystery.

Once again, it is the season of the national college entrance examinatios, commonly known as the gaokao. In an age of diverse development and ever-expanding choices, people discuss the growing variety of paths to higher education and raise all sorts of questions about the gaokao exam system.

The Second World Conference of Classics, themed "Dialogue Between Ancient and Modern: Contemporary Inspirations from Classical Wisdom," is being held in Athens, Greece from Tuesday to Wednesday.

The Second World Conference of Classics will open in Athens, Greece on June 9, 2026. Under the theme "Dialogue between Ancient and Modern: Contemporary Inspirations from Classical Wisdom," the conference will be jointly hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, the Greek Ministry of Culture, and the Academy of Athens.

Veteran Hong Kong film producer and actor Raymond Pak-Ming Wong was sentenced to five months in prison for insider trading and fined HK$99,000, according to Wen Wei Po, a Hong Kong-based Chinese language newspaper, on Tuesday.

China's star libero Wang Mengjie has joined the US professional women's volleyball league, the League One Volleyball (LOVB) and will compete in the upcoming season, the official social media account of LOVB announced on Monday.

China's 2026 national college entrance exams, or gaokao, began on Sunday. For millions of students, the most awaited moment comes afterward, when they receive an admission letter from their dream university. Lately, the way these admission letters are presented has become a subject of heated debate: Does a true sense of celebration come from fancy packaging, or from something more meaningful?

All the artifacts for the world's largest-ever exhibition of ancient American civilizations have safely arrived in Shanghai, with the second and also final batch of Mexican cultural relics touching down at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Monday night after a transoceanic flight of over 13,000 kilometers, according to a press release the museum sent to the Global Times on Monday.

Mayors tried out intelligent exoskeletons that helped them climb steep paths, observed up close drones flying through valleys and learned how an AI system monitors the growth of the region's iconic Welcoming Pine around the clock.

China's annual box office has surpassed 16 billion yuan ($2.36 billion) so far in 2026, industry data shows, while a packed summer film slate featuring more than 60 new titles is set to dominate cinemas across the country in the coming month, CCTV reported on Sunday.

During the on-going second China writers' village residency program, 23 Chinese writers have been invited to stay for more than 10 days in different villages across Southwest China's Sichuan Province. Their goal is to explore the region's culture and historical changes, to capture local customs and people's stories, and to start new creative works based on their experiences.

To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March, acclaimed Chinese author Peng Xueming recently released an expanded edition of his novel Father.

Rain was falling lightly outside the Shanghai Oriental Art Center. It was nearly 10 pm, yet the crowds on Dingxiang Road where the center is located were in no hurry to leave. Many still carried the excitement of what had just happened inside.

Every June, as millions of students sit for China's national college entrance examinations, or gaokao, one part of the test reliably captures the nation's attention: the Chinese-language essay questions.

Chinese actor Jin Ze, whose real name was Zhang Jiawei, has died at the age of 33. His agency, Shengshi Guangnian Culture Co., Ltd., issued an official statement on Saturday confirming the news.

The breakout Chaoshan-dialect hit film Dear You, inspired by the UNESCO-recognized "qiaopi" letter-and-remittance tradition of overseas Chinese, announced its global theatrical rollout on Friday.

China's men's national football team defeated Singapore 2-1 in an international friendly on Friday in Singapore thanks to goals from Sai Erjini'ao and Zhang Yuning.

Just steps from the Bell and Drum Towers and tourist crowds of the Shichahai scenic spot in Beijing, a circle of elderly residents gathers around two seniors locked in a game of Chinese chess. Around them, clusters of blooming Chinese roses gently muffle the city's hum. No one would guess that this land was once a jumble of unsightly illegal structures. Today it has been rebuilt as a pocket park, one of thousands that are quietly reshaping China's urban life.

The recent triumph of the "Chinese Football Boy" U12 team in Italy's Sigismondi International Youth Tournament has sparked excitement among Chinese football fans.

The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) has unveiled its screening schedule, revealing a lineup of more than 420 films to be screened at 52 venues as ticket sales begin Friday.

Currently, there are many excellent new works showing in both Chinese cinemas and on TV. Films like Dear You, which had made over 1.5 billion yuan ($221.6 million) at the box office as of Thursday, and TV dramas such as The Lead, which is now airing its finale, have attracted large audiences. After watching these movies and series, many people develop a strong interest in the original novels or related historical books. Data from various platforms shows that the popularity of these film and TV works is directly boosting related book sales.

The Moscow City Tourism Committee hosted more than 100 representatives of China's travel industry, city authorities, and business partners, to showcase the Russian capital's tourism potential, including its summer campaigns, and presented Moscow's updated promotional strategy for the Chinese market in Beijing on the sidelines of the 2026 Beijing Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit of the World Tourism Cities Federation on Tuesday. The promotion session was aimed at helping tourism industry professionals and Chinese tourists understand Moscow's rich and unique tourism resources, further stimulating the potential for cooperation between Moscow and Beijing. Moscow tourism authorities affirmed that China remains one of Moscow's most important international tourism partners.

In the afternoon, for three or four hours, Wang Yuzhen, a 70-year-old retired teacher, sits at a desk near the sofa and begins writing. Her phone rests beside her, and the screen lights up from time to time with comments, private messages, and words of encouragement from readers. In the quiet room, each notification flickers briefly before fading again.

The Embassy of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana in China hosted a reception to celebrate the 60th Diamond-Jubilee anniversary of independence of the country in Beijing on May 29. Anyin Choo, ambassador of Guyana to China reflected on the enduring friendship between Guyana and China - a partnership built not on transient interests, but on mutual respect, shared sacrifice, and a common vision for development.

With a circle of booths featuring handcrafts, Thai-flavor cuisines, beverages, and a main stage presenting Thai dancing and fashion shows, 2026 Thai Festival returned to Chaoyang Park in Beijing on May 30. Thai Ambassador to China Chatchai Viriyavejakul inaugurated "Thai-Chinese friendship bell pavilion" after the opening ceremony for the festival. One of the highlights of this year's festival is the introduction of "Chud Thai," or the Thai National Costume.

Facing the Lujiang River and surrounded by gardens and courtyards, a red-and-white building with towering colonnades on its southeastern sides has taken on a new life. Once the site of the former US Consulate on Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, East China's Fujian Province, the restored landmark reopened to the public in May as China's first museum dedicated to film music. On Monday, local tour guide Lin Zhao visited the newly opened China Film Music Exhibition Hall, Gulangyu, with his child. As they stepped inside, a familiar melody filled the air - the song of the Chinese Young Pioneers.

The Norwegian Embassy in China hosted a Norwegian children literature promotion session together with the Norwegian Literature Abroad (NORLA), a government-funded, non-commercial foundation for literature promotion, under the theme of “From a small country to the big world – how and why literature travels” at the Beijing Library in Tongzhou district on May 30. Norwegian officials, writers and Chinese scholars and editors participated in the event, sharing their creative journey and insights into what makes the cooperation between Chinese and Norwegian literature sector successful.

China is to hold its annual Cultural and Natural Heritage Day in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province in 2026, centering national cultural relic protection efforts on public partic-ipation and public welfare, the country's top cultural heritage authority announced on Wednesday.

The Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) and the Palace Museum in Beijing on Wednesday jointly kicked off in Hong Kong a major exhibition examining the historical exchanges between China and the wider world through the lens of the Forbidden City.

At one corner of Barkhor Street, a pilgrim turns a prayer wheel, a young traveler in Tibetan-style clothing poses for photos, and a shop window displays a Labubu toy beside thangka paintings, Buddhist statues and handmade crafts.