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Lottery-Based Private School Admission Worries Chinese Parents
New guidelines require all private academic institutions to select students through a computerized lottery system if the number of applicants exceeds a school’s quota.
Evicted and Excluded, ‘Space Base’ Villagers Doubt Tourism Boom
A project in China’s desert hinterland promises to bring in cash by simulating life on Mars. Locals are less sure.
Hong Kong families are feuding as China extradition bill exposes generational fall in living standards | CNN
Young people in Hong Kong today feel priced out of the city. Their parents' generation grew up in a relative land of opportunity. That goes a long way to explaining the political divide.
‘No problem at all’ with China’s Three Gorges Dam as warping rumours denied
All measurements in line with project’s design parameters, experts say, with no truth to claims sparked by Google Maps images.
#10years Challenge of How Chinese Spend Their Time
Chinese people spend more time working and on the Internet compared with ten years ago.
Cambodia's Smart Axiata tests 5G network with China's Huawei
Cambodia's Smart Axiata said it had begun 5G trials in partnership with China's Huawei Technologies on Monday and could start rolling out the mobile network by this year.
Chinese Asexuals Navigate Love, Duty, and Ignorance
Often met with skepticism in the West, those who identify as asexual in China struggle to find understanding.
Detained Billionaire Developer Highlights Key Man Risk in China
It’s one of the least talked about dangers for investors in China, but it has the potential to be the most damaging: key man risk.
Billionaire’s Detention Rocks His Chinese Real Estate Empire
Chinese billionaire Wang Zhenhua was detained by Shanghai police, triggering an investor exodus from his real estate empire that erased more than $4 billion of market value, sent his companies’ dollar bonds tumbling and fueled speculation that rival developers might try to pounce.
How Shanghai’s Sorting Through a Pile of New Trash Rules
The city’s new garbage sorting regulations are testing residents’ knowledge of the contents of their wastebaskets.
Keeping an Ear to Weibo’s Suicidal Whispers
Artificial intelligence is helping volunteers to intervene when people post troubled messages in online ‘tree hollows.’
Court in China's Chongqing Jails WeChat Foreign News Service Moderator
Groups of subscribers on the heavily censored WeChat social media platform are shut down, with many accounts closed.
Chinese TV Show Swapped Toon for Quake-Japing Celeb, Viewers Say
Clues suggest an animated character was edited into variety show footage to replace comedian Zhang Yunlei, who has faced criticism for joking about a deadly earthquake.
Chinese Technology Moguls' Latest Obsession: Red Tourism
China’s internet watchdog rallied the founders and Communist Party representatives of 45 startups for a “study tour” celebrating the life of Mao Zedong, as Beijing tightens its grip on the country’s largest internet firms.
China's used car platform Renrenche looks to slash jobs by 60%, source says
China's online used car trading platform Renrenche aims to cut as much as 60 per cent of staff as it battles tight funding and fierce competition, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.
The Father Teaching His Kids to Pull No Punches
Zheng Weixin’s two children gained fame for their fierce fighting. Now he’s deciding who they’ll take on next.
China's Social Credit System Is Disorganized and Little-Used
Scoring citizens’ behaviors can spark dystopian fears. In practice, such programs are often disorganized and unthreatening.
Someplace Like Home: Xu Xiaoxiao’s Quest to Capture ‘Wenzhou’
The Chinese-Dutch photographer reflects on using her camera to connect with places in China.
