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Didi Customers Say Compulsory Audio Recording Violates Privacy
Ride-hailing platform maintains that compulsory new safety feature protects both drivers and passengers by automatically recording in-car conversations.
Content Aggregator’s Finance Venture Sparks Concerns
Experts warn media outlets like Jinri Toutiao that jumping on online-lending bandwagon could mislead consumers.
Xinhua Mocks ‘Sissy Pants’ Male Idols
State news agency’s editorial board says China will never become the nation it aspires to be as long as it indulges feminized masculinity.
China Developers Are Gloomiest in Almost a Decade, Survey Shows
China’s developers are at their gloomiest in eight years, adding risks to the world’s second-largest economy as it faces pressure from a potentially protracted trade war.
Man Charged $5,850 for Haircut Becomes China’s Latest Meme
Netizens embrace the incredulous sass of an 18-year-old who says he was asked to pay a small fortune for supposedly free grooming services.
Elite School Literally Divided Over Incoming Migrant Students
Primary school’s parents aren’t happy about sharing the campus with migrant workers’ children.
China Stock Fund That's Up 618% Since 2008 Says Stay in Cash
China’s struggling stock market isn’t bottoming out just yet, judging by the holdings of a fund that’s made a 618 percent return since it started in 2008.
Asia markets close mostly positive as investors look to US-China tariff talks
Asia markets mostly ended the first trading day of the week in positive territory amid anticipation of positive developments on the U.S.-China trade front.
How China’s Urban Demolition Policy Traps Migrant Youths
When officials mark an urban village for demolition, it’s often young migrants who pay the price.
Chinese High Schoolers Caught Plagiarizing Published Papers
Students from nine provinces and municipalities are accused of trying to cheat their way into college, pointing to flaws in the ‘independent assessment’ system.
On Devaluation Anniversary, Yuan Heads for Ninth Weekly Drop
Three years after China’s shock currency devaluation forced the nation into a months-long campaign to prevent a disorderly collapse, the yuan is set to extend its record weekly losing streak.
Most Asian markets come under pressure as trade uncertainty swirls
Asian stocks closed lower on the last trading day of the week as uncertainty over U.S.-China trade relations lingered.
Will China’s Latest Gaming Console Rival Xbox and PlayStation?
Company hopes lingering ’80s nostalgia will carry its latest product to unprecedented heights.
Chinese Health Authority Investigates New Expired Vaccine Claims
City government in Shaanxi dismissed parents’ allegations that their children received faulty shots.
The Man Who Played With Fire
Cai Guoqiang is known for his explosive works, but the Chinese artist is now going back to his roots: painting.
Asian shares pare gains as China leads losses after latest tariff threat
Asian shares closed mixed, paring gains seen earlier in the day as trade returned to the fore after another set of tariffs on U.S. goods were announced by China.
While Some Chinese Men Guzzle Viagra, Others Are Scared Stiff
As pharmaceutical companies go for the hard sell on erectile dysfunction treatments, many men still lack robust knowledge of sexual health issues.
The Movement Shattering China’s Culture of Silence
Critics say online accusations lead to trial by social media. Survivors and policy experts say the movement exposes flaws in the law.
To Get the Latest Drugs, Head to China
For the first time giants like AstraZeneca are taking their newest blockbuster medicines to China before the U.S. and Europe.
