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Viral Week Ep. 193
JD jilts employees, facial recognition sleeps, fake iPhones returned, and Swedish-Chinese star struck from Weibo—it’s Viral Week
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Golden Fleecers
China’s efficient “e-connoisseurs” scam businesses—sometimes with their blessing
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Label Economics
From humble beginnings sewing foreign labels onto their sweaters, Erdos feels the weight of responsibility as one of China’s oldest fashion brands
IDIOMS
Choice Chengyu: Rat’s Your Lot
In Chinese, any term with the character “鼠 (rat)” usually has a derogatory meaning.
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Buyers’ Market
Professional fashion buyers use a passion for Chinese design to make their hobby a vocation
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Designer China
Domestic designers explore national identity, balancing history with global fashion trends
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Talking Shop
Chinese brands may clothe the masses, but middle-class urbanites are yet to be convinced
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TV concubines ‘must get along’
Palace dramas, banned for glamorizing courtly intrigue, may be allowed back if female leads display “core socialist values”
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Viral Week Ep. 192
A rampaging elephant, Tom Hiddleston’s new ad, mockery of a martyr, and new safety standards have all set tongues wagging
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