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Can Ultrasound Alone Treat Alzheimer’s? One Chinese Neurologist Thinks It Might

Timely reports on issues and events from across China. Drawing on a vast range of sources, these succinct articles provide insights into the significance of each issue in a wider context.

NEWS

Inspired by changes observed during his mother’s treatment, a neurologist is testing ultrasound as a standalone therapy for Alzheimer’s, a departure from mainstream research and one still shrouded in questions.

6 Lives, 3 Years, and a Long Look at China’s Short-Video Era

Your questions, answered. In-depth interviews with the minds and makers shaping today’s China.

Q & A

Filmed over three years, “Nobody, But Somebody” follows young Chinese living outside the spotlight, capturing what it means to keep going in the face of uncertainty.

China Begins Clinical Trials of Its First Acne Vaccine

The recombinant, protein-based vaccine is one of only a handful of acne vaccines worldwide promising alternative treatment.

China Drafts Rules to Regulate AI ‘Boyfriends’ and ‘Girlfriends’

The proposal would require platforms to monitor suicide risk, protect minors, restrict harmful content, and trigger human intervention in cases of distress.

Cheers to Me: The ‘Self-Love’ Memes Taking Hold in China

Online trends celebrating effort, rest, and self-compassion are reshaping how young Chinese deal with burnout and worth.

The Archeological Menagerie: China Uncovers 3,000-Year-Old ‘Zoo’

The findings shed light on an ancient system of acquiring and keeping captive a variety of wild animals, likely for use as sacrifices by ancient elites.

China Puts CO2-Based Power Generation Into Commercial Use

The new system uses carbon dioxide instead of steam to generate electricity from industrial waste heat.

China Busts Fetal Sex Testing Rings Smuggling Blood Samples

Authorities say the rings shipped more than 100,000 pregnant women’s blood samples out of the mainland for sex tests banned under Chinese law.

After Decades of Heavy Use, China Curbs Road Deicing Chemicals

Amid growing environmental concerns, Beijing and other pilot cities are moving to ban or curb the use of snow-melting chemicals.

China Taps Private Insurance for Costly New Drugs

China is asking private insurers to cover certain pricey innovative drugs, pushing toward a multi-tier health-care system that goes beyond state funding.

Stuck in the Mud: Climate Chaos Deepens Divide on China’s Farmlands

Articles that cut to the core of contemporary China. In-depth, informed, and carefully crafted, every piece is carried by the voices of the story’s participants.

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Climate change is accelerating an uneven reshuffling of rural China, pushing smallholders out while only scaled-up farms can weather the uncertainty.

China’s Cliff Coffins: DNA Ties a 3,000-Year-Old Enigma to the Living

Suspending coffins on sheer cliffs is a mysterious and 3,000-year-old burial tradition. New genetic evidence shows how it may have spread in China and beyond.

After Hong Kong Fire, China Orders Sweeping High-Rise Safety Check

The country has more than one million high-rises. Authorities face growing pressure to manage the fire risks as these buildings age.

Chinese Men More Likely to Cheat When Less Educated Than Wives: Study

A new analysis of more than 4,000 married Chinese adults found male infidelity rises sharply when wives are more educated and earn less.

China’s Boar-Hunting Drones Fly Into a Legal Vacuum

Drones modified to hunt boars operate in a legal gray area, leading to illegal hunting and livestock theft and prompting calls for tighter regulations.

Carbon Copies: China Moves to Regulate Plagiarism

Amid China’s push to curb governmental bureaucracy, local plagiarism scandals have triggered national regulation and dialogue.

Late Bloomers: Climate Change Delays the Onset of Fall in China

Netizens have been avidly discussing the country’s new autumn timeframes on social media, with videos going viral of swallows in the suddenly frigid northeast trying to stay warm.

‘Huge Lesson’: A Beijing Farmer Learns to Live in Climate Extremes

As climate extremes grow across China, one farmer’s flooded fields outside Beijing show how quickly the country’s weather, and way of life, are being rewritten.

China’s Paper Chase: ‘Paper Mills’ Help Academics Commit Fraud

A recent investigation has brought to light a network of underground firms helping doctors and researchers get ahead with ghostwritten publications.

Scoop, Tilt, Swirl: Old Mining Towns Ride a Gold-Panning Boom

Surging gold prices are driving Chinese tourists to former mining towns, where gold panning has become the newest form of industrial tourism.