As BRICS returns to the global spotlight, Hangzhou is accelerating efforts to strengthen the China Center for Cooperation on Special Economic Zones in BRICS Countries, hoping to make it a new driver for high-level opening-up.
Ahead of the opening of the fifth session of the 12th Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Jan 20, a Members' Channel media briefing was held in Hangzhou.
Nie Weiping, honorary chairman of the Chinese Weiqi Association and a central figure in the revival of Chinese Go, passed away on Jan 15 at the age of 73, according to China Media Group and the association.
As open-source AI becomes a key topic at Zhejiang's provincial "two sessions", Hangzhou is turning discussion into action through the ModelScope Community.
Chinese startup Spirit AI has said that its Spirit v1.5 embodied intelligence foundation model now ranks first according to the RoboChallenge real-world robotics benchmark, surpassing a leading US model.
The Taizhou government and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement on Jan 8, marking deeper collaboration and a significant step forward for Taizhou's manufacturing sector.
Hangzhou has been named one of the world's top 20 zero-waste cities, according to a recent notification from the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Zero Waste.
On the evening of January 3, the first "supermoon" in 2026 appeared in the night sky of Hangzhou, constituting a wonderful picture together with the West Lake, Leifeng Pagoda, and other landmarks. This attracts numerous tourists.
Cookie, a 29-year-old educator from Morocco, is building a new life in Tonglu county, Hangzhou, where rivers, mountains and digital convenience have reshaped her idea of home.
Hangzhou International Airport in Xiaoshan district reached a new milestone on Dec 28, when its annual passenger throughput surpassed 50 million for the first time, becoming the seventh airport in China to achieve the feat in 2025.
