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The Full Circle: Red envelopes, hands-on classes, one-person companies
Look closely, and a pattern begins to emerge from this week's stories. The pieces are all there, just not yet put together. But once they are, someth…
8 hours ago
The too cool night schools
For years, cities across China have invested in cultivating "night-time economies," including restaurants, retail, and entertainment. Now, a new dime…
8 hours ago
The trouble with red envelopes
Remember when a red envelope felt like magic? Not for the cash inside, but for the luck it carried. Somewhere along the way, that magic got replaced …
1 day, 7 hours ago
One person. One laptop. One company.
Forget the garage startup. Forget the big team. We are entering the age of the 'One-Person Unicorn.' Artificial intelligence has slashed the cost of …
1 day, 8 hours ago
When campus stir-fries eclipse spreadsheets
In lecture halls once defined by PowerPoint slides and exam prep, a different kind of competition is unfolding. At several Chinese universities, the …
2 days, 9 hours ago
The AI powered Spring Festival
Another Chinese New Year celebration has just wrapped, but this year felt different. We saw robots trading folk dances for high-speed kung fu, AI ass…
2 days, 9 hours ago
Is post-Chinese New Year syndrome a thing?
Once the fireworks fade and the tables clear, reality creeps back in. Your thoughts move at molasses speed, your energy flatlines, and that cozy holi…
3 days, 7 hours ago
The numbers behind the Chinese New Year
The fireworks have faded, the reunions have ended, and the last dumpling is a distant memory. Now the numbers are in. The receipts, the records, and …
3 days, 7 hours ago
Should loyalty be paid?
Round Table presents the last of six stories from the new podcast, "Sage and Youth: Debating Zhuangzi's Tao." In this episode: a humble butcher survi…
4 days, 11 hours ago
Year of the Horse Drama Ep.3: The unexpected guest
As a change of pace, the Round Table team is bringing horse stories to life! But this time, we've swapped a story from the past for a story from... t…
4 days, 12 hours ago