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‘Irresponsible’: Nasa chides China as rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean
US agency accuses Beijing of failing to meet expected standards regarding its space debris
China’s secretive state-owned firm taking on Elon Musk’s Starlink
China Satellite Network Group is Beijing’s latest effort to launch a constellation of satellites to beam internet signals from space, but experts say there is a lot of catching up to do.
With Heavy Rain Forecast for May, China Warns of Potential Flooding
Authorities have also called on local officials in the north to be on guard for risks associated with melting glaciers due to the warming climate.
Japan steps up defence capabilities in space, cyberspace amid new threats
Analysts say Tokyo’s focus on these new domains is purely defensive in the face of evolving security challenges from China and Russia.
I Got the Vaccine. Why Are So Many Chinese Still Hesitating?
Getting vaccinated is an almost painless process in much of China, yet many continue to vacillate.
Debris from Chinese rocket could hit Earth at weekend, says expert
Communist party newspaper claims Long March 5B should easily burn up in atmosphere but expert warns pieces will reach Earth
China’s Rural Men Want to Get Married. Women, Not So Much.
Young men in small-town China still hold traditional views on marriage, but their prospective partners now have other priorities, a new report has found.
Chinese Province Launches Gold ‘Health Code’ for Vaccine Recipients
The digital reward is designed to motivate young people to get vaccinated, according to local authorities.
People Mountain, People Sea: China’s Labor Day Holiday, in Photos
A selection of photos from the annual travel rush by Sixth Tone’s visual editors.
The Numbers That Explain the Success of a TV Show About School
In “A Love for Dilemma,” children’s lives are just as stressful as those of China’s primary schoolers.
New Film Turns the Tables on China’s Infamous ‘Chengguan’
China’s city management officers, or “chengguan,” are notorious for violent clampdowns on urban street vendors. But in Chen Weijun’s documentary “City Dream,” the force bites off more than it can chew.
Shanghai Offers Locals Cash, Groceries to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
The city is just the latest in China to offer incentives as the country strives to inoculate 40% of its population by June.
Reading the Leaves of China’s Upscale Milk Tea Craze
Frothy market valuations have driven an explosion in the number of “new-style” milk tea brands in recent years, posing the question: How much fancier can the drink get?
Chinese Resent Public Holiday System That Steals Their Weekends
To compensate for the upcoming Labor Day holiday, many in China are begrudgingly trading their Saturdays and Sundays.
With COVID-19 Alarms Off, China Eyes Huge Labor Day Travel Rush
Some 200 million trips are planned during the five-day holiday, potentially surpassing the same period in pre-pandemic 2019.
The Jesuit Library at the Crossroads of East and West
The Bibliotheca Zi-Ka-Wei’s collection of Chinese-language Catholic books is one of the best in the world. How it attained that status is a long story.
The Big Short: How Height Discrimination Hurts Chinese Men
China’s Post-2000 generation is the tallest in East Asia. For some, that’s still not tall enough.
China’s 3,500-Post Edit War Over Feminism
Zhihu’s “feminism” page has been edited thousands of times since 2011. What’s all the fuss about?
Critics Accuse Award-Winning Chinese Writer of Pandering to Foreign Readers
Jia’nan Qian won an O. Henry Prize for her short story about stark countryside living during China’s tumultuous Cultural Revolution.
LGBT Couples Not Entitled to Full Property Rights, Court Rules
Two women who lived together for 50 years sued each other for property rights infringements, but a Liaoning court dismissed both cases because their relationship was not recognized under Chinese law.
