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War movie sequel dominates China's golden week box office2024-10-06
Chen Kaige's war epic "The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death" continued its reign at the top of China's box office during the National Day holiday, maintaining its lead for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday.

Exhibition on Confucian culture shines at Beijing's Palace Museum2024-10-03
A special exhibition focusing on Confucian culture is currently underway at the Palace Museum in Beijing.

China's 75 years of changes documented by photos2024-09-30
Bai Yaoqin's first photo was taken shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

Chinese micro dramas on the rise domestically, and striking a chord globally2024-09-29
By opening a door or a window, you may travel to different times or spaces and experience various lives in one day at the Shanghai International Short Video Center.

Confucius festival gathers guests from home and abroad in China's Shandong2024-09-28
The 2024 China International Confucius Cultural Festival kicked off on Friday in Qufu, Shandong Province, the birthplace of Confucius.

10 new films set for release during China's National Day holiday2024-09-25
Ten new films have been slated for release during China's seven-day National Day holiday starting on Oct. 1, according to the film data platform Maoyan.

China's digital publishing industry grows rapidly in 2023: report2024-09-23
The scale of China's digital publishing industry reached 1.618 trillion yuan (about 228.89 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 19.08 percent year on year, according to an annual report.

Silk Road int'l cultural expo participants call for cooperation, dialogue2024-09-22
More than 800 representatives from 50 countries, regions and international organizations have gathered at the 7th Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo, which kicked off on Saturday in Dunhuang, a key hub on the ancient Silk Road in northwest China.

Chinese culture on display at tourism fair in Bangladesh2024-09-22
The 11th Asian Tourism Fair was held in Dhaka from Thursday to Saturday to boost the tourism industry. More than 100 tourism companies and institutions from eight countries including China, Bangladesh and Maldives participated in the exhibition.

Businesses sniff out success in China's growing pet industry2024-09-20
Shen Jing is a perfect example of the modern pet industry's target customer. At 23, the human resources worker devotes nearly a fifth of her monthly salary to pampering her golden retriever.

Water sports gain momentum in China, boosting tourism2024-09-16
Five sailboats displayed side by side were some of the most conspicuous elements at the 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), a five-day event to be concluded on Monday in Beijing.

China's support fuels Comorian student's academic aspirations2024-09-12
Over the past few weeks the thing that Mroivili Faouzia had been concerned about was the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which was held in Beijing from Sept. 4 to 6.

"Charming Shanghai" cultural event kicks off in Brussels2024-09-11
An event promoting Shanghai's cultural offerings opened in Brussels on Sunday, marking the launch of an art week dedicated to the Chinese metropolis and featuring works by contemporary masters of calligraphy and painting.

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Stanford report finds U.S. AI edge fading as China closes gap

China has nearly closed AI performance gap with the US, with its leading models achieving near parity with American counterparts on key benchmarks, a Stanford University report said.