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A 111-year-old grandmother in China's Rugao has become a social media sensation by crediting her remarkable lifespan to everyday habits including treating housework as exercise, maintaining emotional equilibrium, and performing daily acts of kindness.
Chinese authorities detained a 23-year-old man after he illegally parachuted from a residential building in Sichuan province to boost his social media profile. The stunt endangered public safety and prompted police warnings about extreme online behaviour.
China's dependence on imported precision instruments for scientific research threatens its ambitions in AI-driven discovery. US export controls and gaps in domestic equipment manufacturing could slow research progress and compromise supply-chain security.
Severe convective weather swept eastern Hubei Province on Monday evening, claiming 11 lives and leaving one person missing. Thunderstorms and gales damaged thousands of structures across multiple cities.