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Baidu reported mixed first-quarter earnings, with adjusted earnings per share at $1.75, surpassing estimates of $1.69. However, the company's sales of $4.65 billion fell short of the predicted $4.66 billion.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and nine other departments have jointly issued guidelines concerning artificial intelligence ethics.

China Central Television (CCTV) has chosen Fan Zhiyi, Wang Bingbing, and Dong Yuhui as guests for its World Cup coverage.

Previously a finance engineering student with no acting background, she achieved a leading role in a film that grossed over 100 million yuan.

A professor based in the United States presented 10 pieces of evidence to argue that China is a foreign country to Taiwan.

Apple, Huawei, and Xiaomi have announced price reductions on their products.

Xintiandi announced it has received a "Drug Registration Certificate" for Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets.

A researcher named 'Geng Tongxue' claims to have evidence of Nature paper forgery by five distinguished young scholars from four Chinese universities: Tongji University, East China Normal University, Hunan University, and Sun Yat-sen University. A whistleblower known as 'Geng Tongxue' has accused five recipients of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars from four Chinese universities of fabricating data in Nature journal publications.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in Southern Xinjiang, China, with an epicenter at 84.69°E 40.66°N. The earthquake had a depth of 10 km and struck at 05:07:20 UTC on May 18, 2026.

The Chinese film 'Letter to Grandma' has surpassed 500 million yuan in cumulative box office revenue on its 18th day of release. The film 'Letter to Grandma' has seen a increase in its screening ratio, rising to approximately 45% on May 18, 2026.