Garbage Gangsters
China’s trash ban leads to illicit smuggling, debate on domestic recycling
China’s trash ban leads to illicit smuggling, debate on domestic recycling
Unexpected car wash, a bathroom you can eat off of, Didi passenger becomes driver, 900 traffic violations, and a Kris Wu war—it’s Viral Week
China’s new Summer League NBA players star in internet memes, but still lack the dominance of Yao Ming
AI submarine, Facebook subsidiary vanished, WeChat records in court, Alipay tracks vaccines, and sewage gets tested for drugs
Fresh scandal throws up China’s murky history of vaccine safety and standards
Police officer antics, gaokao student gets hands dirty, a fireworks fracas in Harbin—it’s Viral Week
Google games, ZTE is back, and deep-sea robots. The future’s here, the future’s Thursday.
Exotic and endangered animals are being traded online in China, in spite of numerous regulations, owner arrests, and deaths
More World Cup news and views, a sexist wedding controversy, a disastrous attempt at a Chinese blockbuster, and a university blacklists an innocent s…