China Daily 21st August 2026 China City Talk. How Shanghai is turning public spaces, technology and social care into everyday services Reserving the best for people By Huang Lanlan, Hu Yuwei, Zhang Yashu and Chen Xia Editor's Note: An international metropolis on the shores of the East China Sea, a new migrant city rising from the Gobi Desert... China's cities embody a remarkable range of forms and efforts etched across a diverse range of landscapes, all of which is reflecte

Xinhua 20th August 2026 Asia-Pacific Community. Chinese-built rehab center restores hope to Mongolia's disabled children Editor: huaxia On the western outskirts of Ulan Bator, beside the gentle Tuul River, stands a whimsical building striped with bright multicolored panels. This is Mongolia's largest, best-equipped rehabilitation and development center for children with disabilities, a humanitarian landmark funded and constructed by the Chinese government. Since opening its d

Global Times 20th August 2026 Pic story. disabled doctor brings medical care to residents in China's Xinjiang By Xinhua Li Chuangye cannot walk on his feet like most people. Instead, he moves forward in a squatting position, lifting his feet in turn with his hands, and swinging his small body, one twist after another. This 38-year-old doctor hails from a poor family in Henan Province in central China. When Li was seven months old, he contracted polio, a disease that once pose

South China Morning Post 20th August 2026 ‘Die on the road, not in hospital’. Chinese man takes paralysed wife on epic road trip Their journeys are filled with kindness from strangers, from helpful villagers after an accident to scenic staff carrying her onto rides By Zoey Zhang A man from eastern China has spent a decade travelling with his partially paralysed wife, claiming that life on the road has made her “100 times” more spirited. Liu Peijin, 69, a former serviceman fro

China Daily 20th AUGUST 2026 China to expand education support for people with disabilities in Xizang China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) said on Wednesday that greater efforts will be made through the country's paired-up assistance program to support the development of education for children and young people with disabilities in Xizang and other Tibetan-inhabited areas over the next five years. A circular issued at a work conference held by the CDPF said the federation

News Guangdong 13th August 2026 Hengqin schools host 63 health sessions benefiting 10,000-plus A health team in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin delivered 63 health education sessions to more than 10,000 teachers and students during the 2025–2026 academic year. The team is known as the school's "health vice principals" of the cooperation zone. It, in partnership with medical experts, provided 50 targeted sessions on infectious disease prevention, ran 3

China Daily 13th August 2026 Disabled singer revives folk melodies Shaanxi artist uses Shaanbei songs to kindle a love for musical storytelling By Li Lei Shaanbei folk songs, a musical storytelling tradition from northwestern China, were once the working chants of farmers in the region. For Wang Zhong, a singer with a walking disability from rural Shaanxi province, they became a mission and a source of strength. Wang grew up in Zhangjiayao, a small village in the loess hills

China Daily 5th August 2026 New education guideline mandates hands-on scientific inquiry projects The Ministry of Education issued on Tuesday a new guideline requiring all students in grades four through nine to complete at least one scientific inquiry project each semester, as part of a broader effort to strengthen hands-on science education and improve students' scientific literacy. The guideline launched the "Learning by Doing" initiative, which will take effect starting f

People's Daily 5th August 2026 From robot workers to AI glasses. Exploring everyday AI in Hangzhou In Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, artificial intelligence is stepping off the screen. It is taking physical form in robots that cook, serve customers, inspect equipment and assist people in their daily lives. Spanish filmmaker Larry Levene encountered that shift at the Hangzhou Embodied Intelligence Exhibition Centre, which gathers robots designed for real-world setti

Global Times 5th August 2026 China-developed brain-computer interface robot helps patients walk again Country’s BCI sector advancing toward industrialization at fast pace By Ma Jingjing Wanting to move but being unable to is the plight of patients with lower-limb mobility impairments. Today, a homegrown cutting-edge technology is working to solve this problem. Recently, at the high-end equipment exhibition area of the Anhui Innovation Pavilion in Hefei, capital of East China'

