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World’s Largest Bank Raises Eyebrows With Anti-Harassment Guideline

A leaked memo offers do’s and don’ts for what ICBC considers to be 10 common scenarios between male and female co-workers.

Zhang Wanqing

violence & harassment

Chinese Scientists Unveil Fish-Like Robot for Deep-Sea Exploration

The robot was successfully tested under extreme temperature and pressure in the Mariana Trench.

Ye Ruolin

science

The Kuaishou Poet

Han Shimei has lived an isolated life full of disappointment, but has found new purpose writing poetry on a video-sharing app.

Li Yiming

subculture

Li Dan
Ph.D. student

How Factory Workers Turn the Tables on China’s Big Online Lenders

Online borrowers are often portrayed as desperate spendthrifts, but that’s not the full picture.

technology

Wang Hongzhe
Assistant professor

The Fall of China’s Working-Class ‘Palaces’

Beginning in the 1990s, the country’s working-class cultural spaces began to disappear, to be replaced by private, for-profit entit……

class

An Island in Time: Capturing Dongshan’s Disappearing History

Lunar New Year in Photos: Back to New Normal

A Photographer’s Poignant Love Poem to Home

China Aims to Accelerate Vaccination, Reach 40% Immunity by June

Top health experts say they’re concerned about the country’s current inoculation rate against COVID-19.

Yuan Ye

Coronavirus

Huolala Driver Charged With Manslaughter Over Passenger’s Death

After realizing that the driver of her moving van had deviated from the designated route, the 23-year-old woman jumped from the veh……

Zhang Wanqing

law & justice

The UFC Stars Kicking Chinese Martial Arts Into a New Era

The breakout success of Chinese fighters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship is shaking up the country’s martial arts scene.

Mathew Scott

sports

Xiong Yan — Xiong Yan
Driver

Can Delivery Drivers Break Their Silence?

The founder of the Drivers’ Alliance mutual aid network discusses the challenges of life on the road.

first person

Cai Yiwen — Cai Yiwen
Editor

China’s Anti-Domestic Violence Law at the Five-Year Mark

It’s been half a decade since the landmark legislation came into effect, but in some ways, 2016 remains the high point for anti-dom……

Q&A

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