TECHNOLOGY
Learning Difficulties
“Language exchange” apps may be making study harder—by being too popular
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
All in the Same Boat
As China celebrates the Dragon Boat Festival, one rower explains the teamwork and trust at the heart of the sport
TECHNOLOGY
Tech Thursday Episode 41
Didi’s same-sex rides, pigs with codes, nuclear safety upgrades, and self-service store on wheels
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 157
Post-gaokao beatings, Xi’an gets a “zombie lane,” quarrelers blocked by WeChat, and two more fugitives fall to Hong Kong singer’s spell—it’s Viral We…
TECHNOLOGY
Tech Thursday Episode 40
Worm turns on caterpillar fungus, pennies from heaven, Huawei’s “very scary” technology, China has the biggest number of patents and WeChat passport
TECHNOLOGY
Old Retail in New Machines
Selling noodles as well as medicine, the humble vending machines get rebranded as the face of China’s “New Retail”
NEWS
Fan Clubbed
“You really suck; you don’t even have to act”—with these words, famous TV host Cui Yongyuan appeared to open fire on starlet Fan Bingbing
NEWS
The Dark World of Chinese PUA
WeChat and QQ communities found to teach misogyny, financial scams
TECHNOLOGY
[VIDEO] TWOC TV EP. 5: Designs on Industry
In this episode, TWOC explores China’s growing reputation for industrial design
TECHNOLOGY
Tech Thursday Episode 39
Mao bombards the Block Chain Forum, “sugar daddies” app investigated, eugenics for employees, and misogyny on Airbnb
