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Action plan targets youth health issues
China Daily 5th January 2026 Action plan targets youth health issues China has launched a five-year action plan to improve the overall health of children and adolescents, targeting five key issues that include obesity, myopia, mental health disorders, spinal curvature abnormalities and dental health. The plan, jointly issued by the National Health Commission and 12 other government departments on Tuesday, sets a goal to effectively curb obesity among children and teenagers by
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China mum shares toddler’s recovery from underdeveloped hip joint, receives online support
South China Morning Post 5th January 2026 China mum shares toddler ’ s recovery from underdeveloped hip joint, receives online support A mother in China who helped her toddler daughter through rehabilitation to fix a malformed hip has trended on social media, attracting more than a million likes. According to a report by the China News Service, the little girl, nicknamed Tiantian, began the treatment last year at the age of one when she was diagnosed with dysplasia of the hip
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China paralysed man who can only move a finger and a toe, creates smart farm system, start up
South China Morning Post 28th December 2025 China paralysed man, who can only move a finger and a toe, creates smart farm system, start-up Man who survives on a ventilator teaches his mother to become a ‘ super technician ’ , plans future experiments using state-of-the-art technology By Yating Yang in Beijing A paralysed Chinese man who can move only one finger and one toe has successfully developed a smart farm control system and founded a start-up. The determination of Li X
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Artificial intelligence unlocks silver screen for people with disabilities
China Daily 3rd January 2026 Artificial intelligence unlocks silver screen for people with disabilities By Li Jing The screening hall fell quiet as the film began. Soon, a steady narration described the gestures, expressions and moments that could not be seen by people with visual impairments. For them, cinema unfolded not through images, but through language. That calm, precise and unmistakably familiar voice belonged to Chinese actor Hu Ge, recreated through artificial inte
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China’s State Media Sparks Outrage With Tone-Deaf Delivery Worker Videos
Vision Times 13th December 2025 China’s State Media Sparks Outrage With Tone-Deaf Delivery Worker Videos By Jian Yi Public anger in mainland China is once again spilling into open view, as two state-media videos triggered an unusually sharp backlash online. One video released by China Central Television was taken down within days. Another, published by the Communist Party’s flagship newspaper People’s Daily , has drawn condemnation from nearly 7,000 users, many of whom direc
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Cabinet approves amendments to disabled rights act
Taipei Times 20th December 2025 Cabinet approves amendments to disabled rights act By Lin Chih-yi and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer The Cabinet yesterday approved the first changes to the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act (身心障礙者權益保障法) in 18 years, which aims to ensure the participation of people with disabilities in the policymaking process and improve accessibility. The proposed amendments uphold disabled people’s right of representation in poli
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Patient with cerebral palsy completes Chinese chess match via non-invasive BCI, marking world’s 1st application in national-level sports event
Global Times 30th December 2025 Patient with cerebral palsy completes Chinese chess match via non-invasive BCI, marking world ’ s 1st application in national-level sports event A cerebral palsy player competed in a Chinese chess competition while wearing a non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) device, marking the world's first competitive application of non-invasive BCI technology in a national-level public sports event, domestic media outlet Jiemian News reported on Tu
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The perfect integration of technology and humanity. The Brain-Computer Interface Chess Dream Realization Open Tournament was successfully held.
