Hard-tech firms spearhead new IPO listing wave
China's most closely watched artificial intelligence and robotics start-ups, collectively known as the "six little dragons" of Hangzhou, are gearing up for stock market listings.
January 13, 2026
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Alibaba's Qwen leads global open-source AI community with 700 million downloads
Alibaba's Qwen family of artificial intelligence (AI) models have recorded 700 million downloads on the Hugging Face collaborative AI platform as of this month.
January 13, 2026
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At 5,000-year-old Liangzhu, cultural heritage is integrated into community life
The Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City, a major archaeological discovery of the 20th century in China, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019.
January 13, 2026
Interview: Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games to boost China-Africa sports exchanges
Sport has a unique power to bring people closer together and promote dialogue among civilizations.
January 13, 2026
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From open-source debate to on-the-ground practice: Hangzhou's ModelScope Community takes shape
As open-source AI becomes a key topic at Zhejiang's provincial "two sessions", Hangzhou is turning discussion into action through the ModelScope Community.
January 13, 2026
Zhejiang's top political advisory body opens annual session
The 13th Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference began its fourth session.
January 13, 2026
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Hangzhou launches first 'air-drop restaurant'
Hangzhou has unveiled its first "air-drop restaurant", where drones deliver coffee, milk tea, and hot meals dispatched from a shopping mall directly to the summit of Banshan National Forest Park.
January 13, 2026
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Rare Dalmatian pelican spotted over Qiantang wetlands
A rare Dalmatian pelican, one of the world's largest and most endangered pelican species, was spotted flying at extremely low altitude over the Qiantang Greater Bay Wetland Park.
January 13, 2026

