A doctor in Shenyang, China, gained significant social media attention after a video showed him pushing his bicycle through deep floodwaters to perform two scheduled surgeries during the heaviest rainfall since 1951, highlighting his dedication.
Heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding in Shenyang, Liaoning province, leading to school closures, suspended construction, and the shutdown of tourist attractions. In Chengde, Hebei province, roads were destroyed, trapping villagers, with the city still recovering from previous severe weather.
At the 2026 Liaoning International Sister Cities Conference, university leaders from over 40 countries discussed international cooperation in education and technology. Speakers emphasized the necessity of global collaboration for emerging technologies like AI and highlighted potential partnerships between China, Chile, and Latin America in healthcare, AI, and renewable energy. Agreements were signed between Northeastern University and Óbuda University, and between Shenyang Conservatory of Music and Belarusian State Academy of Music.
Taiwanese visitors, including students and professionals, visited the "9.18" Historical Museum in Shenyang as part of a cross-strait exchange event. They emphasized the importance of national strength and shared historical understanding.
A cooperation meeting for Beijing-Shenyang intelligent manufacturing enterprises was held in Shenyang, focusing on robotics and AI. The event aimed to foster collaboration between leading companies from both regions to boost Shenyang's intelligent manufacturing sector.
The Northeast Asia Embodied Intelligence Innovation Center has officially begun operations in Shenyang, China. The center aims to integrate technology R&D, talent cultivation, industrial transformation, and application scenarios to empower the robotics industry and smart city construction.
The 'Tiangong Liaozuo, Shanhai Huazhang' exhibition opened in Shenyang on May 23, showcasing over 20 traditional Liaoning crafts. The event aims to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional culture, fostering brand building and industrial growth for 'Liaogong Liaozuo'.
Liaoning Province's first integrated circuit industry innovation center has officially launched in Shenyang, focusing on core thin-film equipment technology and aiming for national-level status. The center, a collaboration between state-owned capital investment group and leading companies, seeks to foster R&D, talent, and industrialization in the sector.
Shenyang experienced a surge in marriage registrations on May 20-21, with 2,292 couples tying the knot. Civil affairs departments enhanced services, including extended hours and innovative themed events like collective ceremonies and a "sweet market," to accommodate the demand and promote civilized marriage customs.
For years, Nasa funded a dream called SpiderFab – a spider-like robot that would crawl through orbit, weaving solar power stations and giant antennas from spools of carbon fibre – creating structures too large for any rocket to carry whole. Although SpiderFab never ended up in space, scientists from the Shenyang Institute of Automation in northern China say they have built the key technologies to reach a similar goal. The team first made the building blocks from a carbon-fibre composite, shaping...