European Central Station 30th December 2025 The perfect integration of technology and humanity. The Brain-Computer Interface Chess Dream Realization Open Tournament was successfully held. On December 29th, at the site of the annual finals of the "Tian Tian Chinese Chess Cup" organized by the Chinese Chess Association held in Hainan, a special chess game caught everyone's attention. Han Binbin, a chess player with cerebral palsy from Chongqing, wearing a lightweight head devic
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Disabled athletes’ success an inspiration for all of Hong Kong
South China Morning Post 21st December 2025 Disabled athletes’ success an inspiration for all of Hong Kong Their achievements should wput a spotlight on the contributions people with disabilities across society can make and the support they need. Disabled athletes from Hong Kong deserve admiration and praise for their historic showing at the National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the Special Olympic Games. They stood out in the biggest edition yet of China’s equiva
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Feature. Chinese schools turn under-utilized spaces into sports areas, fostering campus fitness culture
Xinhua 29th December 2025 Feature. Chinese schools turn under-utilized spaces into sports areas, fostering campus fitness culture Editor: huaxia Transforming once-neglected campus corners into vibrant "micro sports zones," schools across Jinan are reporting significantly improved student fitness, reduced obesity and myopia rates, and a more active campus culture. When the class bell rings at Jinan No. 9 Middle School in east China's Shandong Province, students now flock to n
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Running the City Without Sound. Deaf Couriers in Shanghai
China Daily 25th December 2025 Running the City Without Sound. Deaf Couriers in Shanghai In Shanghai, a delivery station for deaf riders raises a larger question: what does inclusive work look like in the digital economy? At 7:09am, food courier Sun Jingjing received her first order of the day: a Starbucks coffee to be delivered to a high-rise residential building 1 kilometer away. For the next two hours, she wove through malls, residential blocks, and office towers, jogging
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New legal aid volunteer program boosts grassroots services
China Daily 23rd December 2025 China Daily 23 rd December 2025 New legal aid volunteer program boosts grassroots services By YANG ZEKUN China has recently launched a legal aid volunteer program, with the goal to expand legal services across the country and establish a college-based system within three to five years. The initiative was jointly announced in a notice issued on Tuesday by the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Education and the Central Committee of the Communi
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Feature. Chinese schools turn underutilized spaces into sports areas, fostering campus fitness culture
Xinhua 29th December 2025 Feature. Chinese schools turn underutilized spaces into sports areas, fostering campus fitness culture Editor: huaxia Transforming once-neglected campus corners into vibrant "micro sports zones," schools across Jinan are reporting significantly improved student fitness, reduced obesity and myopia rates, and a more active campus culture. When the class bell rings at Jinan No. 9 Middle School in east China's Shandong Province, students now flock to ne
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Patient successfully controls smart devices with mind in second human trial of China’s BCI
Global Times 17th December 2025 Patient successfully controls smart devices with mind in second human trial of China ’ s BCI By Deng Xiaoci The Global Times learned on Wednesday from Shanghai-based Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology (CEBSIT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences that, in collaboration with the Fudan University's Huashan Hospital, the center has successfully carried out a second in-human clinical trial of its independently develope
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A home without barriers
China Daily China Daily 17th December 2025 A home without barriers By Meng Wenjie ] When you step into "Yameng's Home", a guesthouse in Qingdao, Shandong province, the first things that may catch your eye are a Barbie doll in a wheelchair and a three-legged cat named Joy happily roaming around. The guesthouse is run by 29-year-old Cui Yameng, a passionate advocate for public welfare who is dedicated to breaking down barriers for people with disabilities. In 2023, Cui returned
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Tibetan teenage athlete with disabilities finds his stride on national stage
China.org.cn 16th December 2025 Tibetan teenage athlete with disabilities finds his stride on national stage The cold is sharp enough to sting the lungs in December's Lhasa before sunrise. 19-year-old runner Sonam Gyaltsen squinted toward the eastern horizon, then put on sunglasses and started his morning training, unaware that the quiet routine would mark the final chapter of one journey and the beginning of another. The next day, Sonam left the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau for th
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China empowers people with disabilities using new technology
Guangdong News 14th December 2025 China empowers people with disabilities using new technology Editor: Jade Technology has become an invaluable partner for athletes and individuals with disabilities at China's 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games, currently underway across Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. A total of 7,824 athletes from 34 delegations have registered for the Games. The main competition began Tuesday, marki
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China Disabled Persons’ Federation praises Kai Tak Sports Park’s world-class accessibility
The Hong Kong Standard 14th December 2025 China Disabled Persons’ Federation praises Kai Tak Sports Park’s world-class accessibility Chairman of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation Cheng Kai has praised Kai Tak Sports Park (KTSP) for its world-class barrier-free facilities, saying they create a positive environment for advancing the development of parasports. Cheng made the remarks during a visit to the park on Saturday, which coincided with the boccia competitions of the
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AI vests help pull out all the stops for ADHD students
Radio Television HK (RTHK) 15th December 2025 AI vests help pull out all the stops for ADHD students A research team at The Education University of Hong Kong has created the world's first AI-powered smart vest to help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) improve their focus and classroom behaviour. According to the team, an estimated 6.4 percent of children and adolescents live with ADHD in the city, meaning tens of thousands of students struggle dai
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Tech rewrites rules of accessibility at Para-Special Games
Global Times 12th December 2025 Tech rewrites rules of accessibility at Para-Special Games Opening up new possibilities By Sun Langchen in Shenzhen On a cool morning at the Para-Special Olympics venue in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, spectators gathered around an unlikely celebrity: a six-legged robotic dog. The machine paced methodically along the edge of the javelin field, waiting for the next throw. When an athlete completed an attempt, the robot trotted fo
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