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Endless Summer
From the spicy food to its sizzling streets and violent history, David Dawson finds the heat has always been on in Chongqing
SPORTS
Mending the Basket
China’s new Summer League NBA players star in internet memes, but still lack the dominance of Yao Ming
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
TWOC TV EP. 10: The Examined Life
Whether it’s the civil service in ancient times or college admissions today, the Chinese believe in taking tests
TRADITIONAL CULTURE
Four Habits of the Frugal Chinese Senior
Walk, reuse, and…steal? Have China’s penny-pinching elders gone too far?
TECHNOLOGY
Tech Thursday Episode 47
AI submarine, Facebook subsidiary vanished, WeChat records in court, Alipay tracks vaccines, and sewage gets tested for drugs
HISTORY
Cooling Down in Ancient Times
Despite the lack of electricity, ancient Chinese had ingenious ways of escaping the summer heat
HEALTH
Shots in the Dark
Fresh scandal throws up China’s murky history of vaccine safety and standards
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 162
Police officer antics, gaokao student gets hands dirty, a fireworks fracas in Harbin—it’s Viral Week
LIFE
Learning to Love Alibaba’s ‘New Retail’
When one TWOC writer began shopping at Alibaba’s Hema Fresh supermarket, little did she know that she would soon become reliant on its “New Retail” s…
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