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Office Stench

Tired of your work? Desperate for a change? Be careful: Spend too long toiling at a dead-end job and you might find the stench of your office hard to wash off. Young, overworked Chinese are using the term 班味 (bān wèi), or “office stench,” to describe the lingering malaise that makes everything — from finishing work on time to finding a new, less miserable career — so much harder.

To the Moon

A plane flies across the moon over Wuhan, Hubei province, May 14, 2024. VCG

Chinese Shopping Platforms Phase Out Unpopular Presale Schemes

China’s leading e-commerce platforms used to encourage users to reserve goods weeks in advance of major shopping festivals. But shoppers often complained of late shipments and mysterious price hikes.

Freezers Full of Dead Tigers Found Inside Chinese Zoo

Fuyang Wildlife Park is accused of keeping animals in horrifying conditions, leading to dozens of unnatural deaths.