An industry report released on Sunday has revealed that China is on track to produce nearly 70 percent of the world's matcha this year, after its export volume overtook Japan's for the first time in 2025.
A 100-kilogram shipment of sturgeon caviar from Huishui county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, was exported to Japan on May 31.
The 2026 Matcha Conference is underway in Jiangkou county, Tongren city, Southwest China's Guizhou province.
The reality show is produced by Tencent Music Entertainment Group and is scheduled to be streamed in June, but with a singular twist: each performance must be produced on a budget of just 10,000 yuan ($1,477).
The Huawei China Tour 2026 · Guizhou Artificial Intelligence Innovation Summit was held on May 27 in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province.
Digital and intelligent industries will remain a key focus for Southwest China's Guizhou province over the next five years, cementing its status as a major computing hub.
In Tongren, Guizhou, matcha is making a global comeback. Once born in China and carried across the sea, it now returns to where it began.