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Ma Ning, a veteran referee nicknamed “card master,” has become an unlikely celebrity in China, attracting sponsorship deals, viral memes, and millions of social media interactions.]]>Jun 04, 2026
The Harbin Institute of Technology has put on an annual wedding for doctoral students and their partner for over a decade. In recent years, participants have received lab-grown diamond rings.]]>Jun 03, 2026
From students to working professionals, young Chinese are heading to 24-hour bathhouses for everything from relaxing escapes from reality to thesis writing sessions and corporate retreats.]]>Jun 03, 2026
The practice is commonly employed in scenic areas, which generate higher income by bundling entry and bus tickets.]]>Jun 02, 2026
The young women powering the country’s musical theater boom are often dismissed as irrational fans, but their behavior reflects deeper changes in how a generation seeks meaning, intimacy, and escape.]]>Jun 02, 2026
A picture of the animal, known for playing dead, has been spreading online, with users attaching captions riffing on life’s hardships.]]>Jun 02, 2026
The road was planned to cut through a critical spoon-billed sandpiper habitat. By first organizing online, and then taking action offline, amateur activists halted its construction.]]>Jun 01, 2026
In a world still in awe of artificial intelligence, the best power we have is our urge to create and connect.]]>May 29, 2026
Faced with needing to raise investments for demolition and construction, cities like Shenzhen have begun exploring ways for homeowners to redesign aging structures themselves.]]>May 29, 2026
A documentary director who set out to explore the lives of Chinese and American teens revisits unreleased footage of the murder suspect when he was 16.]]>May 28, 2026
Chinese dreamcore plays on millennial nostalgia. Why is it so effective?]]>May 28, 2026
As Chinese firms expand internal AI systems, some employees are being asked to build digital versions of themselves before leaving their jobs.]]>May 28, 2026
For decades, the country has relied on a system that charges higher electricity prices in the day, and lower prices at night. With the rise of solar and wind power, that’s now changing.]]>May 27, 2026
Shippers, solo stans, and spreadsheets — Chinese authorities step in as online attacks and arguments engulf the world of elite table tennis.]]>May 27, 2026
From same-day groceries to in-house delivery fleets, Chinese shopping apps are bringing Europe a faster, more integrated way to shop.]]>May 27, 2026
The country aims to curb abuses in obtaining prescription medication online — a practice that has become easier with the rise of pharmaceutical e-commerce platforms.]]>May 26, 2026
A chat log in which an AI assistant confidently presented a user with numerous inaccuracies has inspired a wave of AI hallucination spoofs, a growing trend in the country.]]>May 25, 2026
Thanks to AI, a new form of solo entrepreneurship has taken root, granting individuals the ability to perform tasks that once required many workers.]]>May 25, 2026
Domestic media reported that inaccuracies in tunnel maps, as well as a lack of personnel locators, impacted rescue efforts.]]>May 24, 2026
Interviews found that fears of inequality, loneliness, sacrifice, and disappointment shape attitudes toward marriage as much as economic pressures do.]]>May 22, 2026
As FIFA demanded soaring broadcasting fees, many Chinese viewers began questioning whether the World Cup still holds the same cultural and commercial value it once did.]]>May 22, 2026
The plans offer millions of AI tokens per person for a fixed monthly price. Insiders say the packages’ main customers are government entities and state-owned enterprises.]]>May 21, 2026
Citing arguments with his wife and conflict with other cast members, netizens likened the Olympic swimmer to a toddler and called him a “mama’s boy.”]]>May 21, 2026
Photographer Wu Fang reflects on 15 years and 20,000 photos capturing the life of a bereaved mother who gave birth to twins at 60.]]>May 20, 2026
Amid rapid change, artist Hong Jian has ensured Shanghai’s distinct architecture and hidden stories are not forgotten.]]>May 20, 2026
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.]]>