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Work It Out: Why More Chinese Students Pick Skills Over Degrees

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

As families across China calculate cost, time, and job prospects, vocational colleges are becoming a deliberate choice rather than a fallback.

China Bans Online Guru Behind ‘Sexual Intelligence’ Courses

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

Zhou Yuan spent years teaching women about dating and maintaining relationships. But growing online criticism has now led to a social media ban for the influencer.

China’s Viral New App Is a Safety Tool Called ‘Are You Dead?’

The daily check-in interface has led some netizens to applaud the company’s public address of death, while others find the app’s name disturbing.

China Rolls Out New Laws on Security, Cyber Rules, and Childcare

The package updates public security, cybersecurity, childcare pricing and environmental rules, combining revised laws with several first-of-their-kind regulations taking effect in 2026.

China’s New Year Travel Rises Across Rail, Road, and Air

Official data show strong passenger volumes on Jan. 1, alongside higher hotel bookings and growing demand for domestic and overseas trips.

Cold Play: China Boosts Winter Tourism With Study Tours and Themeparks

From snow study tours to winter breaks, cities are experimenting with ways to draw families into the cold-season travel market.

Step Up: Hunan Brings Student Players Into Adult Soccer League

Chinese provincial soccer leagues are gaining popularity among students and their families, with one province taking the lead.

Silver Is the New Gold: How Retail Is Adapting to an Aging China

A new wave of stores is blending design, comfort, and dignity as China’s older consumers become impossible to ignore.

China’s Tough New E-Bike Rules Spur Black Market Surge

New e-bike rules have triggered a rush for modified secondhand bikes that evade speed caps and registration requirements.

China Loves Zootopia’s Blue Snake. Now Fans Are Buying Real Ones.

Amid the sequel’s box office success, fans are flocking to e-commerce platforms to buy live vipers that resemble a new character.

Revised Law Sparks Debate in China Over Petty Offense Privacy

As part of a law amended earlier this year, China will now mandate the confidentiality of “administrative violations” relating to drug use, prostitution, and gambling, except in select situations.

A Coach With a Side of Safety Concerns: China’s ‘Sports Takeout’

China is placing greater emphasis on physical fitness in the high school entrance exam, giving rise to a new industry: home coaches delivered right to parents’ doors.

China Establishes New Legal Precedents on Domestic Violence

As 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the nation’s highest judicial authority has publicly released eight “guiding cases” to redefine domestic violence law.

More of China’s Gen Z Embrace This Year’s Double Eleven

Younger consumers report “paying for happiness” and spending more thoughtfully, such as on experiences like travel, during the year’s largest shopping festival.

Eat, Pay, Love: Dining With Strangers Is China’s New Social Fix

Algorithm-matched dinners with strangers have proliferated in some of China’s biggest cities, as participants pay to make friends, explore their surroundings, and try to escape the mundanity of daily life.

The ‘Training Loan’ Scam Trapping Young Chinese in Debt

An online job scam boasting flexible hours and high salaries has targeted fresh graduates, demanding thousands of yuan for training modules and jobs that fall far short of expectations.

In Papua New Guinea, Young Chinese Migrants Begin a Quiet Second Act

For decades, Chinese migrants flocked to the resource-rich island to earn quick money and move on. Now, as China’s presence grows across the Pacific, a younger generation is choosing to stay.

Never Too Late: China’s Takeout Apps Remove Tardy Delivery Fines

Food delivery platforms are piloting programs in which drivers are no longer fined for missing delivery deadlines, implementing points-based evaluation systems and increasing social benefits for drivers instead.

Golden Ticket: China Bets on Holiday Travel to Boost Spending

China’s extended Golden Week is set to drive more than 2 billion trips, with Gen Z and families fueling demand for cultural tourism as authorities look to boost spending.

As More Chinese Seniors Live Alone, ‘Outsourced Children’ Step In

Promoted on social media, the growing market sees strangers hired to provide companionship and care for the elderly, sparking debate over safety and regulation.