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How Can China Solve Its Elder-Care Problem?
As millions of Chinese enter old age, their adult children are now grappling with the financial and emotional burden of being their parents’ only caregivers. Even as government and business efforts are rolled out to ease the pressure, stigma around retirement homes and traditional expectations of filial duty continue to shape how people spend their later years.
A Second Life: Why Young Chinese Are Turning to Thrift?
Drawn by sustainability and savings, young shoppers are driving China’s boom in secondhand goods
Refined or Flashy: Are China’s Micro-Dramas Really Evolving?
Since their conception, the micro-drama format has been in constant flux, but does a new injection of capital—boosting production values and drawing big names—as well as interest by the state and companies abroad, really spell a more refined future for the genre?
Welcome to Liu York: Going with the Flow in China’s Chillest River City
How a riverside city in Guangxi has evolved from a Tang-era backwater, to a polluted industrial hub, and finally into a model of green living
How China’s Malls Are Rewriting Themselves
As China’s malls struggle in an era of e-commerce and slowing consumption, some are becoming lifestyle hubs, nostalgic sanctuaries—and even public service centers
Classrooms Beneath the Himalayas: Why China’s “Migrant Learners” Are Turning to Nepal
More and more young Chinese are flocking to their western neighbor to study, travel, or simply escape the stresses of home life at an affordable rate—but not all leave satisfied, finding living conditions harsher than they had imagined
Pool’s Big Break Among China’s Youth
Once dismissed as a pastime for dropouts and gangs, pool has clawed its way back to become a booming pursuit among amateurs and professionals alike, driven by social media, grassroots clubs, and national campaigns
As the “2D Goods Economy” Explodes in China, Can Fantasy Worlds Solve Real-life Woes?
With the sale of anime-related products now a multi-billion-yuan industry, there’s no sign of the trend slowing down. But who are the beneficiaries, and what impact has this explosion in popularity had on the subcultures it grew out of?
Can a Local Supermarket Save China’s Offline Retail Sector?
Despite the economic downturn, Pangdonglai, a once-obscure regional supermarket, is thriving—yet its success may be difficult to replicate
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