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China’s Esports Haul Includes an Asian Games First for Women

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

China topped the esports medal table with three golds and one silver despite entering only four of the 11 events.

Bug Bounty: Beijing Park Recruits Visitors Against Invasive Moth

Visitors caught an estimated 120,000 fall webworm larvae in the first three days of a contest awarding park tickets for the heaviest daily hauls.

Beijing Court Lets Widow Use Embryos Created With Late Husband

A hospital refused to continue the embryo-transfer process after her husband’s death, citing consent requirements, potential inheritance disputes, and restrictions on assisted reproduction.

Chinese Auto Supplier Faces Backlash for Firing 107 Recent Grads

The company apologized and disciplined four managers after the dismissals drew scrutiny over the difficulties recent graduates face finding new jobs.

Three Sisters Cross China to See What Keeps Their Family Apart

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.

FEATURES

Raised by grandparents while their parents worked elsewhere, the three “left-behind” sisters reunite with their mom and dad in Shanghai after years of parenting through calls, video chats, and a camera at home.

Token of Trust: Beijing Links AI Usage to Company Loans

The new municipal government program uses AI token consumption to help assess tech companies seeking loans, offering another route to financing for companies that struggle to secure conventional credit.

In the Rubber Forests, ‘Shanghai Daughter’ Traces a Father’s Past

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

Q & A

Shen Zhongmin’s feature debut blends fiction and documentary to reconstruct her father’s decade after he was sent from Shanghai to work on a state-run farm.

Cooking to Drones: Shanghai Hosts Record WorldSkills Competition

A record 1,385 young competitors from 68 countries and regions will compete across 64 disciplines in this year’s vocational skills contest.

Spleen May Affect Cognitive Decline in Women, Says Chinese Study

Researchers found that levels of a gene expression regulator rose in the spleens of middle-aged female mice, contributing to cellular demise and potentially explaining why men and women age differently.

China Moves to Address Self-Driving Cars in National Law

A proposed amendment to the nation’s national traffic law distinguishes between autonomous driving vehicles and driver assistance functions, as well as allocates responsibility in the event of traffic violations.

Chinese Mother Buys Daughters Extra Train Seat, Sparking Debate

What seemed like two teenagers buying extra space for themselves turned into a discussion on the absence of support for minors traveling alone — and the difficulties in long-distance family relationships.

China Tests Pausing Countdowns for Delivery Riders at Red Lights

Three delivery platforms announced they will stop factoring in time riders spend stopped at traffic lights into overall delivery time to decrease platform penalties.

The Chinese Factory Town Betting on America’s Mahjong Boom

In an aging mahjong manufacturing hub, factories are redesigning tiles, expanding exports, and racing to meet a sudden wave of American demand.

A Chinese Coal City Finds New Use for Old Mines: Cooling Homes

The pioneering low-carbon technique, which routes water from accumulated rainfall and groundwater in abandoned mines to residential areas, has previously been used in the area to heat homes during winter.

Out of the Blue: China Bans Lights Signaling Self-Driving Mode

The lights, introduced in 2022, have come to be associated with an increased accident risk due to glare as well as the unpredictable nature of other drivers’ responses toward self-driving vehicles.

China-Developed ALS Therapy Shows Early Trial Promise

In a six-patient trial, a new gene-silencing drug reduced disease-related biomarkers, with no serious adverse events reported.

China Bans AI Romantic Partners, Virtual Relatives for Minors

The country’s first regulations on AI companion services also set new limits on chatbots designed to simulate emotional bonds with users.

Four Dead, Eight Missing as Typhoon Maysak Batters Guangxi

The province’s jasmine fields have been inundated after the onslaught of the typhoon this week, ruining the region’s peak tea harvest.

As Europe Swelters, Chinese AC Sales Heat Up 

Sales of portable air conditioners manufactured by Chinese companies have skyrocketed this summer, with most products out of stock in Western European home appliance stores.

Student Sues Chinese Airline After 10-Minute Flight Change

The 19-year-old said he believed the flight change policy was unfair to customers, who have to bear the burden of changes in departure times, while airlines face no cost.