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How Old-School Parenting Is Holding Back Alternative Education
China’s alternative schools are helping stressed parents find a sense of community. Can they get them to stop seeing their kids as an extension of themselves?
Chinese Border City Reports 112 Coronavirus Cases After Mass Testing
A citywide vaccination drive has been put on hold while Ruili conducts a second round of mass testing.
Inches From Heaven, Splattered in Blood
In the second of a two-part series on the top secret Karakoram Highway, a former nurse shares her experiences treating the soldiers tasked with this monumental project.
Where Are the Douyin Generation’s Pop Stars?
Douyin and other short-video apps are compressing artists’ 15 minutes of fame into 15 seconds.
The Amateur Sleuths Trying to Identify China’s Unclaimed Dead
China’s metropolises are struggling to cope with a large number of anonymous corpses. But an underground database is helping uncover their true identities.
Kerry: U.S. 'hopeful' it can work with China to tackle climate change
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said the United States was hopeful it could work with China to tackle climate change, despite longstanding disagreements that have affected the bilateral relationship.
Focus Less on Getting A’s, More on Catching Z’s, Ministry Says
After nearsightedness, will sleep become the next battleground for the physical and mental health of China’s children?
China still considering climate summit RSVP a week after US invite
Collaboration on environmental issues might help the China-US relationship but larger unrelated issues could hamper their ability to work together, say analysts.
Why Some Chinese Deny the Existence of Anti-Asian Hate
Despite a string of recent, high-profile attacks on Asians, a vocal contingent of Chinese in the U.S. continue to deny there’s a problem.
In Draft Rules, China Promises Cap for Emission-Trading Scheme
Making polluting companies pay their cleaner competitors should help lower the country’s carbon footprint.
How a Uruguayan Novel Broke China’s Go-To Review Site
The Chinese version of Mario Benedetti’s “La Tregua” has become an unexpected punching bag following a negative online review of its translation.
The Complex Legacy of China’s Cinematic Pirates
Film and TV piracy are under increasing pressure in China. The void they’re leaving behind will be hard to fill.
China Sees Unusual May-Like Temperatures — in February
Meteorologists say such extreme weather-related events are likely to increase as a result of climate change.
China, Unfinished: The Skeletal Cityscapes of Photographer Meng Wei
Photographer Meng Wei shares his obsession with the abandoned tower blocks littering the skylines of major Chinese cities.
China generated over half world's coal-fired power in 2020: study
China generated 53% of the world's total coal-fired power in 2020, nine percentage points more that five years earlier, despite climate pledges and the building of hundreds of renewable energy plants, a global data study showed on Monday.
Beijing enveloped in hazardous sandstorm, second time in two weeks
The Chinese capital Beijing woke on Sunday morning shrouded in thick dust carrying extremely high levels of hazardous particles, as a second sandstorm in two weeks hit the city due to winds from drought-hit Mongolia and northwestern China.
Shenzhen Sets Sexual Harassment Standard for Schools, Workplaces
A new guidebook, said to be the first of its kind in China, outlines specific punishments for various forms of misconduct.
12 Arrested in Hebei for Fabricating Emission Data
Local companies were found to be collaborating with an emission monitoring company to skirt environmental standards.
PetroChina expects its carbon emissions to peak around 2025
PetroChina, Asia's largest oil and gas producer, expects its carbon emissions to peak by around 2025, as it aims to lift output of lower-carbon natural gas to 55% of its total production by then from 47% now.
Regional Alliance Aims to Protect Isolated Panda Population
Experts say giant pandas living in small, isolated communities are more vulnerable to extinction.
