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China’s ‘Self-Comb Women’ Never Smashed the Patriarchy. So What?
Some anti-marriage activists are trying to lay claim to the self-comb legacy. They’re missing these women’s real significance.
December 2, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
Death Sentence for Harbin Man Who Raped 4-Year-Old Girl
A Chinese court has handed down a rare death sentence in a rape case, as it involved a child victim who suffered permanent injuries.
December 2, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
The World’s Factory, On Film
Zhan Youbing worked for years as a migrant laborer in the heart of China’s export machine. Then, one day, he picked up a camera.
December 1, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
More Elderly Chinese Are Contracting HIV, Says WHO
Unsafe sexual behaviors are leaving the country’s elderly exposed to the virus that causes AIDS.
December 1, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
Hangzhou Court Rules in Landmark Facial Recognition Case
Though a safari park’s compulsory collection of its patrons’ facial data was ruled to be illegal, the plaintiff will appeal based on other parts of the decision.
December 1, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
Get-Picked-Up Artist for Women Shut Down Over ‘Immoral’ Teachings
Ling Tongtong prides herself on instructing women how to use their feminine wiles to win expensive gifts from male suitors, but her agency has been dogged by allegations of fraud and complaints from unsatisfied customers.
December 1, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
Real Estate Firms Secretly Collecting Client Data Via Facial Recognition
Experts say it’s illegal for China’s housing agencies to gather biometric information without consent, and that doing so constitutes a violation of privacy.
November 30, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
China to Make Foreign Garbage Ban Total
Regulations allowing imported recycled materials have turned Southeast Asia into a waste trade way station.
November 30, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
53 Jailed for Last Year’s Deadly Factory Explosion in Jiangsu
Chemical company employees and public servants were given prison sentences of up to 20 years for flouting safety protocols and accepting bribes.
November 30, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
China’s Homegrown Third-Generation Nuclear Reactor Is Now Online
The domestically developed Hualong One reactor can generate 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually and cut carbon emissions by 8.16 million tons.
November 27, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
China’s Sinopharm Seeking Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine
The company’s two coronavirus vaccine candidates have already been administered to over 1 million people, according to CEO Liu Jingzhen.
November 25, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
How Agents Keep China’s Housekeepers Grateful — and Dependent
Agencies are more concerned with keeping clients happy than protecting their vulnerable workers.
November 25, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
Escort Services Advertised on Top Chinese Job-Hunting Site, Investigation Finds
After a number of job postings were found to require sexual services, many online are sympathetic toward Boss Zhipin, saying it’s the people — not the platform — who should be blamed.
November 25, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
History Task Force Named Something Coarse Shows Remorse
A research group on the maternal roots of China’s only ruling empress sparked the mother of all controversies.
November 24, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
Viewers Say New Kung Fu Series Lacks Kick
The director of “Lu Ding Ji” acknowledged flaws in his martial arts drama but also said lead actor Zhang Yishan isn’t entirely to blame for the poor reviews.
November 24, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
Hot Pot Restaurant in Hot Water for Refusing to Serve Male Customers
Chengdu establishment Goddess Dating maintains it is within its rights to require that at least one woman be present in each group of diners.
November 23, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
A Woman Was Beaten to Death by Her In-Laws. They Got Three Years
After a Shandong woman’s husband and parents-in-law tortured and starved her for years, a local court gave them lenient sentences for “abuse.” A public outcry was followed by a retrial order.
November 19, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
China’s African Traders Confront a Formidable New Foe: Alibaba
As the Chinese tech giant tightens its grip on Africa’s e-commerce market, Africans in China suddenly find their businesses at risk.
November 19, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
God of War Statue Has to Go, Jingzhou Officials Say
The notorious 58-meter-tall statue was marked for “rectification” by the central government in September. Now local officials are trying to figure out how to move it.
November 18, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone
Soliciting Sex in Hunan? Police Might Tell Everyone You Know
A residential district’s new policy allows employers, family members, and neighbors to be notified of sex work-related offenses.
November 17, 2020 Source: Sixth Tone