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EDUCATION

Masters of None

MBA programs offer the most expensive education in the country—but are they little more than a status symbol?

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CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 探

A character that probes the unfamiliar and questions the unknown

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ANCIENT HISTORY

Tracing the Tangut

As Genghis Khan lay dying, he ordered his generals to take revenge on the people that killed him—and exterminate an empire without a trace

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TRAVEL

Out of Steppe

Rural realities don’t always match the mythic Mongolia of popular imagination

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TRAVEL

Lake of the Lost

Hatty Liu gets to the bottom of a maritime mystery dubbed “China’s Bermuda Triangle”

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ANCIENT HISTORY

Riddle of the Sands

The discovery of an ancient vanished civilization on the far reaches of China’s Silk Road raises as many questions as it answers

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TRAVEL

Where the Wild Things Are

In one of China’s least populated forests, legends of a yeti-like “wild man” live on

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FICTION

Fiction: The Socialite

As a fading Chinese-American aristocrat meets the mainland’s nouveau riche, they discover that the more things change, the more they stay the same

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BOOKS

Spiterary Ambitions

Writers’ collective Spittoon sets its lights on international literature

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SOCIETY

The Great Unbanked

Millions have opened accounts in the last decade, but China’s banks still strive for financial inclusion

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STREET TALK

Slap Bash

The memes that punish those who break their word

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SOCIETY

First Man

A colorful ceremony honors the prehistoric Yellow Emperor, known as the “forefather of all Chinese”

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FOOD

Rice, Crispy

A staple treat’s long journey to becoming a national snack

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ARTS, TRADITIONAL CULTURE

To Be Continued

With the death of its most influential master, what does the future hold for the thousand-year art of “book commentary?”

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SOCIAL CHINESE

Performance Anxiety

Get through the ordeal of work evaluations with this handy language lesson

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HISTORY

City of Dreams

Forty years after reform, migrants are trying to define a “Shenzhen Dream” that binds the city together

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SOCIETY

Room to Grow

Your apartment may be poisoning you—a TWOC investigation finds a rental business riddled with scams, runaway prices, and toxic chemicals in the walls

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NEWS

QR Woes

The limits to mobile payment systems

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TECHNOLOGY

Seeing RED: The Rise China’s Hottest Trend-Setting App

Xiaohongshu is a social e-commerce app worth billions—but can it monetize its trend-setting reputation?

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SOCIETY

Morbid Mansions

With bargains hard to find, desperate homebuyers look to “murder homes”

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NEWS

Custodial Clash

Difficulty obtaining divorce and a lack of legal protection lead families to “kidnap” for custody

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ENTERTAINMENT

Game Over?

China may have as many as 459 million gamers, but the industry is plagued with design and regulatory problems—and now a freeze on production

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TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Fishing for Fortune

Need some good luck? There is a meme for that

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