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China's island province of Hainan has become a hot destination for tourists across the country during the National Day holiday. Visitors were not only drawn by the sunshine and beaches, but also the duty-free shops. Tune in to Studio Plus to find out how much money was spent on duty-free shopping during the holiday period and what encouraged it.

You'd be forgiven for mistaking this highway rest stop for a dinosaur theme park. Alongside its restrooms, supermarket and stores are life-size and rather intimidating replicas of the prehistoric reptiles that once roamed the earth. Now they look on as travelers roam the indoor gourmet food street and dinosaur-themed exhibition, all of which can be found along the Shanghai to Ningbo highway in eastern China. Have fun when you 'Jurassic' park your car!

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, sales of smart home devices, like contactless smart gadgets and products with the function of sterilization and disinfection, have become popular among Chinese consumers. Check out what a smart home might be like in the future with Studio Plus.

YouTube might think so. Although the company has issued an apology for a tweet it made this week about content creators on its platform. If you didn't see the tweet, it poked fun at how long many content creators take to get to the subject of a video using the "no one" meme format. Find out more on Studio Plus.

As a must-have traditional sweet during the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations, mooncakes can divide opinion in China. Some love them because of their delicious flavors, while others hate them for containing too much fat. Find out more on Studio Plus to hear solutions on how to enjoy this delicacy without gaining weight.

Would you be willing to try a special cup of coffee brewed by a robot and mixed with traditional Chinese herbs? Can a humanoid robotic barista really simulate master-level brewing techniques? The Studio Plus hosts share their thoughts.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also called the Moon Festival, is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. This year it falls on October 1st, the same day as the country's National Day. What does this festival honor and how do Chinese people celebrate? Join Studio Plus to learn about the facts and traditions of this festival.

More than 700 vending machines selling face masks have been introduced to 413 metro stations in Shanghai. How will this help contain the COVID-19 pandemic? Do people like the convenience? Our Studio Plus hosts discuss the topic.

London's world-famous Big Ben clock tower is about to become visible again after a three-year face-lift project completed a critical phase. Learn more details with Studio Plus.

Creating jobs is the most fundamental means of improving the locals' wellbeing and to get rid of poverty in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region. It is especially important for the local women, who have less opportunity to join the workplace and therefore had less financial independence than their male peer. In the local government's battle against poverty, many women in Xinjiang have been lifted out of poverty and are now seeing a different way of life with more opportunities for work open to them. Once the door to workplace opened, they started to seize their own life. Our reporter Luo Laiming has more.