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- For China’s Workers, 2024 Is the Year of Staying Put 25 April, 2024Job hopping is suddenly out of style.
- Shanghai Bans Mandatory Use of Facial Recognition in Hotels 25 April, 2024Local authorities say forcing guests to use face scanners during check-in will be “strictly forbidden,” as the practice represents a privacy and data security risk.
- Fare Game: Why China’s Ride-Share Boom Is Leaving Drivers Behind 25 April, 2024As oversaturation hits the world’s largest ride-hailing market, drivers are struggling to cope with low earnings, long hours, and increased health risks. Despite government efforts to regulate the industry, experts call for a more comprehensive approach.
- Demand for Insurance Is Rising in China, Report Finds 24 April, 2024Chinese household spending on insurance rose in 2023, with private pensions, health insurance, and pet insurance among the main growth areas.
- Harsher Recess Rules in China Turn School Toilets Into Social Hubs 24 April, 2024Schools fearful of accident liability are clamping down on recess activities. Critics say the trend could condemn a generation’s childhood memories to be defined by time spent in restrooms.
- How to Taste Tea Like an Expert 24 April, 2024What do Chinese mean when they talk about things like a tea’s “qi” and “yun.”
- Piece by Piece, an Ancient Chinese Craft Is Shaping Future Toys 23 April, 2024Sunmao, an ancient woodworking technique that connects without nails or glue, is making a comeback in the world of toy manufacturing. This resurgence is part of a broader trend of adapting traditional crafts for modern markets, driven by demand from Gen Z.
- Is There a Right Way to Stage a Classic Play? 23 April, 2024Chinese stagings of classic plays tend to be overly faithful to the source material or commercialized cash grabs.
- China’s Colleges Are Locked in a Heated Debate … About Curtains 23 April, 2024What started as a fire safety measure has spiraled into a debate about privacy and social interaction inside China’s crowded college dorms.
- Art of Adaptation: How Yue Opera Is Winning Over Young Chinese 23 April, 2024Traditionally favored by older generations, Yue opera has seen a resurgence among young Chinese after the viral success of one theater’s adaptation of a classic ’90s action movie. Efforts are now underway to ensure its popularity is more than a passing trend.
- Our Water: Inspiration Flows at Paris Forum 22 April, 2024Experts gathered beside the Seine to offer their insights on opportunities for China-France cooperation as part of Shanghai’s cultural exchange campaign.
- Towns Cut Off as ‘Once-in-a-Century’ Floods Engulf South China 22 April, 2024Freak rain storms have wreaked havoc across the southern Guangdong province, disrupting power supplies and making rescue efforts challenging.
- In China, Parents Turn to ‘Magic Potions’ to Help Kids Run Faster 19 April, 2024China has made sports a core subject in its national high school entrance exams. The result: a booming market for dubious performance-enhancing products.
- In China’s Array of Dialects, Emerging Writers Find a New Voice 19 April, 2024While novels in regional dialects aren’t new in China, they have surged in popularity among young writers in recent years, particularly amid increased social media exposure.
- The Scholar Bringing Marco Polo Back to China 19 April, 2024Historian Rong Xinjiang has spent the past 13 years trying to produce the definitive Chinese edition of “The Travels of Marco Polo.”
- Where Are China’s Women in STEM? 18 April, 2024The gender imbalance in STEM fields has less to do with outdated stereotypes about “male reasoning” and more to do with a lack of role models for aspiring female scientists.
- China Moves Toward Ban on Japanese-Style ‘Maid Cafés’ 18 April, 2024A Chinese court has ruled that the controversial businesses violate women’s right to personal dignity.
- Our Water: Bringing the Beauty of Jiangnan to Versailles 18 April, 2024An exhibition on the splendor of classic Chinese garden architecture aims to offer international audiences a ‘touring’ experience.
- How ‘Farming Literature’ Became China’s Hottest Genre 18 April, 2024Originally a male-dominated genre about territorial consolidation and conquest, farming lit is offering China’s women a fantasy world in which they don’t have to be perfect to succeed.
- The Not-So-Chinese Future of Europe’s Chinese Eateries 17 April, 2024Young second- and third-generation Chinese are taking over chip shops instead of their parents’ restaurants.