A 25-year-old Chinese woman, Qingqing, developed acute pancreatitis after following an extreme diet of eating once a week, leading to severe health complications.
An AI-driven analytics company predicts a potential US military operation against Cuba, citing intensified deployments, upcoming midterm elections as a possible motivator for President Trump, but notes high uncertainty due to the US-Iran conflict.
Spirit AI, a Chinese company, has claimed the top spot on the RoboArena global leaderboard for embodied intelligence, surpassing Nvidia's projects. This development highlights the intensifying tech competition between China and the US in the field of robotics.
Zhejiang Province held a press conference in Hangzhou on June 1st to discuss its advancements in technological and industrial innovation. Officials highlighted the province's long-term investment strategy, the integration of traditional industries with future technologies like AI, and the synergy between common prosperity initiatives and scientific innovation.
A woman in Hangzhou, China, nearly had her throat cut by a fishing line while riding an electric bike on a crowded bridge, sparking online safety concerns.
A report released in Hangzhou on May 24th shows Zhejiang's high-tech industry output grew from 4.28 trillion yuan in 2020 to 7.87 trillion yuan in 2025, with an average annual growth of 13%. The industry's added value now constitutes 69.1% of the province's industrial output.
A woman in eastern China has been fined for applying make-up and dancing behind the wheel, then claiming her car’s driver-assistance system drove better than she could. According to CCTV News, the driver, surnamed Lin, is from Wenzhou in Zhejiang province and had repeatedly posted videos online flaunting her vehicle’s assisted driving. In the widely shared clips, Lin is seen travelling through a tunnel with the system activated, both hands off the steering wheel, while applying foundation and...
A woman in eastern China shed 21.5kg in just four months because her best friend told her she would look like the famous actress Yang Mi if she became thinner. The woman, who uses the alias taozichibubao, shared her slimming experience on social media, winning massive admiration from internet users, the Ningbo Evening News reported. Living in Zhejiang province, the woman previously weighed 64kg. Having lost 21.5kg last year, she remained at 42.5kg for several months. She is 156cm tall, the...
On a small island off eastern China, a group of mothers is rewriting the rules of work and family life. Known as the “Female Knights”, this determined band of women has turned food delivery into a path to financial independence and self-empowerment. Qushan Island, in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, has a population of around 55,000. Its main industries are fishing and stone mining, and access to the outside world requires a two-hour ferry ride. While most men work at sea or in the city, many women...
A Chinese court has ruled that firing an employee to replace them with cheaper AI is illegal. The ruling clarifies that AI-driven cost-cutting does not meet the legal threshold of 'material change in objective circumstances' required to terminate a labor contract.
Few people have heard of Huangyan, a booming industrial district of Taizhou, a city in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Yet without it, many cars would likely be heavier, more expensive and less energy efficient, while everyday household goods would probably cost more. The town specialises in plastic components and moulding equipment – unassuming products that rarely make the news, but sit at the heart of modern manufacturing. For years, Huangyan’s producers have dominated this supply chain,...
