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Mbappe penalty helps get Madrid off to a winning start

　　 Kylian Mbappe got off to a scoring start in his second season with Real Madrid, leading the team to a 1-0 victory over Osasuna in their Spanish league opener Tuesday.

Source:China Daily 2025-08-21

Foreign singers strike a chord in Chinese show

　　 International participants gave a thumbs-up to the popular Chinese singing competition Singer 2025, saying that the program offered opportunities for cross-border cultural interactions and confirmed the artistic consensus that "music knows no borders".

Source:China Daily 2025-08-20

Heady stuff in Xizang on the roof of the world

　　 One of the strangest pieces of advice a tourist might get on arrival at their destination is not to shower for at least two days. But in Xizang (the “roof of the world”), you ignore this advice at your peril.

Source:Global People Online 2025-08-19

Chinese couple runs 'first-aid stall' for eight years to teach life-saving skills

　　 In Taihe county, Fuyang, east China's Anhui province, a unique stall has become a fixture in a local park every weekend and on public holidays.

Source:People's Daily Original 2025-08-19

Farmers plant roots in flowering lotus industry

　　 In the height of the summer heat, the vast lotus ponds in Wangjiangjing town stretch out in an endless sea of green.

Source:chinadaily.com.cn 2025-08-15

Grace Choy: Cooking dreams on 'Chef of China'

　　 Hong Kong chef Grace Choy, known for her delectable Queen's Chicken, has captured the hearts of audiences on "Chef of China" (Yifan Fengshen), a cooking competition premiering on Tencent Video on July 17.

Source:chinadaily.com.cn 2025-08-14

What dreams are made of - Exclusive interview with dream weaver Wang Chaoge

　　 With the arrival of the second anniversary of Unique Dream of Red Mansion in Langfang, Hebei province, its initiator, planner and director Wang Chaoge gave an exclusive interview to China Daily online show Cultural Frontline.

Source:China Daily 2025-08-13

PHYSICS, PLAIN and SIMPLE

　　 At 74, Qian Sijin still walks the long corridors of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) with the curiosity of a young scientist and the quiet dedication of a lifelong teacher.

Source:China Daily 2025-08-11

Daily life in China | Beijing's community volunteers: Chaoyang Aunties

　　 In Beijing, a group of retired women known as the "Chaoyang Aunties" support and serve communities.

Source:People's Daily 2025-08-08

Renowned historian passes away at 95

　　 Renowned historian Hsu Cho-yun, professor emeritus of history and sociology at the University of Pittsburgh, passed away at 95 on Monday in Pittsburgh, the United States, multiple sources said.

Source:China Daily 2025-08-07