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Roundup: China adds two diving golds, Qin wins men's 100m breaststroke at Singapore Worlds

　　 Qin Haiyang claimed the 2025 World Aquatics Championships men's 100-meter breaststroke title on Monday, securing China's first swimming gold medal at the tournament, while the country's diving team added two more golds in the men's three-meter synchronized springboard and the women's 10-meter synchronized platform events.

Source:Xinhua 2025-07-29

Fujian Sturgeons select Tsinghua University's Yang Xihao with first pick in 2025 CBA Draft

　　 The Fujian Sturgeons selected Yang Xihao from Tsinghua University with the first overall pick in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Draft in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on Saturday.

Source:CGTN 2025-07-28

Dutch artist reimagines cityscapes in Beijing solo

　　 From Shenzhen to São Paulo and from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Dutch photographer Frank van der Salm, 61, has travelled the world over the last 30 years to document urban landscapes, resulting in a stunning oeuvre that both enthralls and confuses the audience.

Source:chinadaily.com.cn 2025-07-25

Hero Hogg highlights China's overlooked wartime story

　　 Although it is 80 years since the end of World War II, the name George Aylwin Hogg still resonates deeply in both China and the United Kingdom. Born in 1915, Hogg was a young British journalist who arrived in China during one of its darkest hours, the brutal Japanese invasion.

Source:chinadaily.com.cn 2025-07-24

A 40-year career that began with an 8mm

　　 Sharing his love for cinema with thousands of audience members at the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival was "the real experience of that portrayed in Nuovo Cinema Paradiso," said Italian film director Giuseppe Tornatore during his master class at the event.

Source:China Daily 2025-07-23

Places from pages

　　 The recent China in the Eyes of Sinologists: Cultural Tour of Sichuan event brought together literary experts from abroad with writers from Sichuan province to translate storytelling experiences across not only languages but also cultures.

Source:China Daily 2025-07-22

Center of attention

　　 Yang "Handsome" mania has taken over Las Vegas and will, quite possibly, soon sweep across the United States.

Source:China Daily 2025-07-21

Mystery of actress's ear rings resolved

　　 An investigation into the furore over actress Huangyang Tiantian being pictured wearing what appeared to be luxury earrings has concluded that they were in fact imitations of a high-end brand.

Source:China Daily 2025-07-17

Pakistani youth Mingzhu: Seeing myself in the SCO

　　 Mingzhu, a young Pakistani woman, has lived in China for ten years since beginning her studies at Tsinghua University in 2015. Her initial goal was to "understand how China views the world."

Source:chinadaily.com.cn 2025-07-15

Compassion and care make the impossible possible in China

　　 Moving from the United Kingdom after 20 years to China is an exciting decision our family had to make. However, we did not know what to expect. We kept our minds open.

Source:chinadaily.com.cn 2025-07-11