Core highlight: On December 16, 2025, the "New Era? New Future – 2025 International Black Truffle Technology Innovation Conference" with the theme "Breaking Through and Moving Towards the New" was solemnly opened in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. The conference aims to create a high-standard, landmark international exchange platform for China's edible fungus industry, attracting leaders from relevant departments, academicians from the two academies, top domestic and international universities and research institutions, representatives from leading enterprises, as well as industry guests from nearly 10 major consumer countries and regions around the world, totaling over 300 people gathered together.