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China’s High-Speed Trains Make Room for Cats and Dogs — Sort Of
He Qitong
and
Wu Yufei
NEWS
Can AI Change the Fate of China’s Fortune-Tellers?
Fan Yiying
and
Zhou Hanchi
MULTIMEDIA
From Viral to Radioactive: Can Pang Mailang Make a Comeback?
The Paper
NEWS
Flash of the Future: New Memory Breakthrough in China Rivals RAM
Fan Yiying
DAILY TONES
Apr 18
Fueling Up
All That Glitters Can Be Sold — at an ATM for Gold
China’s Baby Capital
A Nation of Savers
NEWS
In Shanghai, All That Glitters Can Be Sold — at an ATM for Gold
2d ago ·
Chen Yiru
Retail Giants Collide as Meituan and JD Target Each Other’s Turf
2d ago ·
He Qitong
and
Wu Yufei
Bilibili Star Slams Cab Driver Ratings. Quickly Loses His Own.
Apr 15 ·
Li Xin
FEATURES
Behind China’s Growth Numbers, a Nation Still Saving
Despite steady growth and policy support, household data reveals high saving rates and persistent caution across regions and age groups.
2d ago
·
Luo Yahan
and
He Qitong
Before the Dawn: Young Chinese Reimagine the Last Goodbye
A growing number of young Chinese are challenging long-held taboos around death, turning farewells into personal, creative acts of remembrance.
Apr 04
·
Chen Yiru
MULTIMEDIA
Caught in the Limelight: A Gen Z Go Prodigy’s Search for Meaning
Apr 15
·
The Paper
Cherry Blossom Nights
Mar 28
·
Wu Huiyuan
From Lane to Block: The Evolution of Shanghai’s Modern Apartments
Mar 24
·
Liu Gang
VOICES & OPINION
Gui Lin
Apr 14
Scholar
Wong Kar-wai’s Unlikely Career Renaissance
At a time when many of his contemporaries are flailing, the king of ’90s arthouse cinema is making a comeback.
Shen Hui
Apr 11
Scholar
Want Kids to Stay in School? Let Them Keep Their Phones.
Phone confiscations are playing a surprisingly big role in rural China’s drop-out problem.
SIXTH TONE ×
Tidy Profit: Camera Captures the Cleaners Changing Lives
A retired researcher’s photoshoots with domestic workers across China are helping bust stereotypical narratives of hardship and low status.
Apr 16
·
Jiemian News
Humanoid Robots Are Poised to March Into the Real World
It’s shaping up to be a big year for China’s robotics industry.
Apr 11
·
Caixin Global
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Q & A
‘A Needle in a Haystack’: How a New Study Could Revolutionize Parkinson’s Treatment
Mar 24
·
He Qitong
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Event: Modernizing China’s ‘Kingdom of Characters’
Sep 02, 2023
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