HEALTH
Visible Harm
On-camera student suicides bring visibility to power abuse by parents and educators
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 199
Artless bureaucrats, same-sex marriage, gang boss re-arrested, and what not to name your dog—it’s Viral Week
TECHNOLOGY
Gone Phishing
Armed with stolen data and social psychology, a new breed of sophisticated swindlers is targeting unwary WeChat users
NEWS
Vicarious Vices
Professional “insult” and eating services are trendy—but may have more hype than actual sales
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 198
Octopus revenge, hot toothpaste, helicopter dads, and gaming for peace—it’s Viral Week
HEALTH
Black Gold
A beloved Chinese medicine is enjoying unlikely success abroad, where its controversial past is largely unknown
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 197
Almost 200 million Chinese go on vacation, a man poos an AirPod, and a billionaire family pays $6.5 million to get their daughter into Stanford—it’s …
TECHNOLOGY
15 Seconds to Stardom
Viral app Douyin sells instant escapism to its viewers and producers—at a price
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 196
Crime boss moonlights on Douyin, “Avengers” moves fan to tears, courier harasses customer, and a whistleblower is blacklisted—it’s Viral Week
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 195
Hard-headed workers, banned eggs, Durex disgusts Weibo, and Tencent turns on the Switch—it’s Viral Week
SPORTS
Hoops and Dreams
Once considered a rogue offshoot of basketball, streetball enjoys a growing grassroots popularity in China