ECNS 3rd August 2026 Young musicians with autism take Singapore stage in inclusive concert Ecns.cn Editor：Zhang Dongfang A cross‑border musical collaboration took place on Saturday at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore, where young autistic musicians from Shanghai shared the stage with a local children's orchestra. The performance vividly demonstrated the power of music to promote self‑expression and support social inclusion. https://www.ecns.cn/m/cns-wire/

China Daily 4th August 2026 Litigation brings down barriers to accessibility By YANG ZEKUN China is using procuratorial public interest litigation to strengthen barrier-free environment construction to protect the rights of people with disabilities, the elderly and those with accessibility needs, according to the country's latest human rights action plan. The National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2026-30), released by the State Council Information Office in June, calls

Global Times 31st July 2026 China's implantable BCI tech helps quadriplegic patients return to work with latency below 50 ms By Liu Yang and Zhang Weilan China's implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) technology has made substantial progress in clinical trials, enabling multiple patients with high-level quadriplegia to return to work, with command latency below 50 milliseconds, the Global Times learned from Shanghai-based medical technology firm StairMed on Thursday. This

South China Morning Post 31st July 2026 Paralysis inspires Chinese man to build mind-controlled wheelchair that wins top prize A man from southeastern China transformed his experience with paralysis into a source of inspiration, creating a mind-controlled wheelchair prototype in just 48 hours during a technology competition. Wang Ning, 33, and his wife from Shenzhen recently took part in a Shanghai-based Hackathon hosted by RedNote, where they earned first prize in the hardwa

Xinhua 31st July 2026 2 mln elderly people receive caregiving service subsidies in China in 2026 About 2 million elderly people with disabilities in China have received government subsidies to purchase caregiving services so far this year, the country's Ministry of Civil Affairs announced Thursday at a press conference. The subsidies are available to older individuals who have been assessed as having moderate or more severe disabilities, based on criteria that evaluate their

Xinhua 27th July 2026 China to improve legal framework for people with disabilities during 2026-2030 China is set to improve legal frameworks regarding education and adult guardianship for people with disabilities during the 2026-2030 period, said Cheng Kai, chairman of the China Disabled Persons' Federation. Cheng made the remarks on Monday at a press conference on the country's plan for the protection and development of persons with disabilities during the 15th Five-Year Pl

Xinhua 27th July 2026 China to foster smart rehabilitation powered by brain-computer interface China will support rehabilitation training for people with disabilities by fostering application scenarios for smart rehabilitation devices integrated with non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) technology during the 2026-2030 period, according to the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF). https://english.news.cn/20260727/312731e5f7a14176afdec4c4f0aee6d9/c.html

Hong Kong Standard 27th July 2026 HK airport offers sensory escape to ready autistic travelers for flights A calming space with adjustable lighting and padded walls is now available at Hong Kong International Airport, helping passengers with autism and other hidden disabilities cope with travel stress in the busy airport environment. Located in the restricted area of Terminal 1, the Sensory Corner is the city’s first free multi-sensory facility designed to prepare neurodiver

China Daily 22nd July 2026 Novel device to help deaf patients hear effectively Chinese researchers have developed the world's first bionic neuromorphic auditory nerve interface, a groundbreaking electronic device that bypasses damaged natural auditory nerves to deliver processed sound signals straight to the neural pathways. The technology, created by a team at Nankai University in Tianjin, represents significant research advances in the field of neuromorphic auditory restora

China Daily 17th July 2026 China to launch third national disability survey in 2027 China will launch its third national sample survey of people with disabilities in September 2027 to obtain more accurate data for policymaking on a population currently estimated at 85 million, officials said on Thursday. The survey will cover about 2.8 million people, or two in every 1,000 people, said Cheng Kai, head of the survey's leading group and chairman of the China Disabled Persons' F