https://www.scmp.com/rss/523736/feed The latest news and top stories on China Youth Daily. A Beijing-based state-controlled daily newspaper, China Youth Daily is dedicated to advancing China’s reform and social progress, encouraging youth contribution to socialism. Its main areas of focus include disseminating information on domestic and international developments, covering youth issues, economics, education and sports. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ada Li Ada Li Chinese referee Ma Ning remained in Saudi Arabia despite claims on Tuesday that he had been removed from the AFC Champions League Elite tournament following a controversial quarter-final performance. Reports from Saudi Arabia media alleged that Ma was dropped and had left the country after Al-Ittihad’s 1-0 loss to Japanese team Machida Zelvia on Friday in Jeddah. Chinese media Beijing Youth Daily, however, rebutted the report the same day, stating that the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3351033/chinese-referee-ma-ning-remains-jeddah-after-afc-champions-league-elite-controversy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3351033/chinese-referee-ma-ning-remains-jeddah-after-afc-champions-league-elite-controversy?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:13 +0000 Liu Zhen Liu Zhen The People’s Liberation Army has upgraded its ageing tanks for a potential Taiwan operation, equipping them with a system to counter drone attacks and anti-tank missiles, according to state media. Type 96A main battle tanks with the GL-6 active protection system, or APS, installed were shown in video footage released by official newspaper China Youth Daily on Monday. The tanks belong to the 71st Group Army unit under the PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command, which is mainly responsible for possible... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3348816/pla-upgrades-ageing-tanks-protection-system-potential-taiwan-operation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3348816/pla-upgrades-ageing-tanks-protection-system-potential-taiwan-operation?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:08 +0000 Alice Yan Alice Yan A hotel in China which offers a special morning call service that allows guests to play with a lion cub in their room has attracted much attention on social media. Videos of an employee showing a lion cub into a room at the Happy Countryside Resort in Niujiao Village in Suqian, eastern Jiangsu province, have gone viral online. The clip shows the little big cat entering a guest room in the morning before a child guest picks it up and plays with it, according to a report by Jimu News. The hotel... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3332450/chinese-hotel-offers-lion-cub-interactive-wake-call-guests-spending-us88-night?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3332450/chinese-hotel-offers-lion-cub-interactive-wake-call-guests-spending-us88-night?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Nov 2025 06:00:10 +0000