China volleyball star Li Yingying confirms heart surgery, will miss AVC Continental Championship and Asian Games. The 26-year-old spiker is recovering at home.

Australian NAPLAN 2026 results: one-third of 1.2M students failed reading, writing and numeracy benchmarks; literacy support needs rose to 10.2% from 9.3%.

Australia's 2026 NAPLAN results show 33.5% of 1.2 million students failed to meet benchmarks in reading, writing and numeracy. The share needing additional literacy support rose to 10.2% from 9.3% in 2025, and reading benchmark attainment has declined across all year levels since 2023. EducationJason Clare cited "real challenges" but pointed to gains from phonics and small-group tutoring.

China's Shang Juncheng saves five match points to beat 10th-seeded Andrey Rublev 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(5) in Montreal, becoming the first Chinese man in the Open Era to reach the ATP Masters 1000 third round.

China's Shang Juncheng saved five match points to upset 10th-seeded Andrey Rublev 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(5) and reach the third round of the ATP Masters 1000 event in Montreal on Tuesday, becoming the first Chinese man in the Open Era to reach that stage at the tournament.

China sentences former defense technology agency deputy Zhang Jianhua to 10 years in prison for bribery, fining him 3.8 million yuan, a Dazhou court ruled Wednesday. Prosecutors said he took over 43 million yuan in bribes from 2008-2025.

Zhang Jianhua, former deputy head of China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for bribery and fined 3.8 million yuan by the Dazhou Intermediate People's Court in Sichuan Province, with illicit gains to be recovered.

China's NEV industry pivots from pure exports to localized operations and ecosystem partnerships. H1 2026 exports reached 2.355M units, up 120% YoY per CAAM, as BYD, GAC and XPENG expand tech licensing and local manufacturing.

China's new energy vehicle industry is shifting from product exports to localized operations and ecosystem-driven partnerships, with H1 2026 exports reaching 2.355 million units, up 120% year on year per CAAM data, while major automakers including BYD, GAC and XPENG expand technology licensing and local manufacturing.