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I read the whole week so you get the short version. Policy, exams, the world out there, all in Chinese you can actually finish. Skeptical for a living, hopeful anyway.
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Typhoon Saudel made two landfalls in Zhejiang on August 28 before weakening, but its rain is now spreading inland across nine provinces, with no casualty figures released yet.
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台风“沙德尔”登陆浙江后减弱，暴雨扩散至多个省份
Typhoon Saudel Weakens After Landfall in Zhejiang as Heavy Rain Spreads to Multiple Provinces
HSK 5 · 3 min read
A new fuel-price adjustment window opens in China at midnight on August 28; financial institutions expect gasoline and diesel to rise for the 11th time this year, though the official figure from the NDRC won't be confirmed until after the window opens.
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国内油价今晚迎新一轮调整，机构预计每升上涨约0.3元
China's Fuel Prices Set for New Adjustment Tonight, Institutions Expect About 0.3 Yuan More Per Liter
HSK 5 · 4 min read
A sudden mudslide struck Gyirong County in Tibet on August 26, killing at least three people and leaving 265 missing, as China's leadership ordered an all-out rescue and Nepal reported dozens of flood deaths the same day.
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西藏吉隆遭遇泥石流，3人遇难265人失联
Mudslide Hits Tibet's Gyirong, Leaving 3 Dead and 265 Missing
Native · 5 min read
A baby panda born at South Korea's Everland park has no name yet. The park picked five candidate names, all ending in "bao" (treasure), and opened voting to the public through August 30. The winning name will be announced in September, when the cub turns 100 days old.
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韩国大熊猫宝宝要取名，大家一起选
South Korea's Baby Panda Needs a Name — the Public Gets to Choose
HSK 2 · 2 min read
China marked the solar term Chushu ("End of Heat") on August 23, but forecasters say southern cities are still seeing highs above 35°C thanks to a bout of "autumn tiger" heat overlapping the last days of this year's hottest stretch.
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处暑到了，中国南方还是很热
"End of Heat" Arrives, But Southern China Is Still Sweltering
HSK 3 · 2 min read
Haikou opened two new duty-free shops for daily goods this week, part of Hainan's expanding "zero-tariff" policy that lets island residents buy imported items -- from baby products to snacks -- without import tax, up to 10,000 yuan a year.
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海口新开两家免税店，海南居民买日用品更便宜
Haikou Opens Two New Duty-Free Shops, Making Daily Goods Cheaper for Hainan Residents
HSK 4 · 3 min read
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Typhoon Zitan, the 19th named storm of the year, is looping over the Beibu Gulf before turning toward Guangdong's Leizhou Peninsula and southern Guangxi around August 24, prompting China's weather and water-resources agencies to raise their emergency response levels.
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第19号台风“紫檀”逼近华南，多地进入四级应急响应
Typhoon "Zitan" Approaches South China as Regions Raise Emergency Response
HSK 5 · 4 min read
China's railway booking platform 12306 has launched a "Freshman Reservation" feature letting 2026 university freshmen book discounted tickets in advance for the trip to school, aiming to ease the annual back-to-school ticket rush.
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12306新增“新生预约”功能，助新生开学购票
12306 Adds "Freshman Reservation" Feature to Ease Ticket-Buying for New Students
HSK 5 · 4 min read
China's Daocheng Yading scenic area in Sichuan is free to enter from August 1 to October 31, with shuttle buses free too, but visitors must book online in advance and daily numbers are capped at 15,000.
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四川稻城亚丁三个月免门票
Sichuan's Daocheng Yading Waives Entrance Fee for Three Months
HSK 3 · 3 min read
China's weather, water-resources and natural-resources authorities jointly issued three warnings on August 19 for rainstorms, mountain floods and geological hazards across a wide swath of the south and southwest, after Haikou recorded over 200mm of rain in 24 hours.
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中国南方多地发暴雨预警，海口24小时降雨超200毫米
Southern China Issues Rainstorm Warnings as Haikou Records Over 200mm of Rain in 24 Hours
HSK 5 · 3 min read
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi travels to South Korea and Indonesia from August 19 to 22, chairing a new strategic dialogue and the second China-Indonesia '2+2' ministerial talks.
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王毅将出访韩国和印度尼西亚
Wang Yi to Visit South Korea and Indonesia
HSK 5 · 4 min read
A 117-metre breach flooded a hospital and a driving school in Zhoukou; 270 rescuers sealed it in under 48 hours as relief supplies kept moving into Henan's flood zone.
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河南周口贾鲁河堤坝溃口，两天后成功合龙
Henan dike breach on the Jialu River sealed after two days of round-the-clock repair
Native · 4 min read
Ecuador's President Noboa began an eight-day state visit to China on August 16, as the two countries mark ten years of their strategic partnership and rising trade.
Global
厄瓜多尔总统访华，两国迎来伙伴关系十周年
Ecuador's president visits China as the two countries mark ten years of partnership
HSK 3 · 3 min read
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A total solar eclipse swept from Russia's far north through Iceland to Spain on August 12 — Europe's first in 27 years, and Spain's first since 1905.
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欧洲迎来27年一遇日全食，西班牙121年来首次看到
Europe's rarest eclipse in 27 years — Spain's first total solar eclipse in 121 years
HSK 3 · 3 min read
A magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck Colombia on August 10, killing at least 111 people just days after a new president took office.
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哥伦比亚发生大地震，一百多人死亡
Major earthquake hits Colombia, killing over 100
HSK 2 · 2 min read
Baihaitun broke a 1951 record for the farthest-traveling typhoon to hit China, forced Shanghai to relocate 215,600 people, and is still pushing rain north through the week.
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超强台风“白海豚”两次登陆浙江，中央气象台连发三预警
Super Typhoon Baihaitun makes double landfall in Zhejiang, national weather center issues three warnings
Native · 4 min read
Nine levels, eleven thousand words, and a compulsory speaking paper from level three. The exam's biggest redesign in twenty years took effect in July.
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HSK 改版：六个等级变成九个
The HSK is changing: six levels become nine
HSK 5 · 8 min read
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In the old exam you could reach a high level without opening your mouth once. The new one closes that door early — and that changes how a whole year of preparation should look.
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三级就要考口语了
You'll have to speak from level 3
HSK 4 · 6 min read
More than thirty thousand Chinese students are enrolled in Russia, and Chinese has been a school-leaving exam subject there since 2019. The traffic north is now the larger flow.
Global
中国学生也在往俄罗斯走
Chinese students are heading to Russia too
HSK 5 · 8 min read
A one-year trial that was due to expire this September now runs for another fifteen months. What it covers, what it does not, and the rules worth knowing before you fly.
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免签延长到 2027 年底
Visa-free travel extended to the end of 2027
HSK 4 · 2 min read
More than twenty thousand Russian students are already in Chinese universities. What a designated “year” actually changes for an applicant.
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2026 年是中俄教育年
2026 is the China–Russia Year of Education
HSK 4 · 2 min read
Thirty days, counted from the day after you land — plus the registration rule that catches people staying with friends, and a separate 240-hour transit scheme most travellers have never heard of.
Global
中国的免签名单越来越长
China's visa-free list keeps getting longer
HSK 4 · 7 min read
Mid-Autumn and National Day come apart this year, with three working days between them. Why the date moves every year, what 调休 means, and when to buy a ticket.
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秋天的假期怎么放
How the autumn holidays fall this year
HSK 3 · 2 min read
