①China, Canada to increase direct flights to satisfy travel, trade demands ②Robotic grippers designed to handle delicate living things ③China turns out its self-developed tunnel boring machine with biggest diameter ④Rare flying squirrel species found in China's Xizang ⑤A Thousand Whys: Why could hot pot solve everything for Chinese?

①China, New Zealand launch fast patent grant program ②Hong Kong optimizes admissions schemes for global talent ③Harbin extravaganza to expand ahead of ninth Asian Winter Games ④Package sales stimulate hotel market as off-season looms ⑤New study uncovers evolution of China's largest desert ⑥A Thousand Whys: Fun Chinese facts you should know about snow

①Record-high delegations, athletes expected to participate in 9th Asian Winter Games ②China kicks off month-long consumption campaign in five big cities ③China's Shenzhen to prioritize AI, NEV, biomedical industries ④Dinosaur fossils found in Hong Kong for 1st time ⑤A Thousand Whys: How do Chinese people celebrate the Start of Winter?

①Flying car factory breaks ground in south China's Guangdong ②China's scenic mountains' new workforce for transportation: robot dog porters ③Expedition extends known length of Asia's longest cave to 437 km ④Sanya set to welcome China's National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities ⑤Giant panda pair gifted to Hong Kong come out of quarantine ⑥A Thousand Whys: Bamboo - more than a plant to the Chinese

①Beijing's payment facilitation services benefit international visitors ②Beijing plans to vastly expand autonomous driving test area ③China's first provincial germplasm resource bank in full operation ④Neolithic human settlement site discovered in north China ⑤A Thousand Whys: What is it like to live in a Beijing quadrangle?

①Chinese researchers develop "lunar bricks" for future lunar base construction ②World's smallest dinosaur egg fossils discovered in China ③Winter tourism promotion adds to allure of China's Xizang ④Hong Kong improves listing rules to attract more IPOs ⑤China expands elderly care services with focus on community-based solutions ⑥A Thousand Whys: Why do Chinese people celebrate seniors' birthdays with… peaches?

①Mount Fanjing in southwest China inscribed in IUCN Green List ②Hong Kong-born giant panda cubs leave incubators, develop distinctive markings ③Beijing plans to expand low-altitude flights for rescue, delivery ④5,000-year-old royal tomb discovered in central China ⑤A Thousand Whys: Why guardian lions, not tigers?

①Sports tourism fuels consumption engine ②China's self-developed airship harvests wind power at record height ③Beijing launches supporting services for elderly aged 80 and above ④Chinese provinces launch joint campaign to protect migratory bird routes ⑤Guangzhou establishes international Ficus research center ⑥A Thousand Whys: Why do Chinese people love to savor persimmons on Frost's Descent?

①Exhibition on Confucian culture shines at Beijing's Palace Museum ②Science meets education -- China turns to schools to help build sci-tech powerhouse ③AI-driven panda keeper joins Madrid Zoo to enhance visitor experience ④River erosion enhances recent uplift of Mount Qomolangma: study ⑤A Thousand Whys: Was The Analects really written by Confucius?

①2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit to focus on AI ②Chinese researchers achieve breakthrough in DNA-based storage of brain MRI data ③Art season launched to showcase Beijing's ancient architecture ④Chinese hikers are hiring personal cheerleaders to scale peaks ⑤Only 10 pct of fish on coral reefs covered by environmental protections: research ⑥A Thousand Whys: Why do Chinese people revere the mountains?

①Chang'e-6 lunar samples to be displayed at 15th Airshow China ②Extreme fires amplify post-fire land surface warming: study ③Chinese museums receive nearly 1 billion visits during Jan-Aug period ④Technologies bring faces of Neolithic men back to life ⑤A Thousand Whys: Why do Chinese people relish sweet osmanthus?

