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Tencent Closes Chat Groups Believed to Encourage Suicide

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

Traces of ‘Blue Whale’ suicide game continue to proliferate on company’s QQ portal.

War, Detention, Revolution: Foreigner Recounts Shanghai History

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

Fifty-year Shanghai resident Betty Barr on living in a World War II internment camp and publishing her mother’s diary from the era.

China’s Elderly Living Longer but in Worse Health, Says Study

Mental and physical health challenges point to need for greater institutional support of those 80 and older, according to The Lancet.

Bill Gates Unveils Official WeChat Account

Microsoft founder invites followers to ‘join the conversation’ on his personal blog on the popular Chinese social media platform.

Teaching Boys to Be Boys

Shanghai gender education program reinforces traditional views of masculinity.

Qualified or Not, Breast-Feeding Experts Profit From Baby Boom

With rising demand for lactation consultants, some training institutions hope to make a quick buck.

New Law to Quash For-Profit Schools Has Parents Stressed

In practice, legislation to protect free compulsory education could have little effect on existing private schools.

Halloween More Trick Than Treat, Say Chinese Parents

Chinese families haunted by pressure to participate in a holiday they don’t understand.