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Viral Week: Truckers' plight and other viral news
Alibaba fined, poisoned KFC water, rifles drawn at police station, and woman finds long-lost daughter at son's wedding—it's Viral Week
SOCIETY
My Mom Was a Vietnamese Bride
One woman's story of being trafficked from Vietnam and sold for marriage in China
SOCIETY
China Lights #3: "I only earned 10 times less than Chairman Mao"
"If the Cultural Revolution hadn't happened...my life might have been completely different"—a retired factory worker recounts his life in Beijing ami…
NEWS
Viral Week: H&M boycott and other viral news
H&M boycotted, alpaca with a taste for spice, long lost twins find each other via Douyin
FEMINISM
Forget ‘Leftover Women’—What About the Women Being Left Out?
With media outlets and policymakers focused on unmarried, highly educated women, the challenges faced by those who marry early often go overlooked.
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 287
Granny masters Rubik's Cube, oldest Chinese wine discovered, undercover salesman gets promotion, and restaurant chain exposed for horrendous hygeine—…
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 286
Epic sandstorm hits Beijing, college student bullied for using English, TCM fraud outed—it’s Viral Week
TECHNOLOGY
Love Bytes
A chatbot provides emotional support to lonely hearts—and potentially mines data from millions of vulnerable users
NEWS
Weirdest Two Sessions Proposals of 2021
The strangest and most perplexing motions from China’s top political meetings this year
TECHNOLOGY
Talking Smart
AI voice assistants promise to revolutionize human-machine interaction, but their performance falls short of expectations
TECHNOLOGY
Losing Face
Facial recognition technology surges in China, but privacy protections fail to catch up
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