SOCIETY
Racing Chance
China gets a horse in international racing, as investors at home hope for relaxed gambling regulations
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 159
One Country Two Dorms, star salary caps, love hotel voyeur, and bad Chinese tourists at a mosque—it’s Viral Week
HEALTH
City of Life and Death
Facing a growing crisis, the private health industry is betting on dedicated cities for seniors—and banking on foreigners to help
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Tech Thursday Episode 43
China’s Hyperloop, drones that look like doves, and the social credit system spreading overseas. The future is today—it’s Tech Thursday
SPORTS
Everything but the Game
Despite not actually playing in the 2018 World Cup, China has found plenty of ways to participate—and make money
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 158
Weighty beauties, grandmothers’ naming dispute, ESP for children, and Chinese Harry Potter—it’s Viral Week
SOCIETY
Sins of the Flesh
Ten years of the human flesh search, China’s online vigilante system—and its devastating real-life consequences
NEWS
Anger Over China’s Proposed Tariff Cuts
Why lower import costs are likely to have a killer effect on some age-old Chinese shopping customs
TECHNOLOGY
Tech Thursday Episode 42
Vehicle tracking chips, drone firefighters, and robo-deliveries. Welcome to the future—welcome to Tech Thursday
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
