1. World leaders to attend V-Day events
Twenty-six foreign heads of state and government will attend China’s Victory Day commemorations, which will include a military parade, on Wednesday as Beijing hopes to use the event to reaffirm its commitment to defending the victorious outcomes of World War II and contributing to world peace and development.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un will be among the world leaders attending the commemorations, Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei said at a news conference in Beijing on Thursday.
Sept 3 is celebrated in China as Victory Day, marking the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on Sept 2, 1945.
The Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) was the first war to break out and the longest-running campaign in the World Anti-Fascist War. It resulted in over 35 million Chinese military and civilian casualties.
Participants take part in a training for the upcoming V-Day military parade in Beijing, capital of China. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Qiming)
Participants take part in a training for the upcoming V-Day military parade in Beijing, capital of China. (Photo: China News Service/Jiang Qiming)
2. Media center for SCO Summit begins operations, welcomes journalists
As the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025 in Tianjin, the largest since the organization’s inception, is poised to attract attention at home and abroad, a media center opened on Thursday to welcome Chinese and foreign journalists.
The event, which will be held on Sunday and Monday, marks the fifth time that China has hosted an SCO summit.
Li Chunyi, head of the information and public service team of the SCO summit media center, said, “Nearly 3,000 journalists have registered, with about 1,900 from domestic media and more than 1,000 from other countries.”
(Photo: chinadaily.com.cn)
3. Chinese team transplants genetically modified pig lung into brain-dead man
Chinese scientists have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a brain-dead man, according to a study published Monday in Nature Medicine.
Led by Professor He Jianxing of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, the team implanted the left lung of a genetically edited Bama miniature pig into a 39-year-old brain-dead human recipient, simulating a clinically common single-lung transplantation procedure.
The donor pig carried six genetic edits designed to reduce the risk of immune rejection after transplantation into the human body.
“The global demand for organ transplantation is increasingly growing, and xenotransplantation is a potential solution to donor shortage,” said He.
He stated that the team will further optimize gene-editing strategies and anti-rejection treatment protocols to extend the survival and functional maintenance of transplanted organs.
4. China’s space station sets record by heating tungsten alloy over 3,100°C
Chinese space scientists and taikonauts have successfully heated tungsten alloy to over 3,100°C inside the container-free material science laboratory cabinet, setting a world record, China Central Television reported on Sunday.
The container-free lab allows scientists to study heat-resistant materials under extreme temperatures in ways impossible on Earth. It also captures “hardcore data” unavailable through ground-based experiments, which in turn clears the path for the design of novel heat-resistant materials.
5. Key breakthrough made in China’s West-to-East natural gas project
A tunnel in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was completed on Wednesday after a year of construction, marking a key breakthrough in the West-to-East natural gas transmission project.
The tunnel, the first of the Guozigou section of the West-to-East gas transmission pipeline, spans nearly six kilometers.
The West-to-East gas transmission project, comprising four pipelines, aims to optimize China’s energy resource allocation by channeling abundant energy resources from the western region’s production areas to high-demand markets in the eastern region.
The construction site of the first tunnel of the Guozigou section of the West-to-East gas transmission pipeline, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China, August 27, 2025. （Photo/CMG)
6. ‘Grandmother of humanity’ Lucy on display in Europe for the first time
A reconstructed model of Australopithecus “Lucy” and a juvenile named “Selam,” which predates Lucy by about 100,000 years, were displayed at the Czech National Museum Tuesday.
Known as the grandmother of humanity, Lucy’s fossils rarely leave Ethiopia, making this the first time it has been exhibited in Europe.
A reconstructed model of Australopithecus “Lucy” is displayed in the exhibition at the Czech National Museum on Aug. 25, 2025. (Photo/China News Service)
7. China urges Philippines to stop ‘hyping up’ issues concerning maritime affairs
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday urged the Philippines to immediately stop “hyping up” issues concerning maritime affairs between the two countries, and cease any infringing and provocative acts that may complicate the current situation.
Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks in response to a question about a spokesperson for the Philippines’ maritime council, who stated that the Philippines will not stop its routine resupply mission at Ren’ai Jiao in the South China Sea.
Ren’ai Jiao is part of China’s Nansha Qundao and has always been China’s territory, Guo said. He stressed that the activities of Chinese vessels in waters under its jurisdiction are legitimate and beyond reproach.
8. Xizang air travel sees six-decade strong surge
Civil aviation in the Xizang autonomous region has grown into a lifeline for travel, trade and public services on the high-altitude plateau, with passenger numbers expected to reach 8 million by the end of 2025, officials said.
Li Hong, head of the regional administration of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said passenger throughput reached 7.6 million in 2024, 3,523 times higher than in 1965. He said the growth marked a major leap in the scale of civil aviation and a significant improvement in regional connectivity.
Tashi Dondrub, a Lhasa resident, said the changes are visible in everyday life.
A commercial airliner is parked at the Lhasa Gonggar International Airport in Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region, on July 23, 2024. (ZHAO DI/FOR CHINA DAILY)
9. 25 countries suspend postal services to U.S. over tariffs
At least 25 countries, including Russia, Bulgaria, and South Korea, have suspended package deliveries to the U.S., the Universal Postal Union (UPU) said on Tuesday, after Donald Trump removed an exemption on packages worth under $800 U.S. dollars.
The U.S. media outlet NPR said eliminating de minimis shipments would hurt poorer Americans the most and — presaging the headaches that logistics companies are encountering this week — would be “an administrative nightmare,” citing a report released by the U.S. think tank Cato Institute.
10. Moscow Zoo celebrates 2nd birthday of first giant panda born in Russia
Moscow Zoo on Sunday celebrated the second birthday of Katyusha, the first giant panda born in Russia.
The event drew diplomats, zoo officials, local residents, and tourists, with performances of dragon and lion dances and a bamboo-and-fruit cake prepared for the panda.
Zoo Director Svetlana Akulova said the celebration capped a week-long program of science lectures, documentary screenings and handicraft workshops.
Moscow Zoo is celebrating birthday of Katyusha the panda this week. (Photo: LIU HONGJIE/CHINA DAILY)
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