Typhoon Dolphin, forecast to make landfall between Zhejiang and Fujian provinces by Monday, prompts a yellow alert due to strong winds and rain, with potential impacts on multiple provinces.
Hangzhou Library in eastern China's Zhejiang province is known as 'the warmest library' for its policy of welcoming beggars and scavengers, even featuring a statue of one. Initiated in 2008, the policy allows free access without a library card, with director Chu Shuqing defending the inclusivity against reader concerns.
Sixteen years after being saved from a river as a toddler, a young girl from eastern China, Zheng Yan, earned admission to Peking University and shared the achievement with her rescuer, 66-year-old retired naval serviceman Yu Xianguo.
Typhoon Bavi, the second major storm to hit China in a week, has made landfall, prompting the evacuation of nearly two million people. The typhoon brought heavy rainfall and caused disruptions, including flight and train cancellations, and school suspensions.
Typhoon Bavi has weakened to a severe typhoon, prompting flight cancellations in eastern China. Zhoushan and Wenzhou airports cancelled multiple flights, with airlines offering fee-waiver rebooking and refunds. The storm is expected to make landfall between Fujian and Zhejiang provinces.
Typhoon Bavi has weakened to severe typhoon status and is approaching China's coast, expected to make landfall between Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. Flights have been cancelled at multiple airports, and airlines are offering refunds and rebooking options.
Typhoon Bavi has weakened to severe typhoon status as it approaches China's coast, leading to flight cancellations at multiple airports and airlines offering refunds and fee-waiver rebookings for affected passengers.
Typhoon Bavi, covering nearly 940,000 sq km, is approaching China, causing anxiety among residents in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. Concerns include potential landfall, disruptions to daily life, and travel cancellations.
Typhoon Bavi, covering nearly 940,000 sq km, is approaching China, causing anxiety among residents in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. Concerns include potential landfall, travel disruptions, and utility shortages.
Hangzhou government issues high alert for Typhoon Bavi, urging preparedness for severe rainfall and potential worst-case scenarios. A local reservoir is discharging floodwaters as the typhoon nears Taiwan.
Hangzhou, China, has raised its alert level for Typhoon Bavi, urging all departments to prepare for the worst. The government emphasized precise forecasting, evacuation plans, public alerts, and emergency supply preparation. A local reservoir is discharging floodwaters in anticipation of heavy rainfall as the typhoon nears Taiwan.
Hangzhou government issues high alert for Typhoon Bavi, urging precise forecasts, evacuation plans, and preparation of emergency supplies. The typhoon is nearing Taiwan and expected to make landfall near the Zhejiang-Fujian border on Saturday.
China is preparing for Super Typhoon Bavi, urging shelters to stock three days of supplies and rescue teams to be on 24-hour call. The typhoon is predicted to make landfall on the eastern coast between Saturday night and Sunday morning, with authorities reviewing past typhoon impacts and drafting evacuation plans.
The 82-meter Haiying Jiake, a 3,500-tonne research vessel funded by 37 Zhejiang fishermen, faces significant financial challenges due to a lack of contracts and an undeveloped private market for such vessels in China, with daily operating costs in the hundreds of thousands of yuan.
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.
