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- September 29, 2026
Chen Yujie completes Asian Games campaign with relay gold
Ningbo sprinter Chen Yujie added another gold medal to her Asian Games collection on Sept 28, helping China win the women's 4x100m relay title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- September 28, 2026
GT interview with Wang Shun: 32-year-old swimmer closes fifth Asian Games with no regrets
At 32, Wang Shun knows that the next breakthrough in his swimming career may not come from doing more of what he has already been doing for years, but from finding the remaining 5 percent that he has yet to explore.
- August 10, 2026
Ningbo-born scholar wins top international statistics honor
Su Weijie, a Ningbo-born scholar and professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has won the 2026 COPSS Presidents' Award, one of the highest honors for young statisticians worldwide.
- May 22, 2026
Meet village CEO: How one woman is revitalizing rural Ningbo
Can a village have a CEO? In Ningbo's Xiaoqing village, it does.
- May 08, 2026
Photographer captures smiles in Ningbo neighborhood
A neighborhood in Ningbo marked the 78th World Smile Day on May 8 with a community photo exhibition celebrating everyday smiles and human connection.
- May 11, 2026
A Malaysian volunteer's island diary in Ningbo
Lim Ying Hien from Malaysia is currently on Jiushan Archipelago off Ningbo, supporting conservation work for the Chinese Crested Tern alongside local volunteers.
- April 23, 2026
Reader feedback sparks accessibility update
In Ningbo, a public library has updated its Braille catalogue following a simple request from a visually impaired reader.
- January 06, 2026
Ningbo artist Jiang Hongsheng: Ink and friendship across borders
In a classroom at Russia's Irkutsk State University in September 2025, more than 20 students sat in a circle, brushes poised, as Ningbo artist Jiang Hongsheng guided them gently in English: "Don't draw the flower — feel it."
