What’s so scary about a ghost story?
Musician Philip Hsu has amassed a huge collection of mixtapes recorded by ordinary Shanghainese duri......
Quick, catchy, and inane, short video-optimized “god songs” have taken over Chinese music. Does anyo......
The lockdown forced many residents to reckon with their future in the city.
Before air conditioning and refrigeration were widespread, the only break from an oppressive heat wa......
What happens when modern sensibilities conflict with longstanding customs?
Advocacy groups like PFLAG and online support groups are — slowly — challenging stereotypes around C......
Village and township banks were cornerstone of China’s “inclusive finance” campaign. As the Henan cr......
From celebrities to white-collar workers, seemingly everyone wants the security of a state job.
“Mom groups” aren’t just about motherhood anymore.
The country is responding to seasonal spikes in demand by plowing money into coal, but the real prob......
The Chinese sci-fi label may be good marketing, but it limits a genre that should be limitless.
For a century, as the Sassoon family’s fortunes rose, so did the city’s.
It’s not a mirage. Across China, heat waves are becoming more frequent, lasting longer, and getting ......
The 12345 hotline promises a one-stop shop for government services, but its call centers are often s......
The genre’s recent revival has won over audiences, but their message may not be getting through.
Men are rarely expected to help with household chores in China — and pitching in doesn't mean they c......
Tasked with preventing COVID-19 transmission across China’s border with Myanmar, officials in the sm......
A survey found positive fan attitudes toward naturalization, provided the athletes demonstrate suffi......
The popular e-reader seemed poised to dominate the Chinese market, but mounting competition and a de......
