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What Makes China’s Legal Exam the Toughest in the Nation?
With a record number of people taking the Chinese bar exam this year, attention has turned once again to the country’s toughest exam—and to how it has evolved from selecting imperial officials to fostering public legal awareness today
Is China Finally Moving Toward Smoke-Free Public Places?
Despite years of health campaigns and growing awareness of the dangers of secondhand smoke, smoking in public remains a problem across China. Now, with both government action and public pressure intensifying, are smoke-free environments finally within reach?
Before Forever: The Rise of Prenuptial Agreements in China
More young Chinese are signing prenuptial agreements before marriage, but are they enforceable?
Ban or Bang? China’s Fireworks Paradox
Why does the land that invented fireworks and firecrackers prohibit them in so many places?
Canine Comrades: A Dog Attack Worries Pet Owners
China’s pet owners fear for their dogs after a rottweiler attack sparks a nationwide backlash
Inside the Secret Files China Still Keeps on Every Worker
Every Chinese worker has a “dang’an” (personnel file), but hardly anyone ever sees inside them
Can Chinese Fans Win the War Against Ticket Scalpers?
Despite fan boycotts and government crackdowns, China’s ticket scalpers continue to turn profits with high prices
Death by Flaming Shoes and Hundred Cuts: Disturbing Methods in Ancient Chinese Torture
From ankle crushing to slow slicing, ancient Chinese punishments and torture were brutal
One Congress, Five Years of Change in Infographics
Charting China’s changes from the last Communist Party Congress to now
Soy Sauce Brand Faces Additives Controversy and Other Trending News
Soy sauce brand faces questions over additives, tech billionaire settles sexual assault case, turtle falls from eighth story and survives, Qingdao landmark collapses after heavy rain—it’s Viral Week
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