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Suzhou Creek, Seine Meet in First Season of Our Water

Our Water

Our Water: Shanghai Launches Program to Promote Global Culture Flow

City teams up with Paris for the first year of a river-inspired initiative that aims to promote international exchanges and cooperation with world metropolises.

Are Kids to Blame for China’s Noisy Trains?

As disputes on high-speed rail journeys over crying babies and unruly children become more common, parents and train attendants are feeling the pressure.

White Night Workshop

From Streets to Pages: Inside the Life of a Beijing Courier

In his latest book “Beijing Courier,” Hu Anyan recounts challenges and heartwarming encounters from his days working as a courier that helped him discover the true value of life.

Hu Anyan

What’s Behind China’s Lithium Rush?

Bidding wars erupt as manufacturers target domestic lithium resources to reduce reliance on imports.

Hu Xiu

Gain and Pain: The Problem of China’s Expanding Waistline

Almost half of the country’s population is now overweight or obese, according to a comprehensive study that factors in gender, geography, and GDP.

The Paper

The Dark Reality of Telecom Fraud in Northern Myanmar

The booming telecom fraud industry in northern Myanmar brings corruption, violence, kidnapping, and forced labor to a region with a long history of crime, The Paper’s investigation finds.

The Zhang Yingying Case, Six Years On

The parents and fiance of the murdered Chinese student struggle to move on as they prepare to return to the U.S. in the hope of recovering her body.

China Falls Back on Coal To Meet Summer Peak Demand

Experts say grid upgrades and demand-side management are needed to meet loads made greater by AC during extremely hot summer.

China Dialogue

The Cold Reality of China’s Vanishing Glaciers

As temperatures rise, the melting of the unique Urumqi Glacier No. 1 can be slowed but not stopped, experts say.