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The Lasting Pain of China’s Identity Theft Victims
For nearly 20 years, Gou Jing believed someone had stolen the life she should have led. Now, an investigation has proved she was right.
Unhappy Ending for Massage Parlor Accused of Conning Johns
Six people connected with the Hangzhou business — whose promotions featured naked women and suggestive wording — have appealed after being sentenced to up to 14 years in prison for fraud.
Shanghai-Made COVID-19 Vaccine Ready for Human Trials
The candidate is one of a select few mRNA-based vaccines — advantageous because the most laborious steps of the immunization process can take place after inoculation — being tested worldwide.
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Found in South China Pig Herd
Only 39 infections have been confirmed, but the disease’s high transmissibility is concerning to an industry that’s still recovering from a devastating African swine fever epidemic.
Record floods raise questions about China's Three Gorges Dam
As China counts the costs of its most punishing flood season in more than three decades, the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river - has come under fresh scrutiny.
Yangtze flood passes peak in eastern China but no time to relax
Communities on the river delta in Jiangxi province continue to sandbag against further flooding.
EU preparing measures against China over Hong Kong
The European Union (EU) is preparing counter-measures on China in response to Beijing's new security law on Hong Kong, the bloc's top diplomat said on Monday, but envoys stressed the likely steps will not amount to economic sanctions.
Driver in Guizhou Bus Crash ‘Discontent With Life,’ Say Police
Twenty-one people including the driver were killed after the bus veered across several lanes of traffic and plunged into a reservoir last week.
Artistic Distances: Giving Form to Grief in a Pandemic
COVID-19 can’t reveal or crystallize some deeper meaning about the universe. But it also can’t stop us from making our own.
China cities declare flood 'red alerts' as extreme weather threats surge
Four cities along China's Yangtze river have declared top-level flood warnings over the past two days after torrential rain triggered landslides and inundated roads and farmland, with parts of the river threatening to burst its banks.
China’s Cancer Monitoring System Missing 70% of Population, Study Says
A team of researchers led by the head of China’s National Cancer Center point to a need for more population-based cancer registries to better gauge the country’s public health needs.
China considers in-car air quality regulations - sources
China is considering mandatory in-car air quality regulations to protect the health of drivers, in a move that could jack up costs for automakers importing vehicles from markets without such rules, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
A Time Capsule From ‘Gaokao’ Gone By
Ren Shulin remembers photographing the “gaokao” in the late 1970s and early 1980s, just after the daunting test was reinstated.
English Exam Cheating Ring Busted in Shanghai
Twelve people have been sentenced to up to four years in prison after posing as students to take a Cambridge University-affiliated business English exam.
WHO Researchers to Investigate Animal Origin of COVID-19 in China
A spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry has voiced support for the recently announced mission.
Plaintiff Wins China’s First Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Last week’s verdict marks the first time a person has successfully sued on such grounds, after the Supreme People’s Court in 2018 recognized sexual harassment as a cause for legal action.
China Relaxes Exam Requirement for Village Doctors
The new rule aims to provide more employment opportunities while improving rural health care, but experts wonder how much it can help without additional incentives.
How Weibo Sold China on ‘Commercially Correct’ Feminism
Feminists have fought hard to carve out a space on the popular microblogging platform. But now, they’re struggling to make themselves heard over a new generation of “radicals” raised on the algorithm.
China Punishes First Int’l Airline Over Imported COVID-19 Cases
A privately owned Bangladeshi airline has had one of its routes suspended for one week after five passengers tested positive for the coronavirus upon arriving in China.
Chinese Go Champion Abruptly Quits Weibo
Ke Jie’s announcement came days after reports that his name was found on the discarded note of a student who killed himself.
