1.China holds first rehearsal for event marking 80th anniversary of victory over Japanese aggression, fascism
The first comprehensive rehearsal for the upcoming grand gathering to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War concluded in Beijing early Sunday, according to the event’s media center.
The rehearsal, held from Saturday night to early Sunday morning in Tiananmen Square, involved about 22,000 participants, including those taking part in the rehearsal and personnel providing on-site support.
(File Photo/ China News Network)
2.2025 World Humanoid Robot Games kicks off in Beijing
The 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off on Thursday in Beijing, capital of China, showcasing the cutting-edge achievements of humanoid robots in intelligent decision-making and collaborative movement.
The Games will see 280 teams from 16 countries, including the United States, Germany and Italy, compete from Friday to Sunday at the National Speed Skating Oval. Competitors will take part in 26 events, spanning athletic challenges such as running, long jump, free exercises and football, as well as skills-based tasks like moving materials, sorting drugs and cleaning across different scenarios.
The humanoid robot delegation parade enters the venue during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Humanoid Sports Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, Aug. 14, 2025.(Photo: China News Service/Zhang Xiangyi)
3.New evidence of historical Japanese germ-warfare unit released
New evidence of Unit 731 — a Japanese germ-warfare unit that operated during World War II — was unveiled on Friday in Harbin, the capital of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province.
The new evidence includes 3,010 pages of archive documents, 194 minutes of video footage, 312 photographs, 12 postcards and eight letters, exposing Japanese germ-warfare crimes in detail.
Friday marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s unconditional surrender in World War II and the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the exhibition hall.
Some of the new historical evidences released at the press conference Photo: People’s Daily
4.Shenzhou-20 crew to conduct spacewalk in coming days after unpacking new spacesuits
China’s Shenzhou-20 crew will conduct their third extravehicular activity (EVA) in the coming days, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced Thursday. Last week, the crew unpacked an updated version of China’s Feitian extravehicular spacesuits, delivered aboard the Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft in July.
Since completing their second spacewalk on June 26, the Shenzhou-20 taikonauts have seen off the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft and welcomed Tianzhou-9, the CMSA said. They have also performed in-orbit tasks, including environmental monitoring, equipment inspection and maintenance, inventory management and preparations for the upcoming EVA.
A Shenzhou-20 astronaut performs extravehicular activities outside China’s orbiting space station, June 26, 2025. (Photo/China Manned Space Agency)
5.China unveils new visa type for young sci-tech talent
China announced on Thursday that it will introduce a new type of visa — a K visa — for young foreign talent in science and technology.
The new visa type was unveiled after Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree to promulgate a decision amending the country’s regulations on the administration of foreigners’ entries and exits.
The decision came as China puts a greater emphasis on building a more proactive, open and effective talent policy.
The K visa is a new addition to the ordinary visa categories and the new rules will take effect on Oct 1, according to the decision, which was drafted by the Ministry of Justice, along with the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Public Security and the National Immigration Administration.
(File Photo/China News Network)
6.Chinese mainland’s summer box office tops $1.25 billion
As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, summer movie season box office sales in the Chinese mainland have exceeded 9 billion yuan (about $1.25 billion), including pre-sales, according to Lighthouse, a film industry data platform.
The wartime movie “Dead To Rights” currently tops the box office chart with 2.34 billion yuan. The film premiered on July 25 to both critical and commercial success.
In second place is “The Little Monsters of Langlang Mountain”, a screwball comedy that satirizes reality using characters from Journey to the West, earning about 695 million yuan at the box office. “The Lychee Road” adapted from Ma Boyong’s popular novel, ranks third with over 667 million yuan. Universal’s “Jurassic World Rebirth” and Chinese animation “The Legend of Luoxiaohei – Season 2” take the fourth and fifth spots, respectively.
Visitors interact with a large screen at the themed exhibition of the film “The Little Monsters of Langlang Mountain” in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Aug. 5, 2025. (Photo/China News Service)
7.Commissioner’s office of Chinese Foreign Ministry in Macao firmly opposes U.S. interference
A spokesperson for the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Macao Special Administrative Region on Tuesday voiced strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the latest so-called U.S. State Department human rights report, accusing the U.S. of distorting facts, smearing Macao’s human rights record, and interfering in China’s internal affairs.
The spokesperson emphasized that since Macao’s return to the motherland, the “one country, two systems” principle has achieved remarkable success, which is recognized worldwide. The region’s democratic system has improved, its economy has made historic leaps, and freedoms of speech and the press, labor rights, and other lawful protections have been fully safeguarded. Macao has maintained social harmony and stability, with residents living and working in peace and enjoying steadily improving livelihoods, the spokesperson said.
(File Photo/ China News Service)
8.World’s first month-old cloned yak named ‘Namtso No. 1’ in Xizang
Authorities in Damxung County, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, announced Monday that the world’s first cloned yak to survive a full month has been named “Namtso No. 1.”
In 2023, a research institute in Xizang partnered with experts from Zhejiang University to address the drawbacks of traditional breeding, including long cycles and low efficiency, by launching a program that combines somatic cell nuclear transfer with whole-genome selection.
After more than 700 days of research, the world’s first cloned yak was successfully born on July 10 this year in Damxung County.
The world’s first cloned yak “Namtso No. 1.” (Photo courtesy of Damxung County in Lhasa)
9.Decades on, these women still await an apology
August 14, 2025 marks the 13th International Memorial Day for Comfort Women.
It has been 34 years since Kim Hak-sun, a survivor of Japan’s wartime “comfort women”, broke her silence on August 14, 1991, becoming the first victim to publicly testify about the atrocities committed by Japanese troops during WWII.
Though the number of survivors dwindles worldwide, the facts must not be buried, nor history forgotten.
10.Chinese scientists make a breakthrough in Chikungunya fever detection
Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in Chikungunya fever detection by developing a kit solution allowing for the entire detection process within just 30 minutes, according to a laboratory based in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province.
The detection kit, based on rapid qPCR technology, was developed by the Guangzhou Laboratory in collaboration with the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, and other biomedical companies.
The qPCR, or quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction, is a laboratory technique used to amplify and simultaneously quantify a targeted DNA molecule.
As an advanced form of PCR, it allows researchers to measure the amount of DNA in real time during the amplification process.
(File Photo/China Daily)
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