①Scientists decode "genetic trove" of marine microorganisms ②Scientists reveal patterns in Earth's rotational deceleration over millions of years ③Ancient rock painting site found in northwest China ④Nature reserve in China reports record number of raptors sighted ⑤A Thousand Whys: What is the most auspicious day in a year?

①China's resistive magnet sets new world record ②Chinese, foreign scientists to start new expedition into Asia's longest cave ③Chinese desert fruit export delivers new taste to SE Asia ④A Thousand Whys: Why are some lakes in Beijing called "sea"?

①Chinese scientists unveil world's first multi-modal Large Language Model in geographic sciences ②China starts sustainable aviation fuel pilot ③Hong Kong climbs to 9th place in world talent ranking ④Mango industry bears fruit in southwest China county ⑤A Thousand Whys: The symbol of autumn – chrysanthemum

①Ancient Chinese clothing exhibition in Berlin reveals Confucian elegance ②Chang'e-6 lunar samples have "distinct characteristics": study ③China proposes new regulation on labeling AI-generated content ④Restoration of 500-year-old palace at Beijing's central axis completed ⑤A Thousand Whys: Who is "Lu Ban" and why does he matter?

①Beijing metro enables "tap-and-go" fare payment for foreign MasterCard and Visa card holders ②A fresh brew in academia as China's coffee science undergrads program kicks off ③China builds world's highest BeiDou high-altitude meteorological observation station ④Discovery of major city ruins aids research into China's earliest dynasty ⑤A Thousand Whys: What happened to the first person who ate a crab?

①China aims to launch Mars sample-return mission around 2028 ②Returned lunar glass beads indicate moon still alive 120 million years ago ③2024-25 CBA season to start on October 12 ④A Thousand Whys: Why debating over a moon cake?

①World's first atlas of remote-sensing thermal infrared images released in Beijing ②Fresh Malaysian durians debut in China, set to spike in popularity ③Exhibition in China's Xi'an marks 50th anniversary of Terracotta Warriors discovery ④Turtle, bird, dinosaur tracks reveal NW China's Cretaceous past ⑤A Thousand Whys: Why is Autumn Equinox an important solar term in China?

①China Southern's first C919 to enter commercial service in mid-September ②Chinese museum offers visitors immersive journey into ancient life ③Researchers develop technologies to better protect 5,000-year-old ruin site ④A Thousand Whys: Is autumn always SAD?

①China's Beidou navigation service platform begins trial operations ②Chinese scientists release AI model for lunar exploration ③Online research database on Dunhuang studies launched ④China launches bullet train service to UNESCO heritage site Jiuzhai Valley ⑤Endangered Gobi bear spotted in China for first time ⑥A Thousand Whys: Why do some Chinese people tend to have more meat upon the arrival of autumn?

①First batch of Malaysian fresh durians enters Chinese market ②China provides subsidies to boost home appliance trade-ins ③Researchers develop novel deep learning model to predict battery lifetime ④AI-powered system assists Hebei nature reserve in protecting birds ⑤Beijing to stage grand lantern show to mark Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day ⑥A Thousand Whys: Why Chinese people love to drink White Dew tea during the White Dew?

①WTT Champions Macao 2024 scheduled for September 9-15 ②Researchers propose massive water production method on Moon ③Chinese, foreign physicists make new discovery in antimatter ④Endangered sturgeon spotted in upper Yangtze River ⑤Palace Museum to increase availability of tickets for individual visitors ⑥A Thousand Whys: The Bell and Drum Towers - functioning for the city management of ancient China

①Night riders get new cycle routes ②Cruise operators sail on favorable winds ③Chinese scientists establish brain-inspired network model to bridge AI, neuroscience ④China issues commemorative coins featuring world's tallest wooden pagoda ⑤A Thousand Whys: Why wood, not stone?

①Drone deliveries launched at Badaling section of the Great Wall ②Race for AI talent heats up amid demand ③Advanced material gives university admission letter a cutting edge ④Fungi-picking tour brings many to Yunnan ⑤A Thousand Whys: 50 shades of qing