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For decades, families relied on letter writers like Jiang Mingdian to stay connected with relatives abroad. At 77, he may be one of the last still working.]]>May 20, 2026
A team of researchers used a new, minimally invasive technique to sample the teeth from six Homo erectus fossils, establishing a framework for future evolutionary research on ancient fossils.]]>May 20, 2026
A stray dog has gone viral on Chinese social media after a group of local taxi drivers raised money for her surgery.]]>May 19, 2026
Liuzhou City, located near two fault lines, experienced its worst earthquakes in centuries.]]>May 19, 2026
The woman, along with a 26-year-old man, has been placed under criminal coercive measures to await the conclusion of the police investigation.]]>May 18, 2026
The tension between inherited status and personal initiative drives modern online narratives.]]>May 18, 2026
In comments sections beneath the job posting, young Chinese voiced their interest in leaving “cutthroat” cities and paying off debts, saying they could withstand the position’s potential loneliness.]]>May 15, 2026
The productions, made by two amateur teams using their own savings, have garnered hundreds of millions of views on domestic video platforms.]]>May 15, 2026
China’s students are embracing highly exclusive “campus dating apps” that only match university classmates. But are they really the antidote to swipe fatigue?]]>May 14, 2026
After his company asked him to accept a pay cut and demotion following an AI rollout, a fintech worker sued — and won.]]>May 14, 2026
As social media fuels a growing passion for persimmon trees, wealthy urbanites in eastern China are paying thousands to ship prime specimens from distant villages.]]>May 13, 2026
With an aging population and large percentage of adults who grew up as only children, families are finding themselves at a loss for how to choose adequate nursing homes. Enter senior care managers.]]>May 13, 2026
Customers with addresses in the neighborhood, known for its livestreaming community, reported being unable to order items from various luxury brands online for several days.]]>May 12, 2026
For thousands of years, leopard cats lived alongside humans in China. Unlike other species, they were never domesticated — and are still adapting to life on the edge of Beijing.]]>May 12, 2026
A film about the life, traditions, and emotional landscape of the Chaoshan region in southern China has struck a chord with viewers for its moving portrayal of local culture and familial bonds.]]>May 11, 2026
By targeting the brain’s motor cortex with magnetic stimulation, the treatment reduced social and language deficits in young children with the condition, while also shortening treatment.]]>May 08, 2026
At women-led coding events across China, participants are turning overlooked problems — from menopause to workplace sexism — into products of their own.]]>May 08, 2026
The football association asked for a record $250 million from the country’s state-owned TV broadcasting company, with negotiations failing to bring the price down to what the network deemed acceptable.]]>May 07, 2026
Multiple domestic music platforms have updated the credits for modern songs to reflect the original writers, drawing netizens’ attention.]]>May 06, 2026
When hordes of foodies descended on a small shop in northwestern China, one cook’s exhausted expression broke the internet. Now his focus is flavor, not fame.]]>May 06, 2026
Launched by a local man, an anti-desertification initiative in the country’s arid northwest went viral after being featured on a popular show.]]>May 05, 2026
The 22-year-old is the second Chinese player to win the championship, and the first born after 2000 to do so.]]>May 04, 2026
Street food vendor Bai Xianying’s resemblance to the “King of Mandopop” made him an overnight hit — but he prefers flipping pancakes to chasing fame.]]>May 04, 2026
China’s rural data-labeling centers relied on mothers who could work, care for children and hold households in place all at once. Now many of those same women are being judged unfit for the future of AI.]]>May 04, 2026
Travelers first began posting online pictures of the textbooks, whose covers feature famous sites from around the world, before leaving the books there for others to discover and sign.]]>May 03, 2026
In the country’s less-developed hinterlands, labeling data to train AI models has become a poverty-alleviation tool.]]>May 01, 2026
Tourists are choosing to primarily take domestic road trips this year, with music and cultural events driving tourism.]]>Apr 30, 2026
For 15 years, Chinese farmer Cheng Yunfu had sold cheap hand-pulled noodles at a local fair — then a trending video sent his life spinning out of control.]]>Apr 30, 2026
The yaks were delivered naturally and without assistance using technology that cuts breeding cycles from 20 years to under five.]]>Apr 29, 2026
The city is piloting a system of relay stations and order tracking, in which riders can now formally hand off orders to runners installed in high-rises, making final deliveries to customers.]]>Apr 28, 2026
Han Suzhen’s tiny alleyway store was overrun with customers after a post about her “hand-brewed coffee” went viral — and it almost cost her health.]]>Apr 28, 2026
In the 10 years since the game launched in 2016, there have been highs, lows, and everything in between. It is no exaggeration to say that Overwatch would not be what it is in China without the fans.]]>Apr 28, 2026
China’s parody journals are turning failed experiments, revision fatigue, and academic anxiety into comedy — and finding an audience.]]>Apr 28, 2026
The world’s first clinical trial on congenital deafness gene therapy showed that injecting a missing gene back into ear cells can restore hearing.]]>Apr 27, 2026
As rural content booms online, Lin Yangduo has gone viral promoting village tourism and local products with a formula that makes him deeply uncomfortable.]]>Apr 27, 2026
When a Chinese livestreamer ambushed a U.S. streaming star with a braised goose from his hometown, sales boomed. Why didn’t it last?]]>Apr 27, 2026
A new study shows that female top-ranked students can serve as significant role models in narrowing gender-based education gaps.]]>Apr 26, 2026
A Pu opera adaptation of “Othello” shows how cross-cultural experiments can falter when historical context and character psychology fail to align.]]>Apr 24, 2026
The new rules provide more detailed classifications and safety standards for fireworks and firecrackers.]]>Apr 24, 2026
For a generation losing faith in any single career path, money has become a tool for managing risk, claiming autonomy, and building a life on their own terms.]]>Apr 23, 2026
After discovering his daughter had embezzled 17 million yuan, her father accompanied her to the police station to report the crime, hoping to recover the funds.]]>Apr 23, 2026
From public votes to memes and hand-drawn sketches of new products, customers in China increasingly participate in brand decisions, in what’s being called “listen-to-advice” marketing.]]>Apr 22, 2026
Seven task forces probing major delivery platforms uncovered more than 67,000 ghost kitchens nationwide, some linked to over 3.6 million fraudulent cake orders.]]>Apr 22, 2026
Since masters of the genre like Jin Yong penned their epics, there has been a growing female wuxia authorship that speaks to increased cultural confidence, a diversity of voices, and all-new takes on classic settings.]]>Apr 21, 2026
China became the world’s largest esports market in less than a decade. Now, as clubs cut back and the old pipeline tightens, breaking through is harder than ever.]]>Apr 21, 2026
As rumors swirl around the restoration of an ailing national treasure, a conservation expert explains why some want to take it apart.]]>Apr 21, 2026
Marketed as a platform for female empowerment, the show casts famous women to compete to become part of a girl group. But its latest season is trending for different reasons.]]>Apr 20, 2026
Algorithm-dominated work feels like oppression to many. But couriers with hearing disabilities feel like they finally get fair treatment.]]>Apr 20, 2026
The robot, named “Lightning,” was crowned the winner of the country’s second annual mixed human-robot half-marathon.]]>Apr 20, 2026
As shoppers grow more cautious, China’s retailers are reworking stores, staff, and supply chains around new demands for quality, service, and experience.]]>Apr 17, 2026
Zha Shiyire reflects on how a wild, animal-filled childhood in rural Yunnan built an inner sanctuary that still sustains her.]]>