shanghai-observer

Has the ‘Double Eleven’ Shopping Festival Lost its Luster?

Translations, cross-publications, and collaborative projects from Sixth Tone’s external partners. 

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The annual online shopping festival has continued to falter as an overabundance of sales seasons and opaque pricing strategies cause fatigue among consumers.

Fighting ALS: Former JD.com VP in Race Against Time

Cai Lei, the former vice president of e-commerce giant JD.com, has strived to raise awareness and funding to support research into treating the fatal disease.

The Astronomer Who Calmed China’s UFO Craze

When sightings of celestial phenomena surged in China in the ’80s, researcher Liu Yan’s letters helped keep people’s feet on the ground.