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When public life goes live
You didn't press record, but there you are, in someone's livestream, their vlog or their viral clip. No permission asked. No warning given. So when d…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Silicon heartbreak: AI love crisis
Two ways to lose a virtual companion without saying goodbye. One, a software update rewrites their personality. Or the company goes bankrupt and pull…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
How fishing reels in China's young generation
What do an office worker, ten thousand livestream viewers, and a smart fishing rod have in common? They are all part of fishing's unexpected comeback…
5 months ago
Is your unpaid internship worth it?
Internships were once a golden ticket, but now they are a financial burden. Students work for free while paying rent in expensive cities, where exper…
5 months ago
Encore: Beijing's plan to save the Great Wall
The Great Wall has survived centuries of wind and war. Now it also faces a new kind of challenge, not from nature, but from the millions who come to …
5 months ago
Encore: Tradition's tricky digital rebirth
Forget dusty storefronts. China's oldest brands are now crashing livestreams and racking up billions of views, making the "old-timers" cool again. Bu…
5 months ago
Listening-to-advice marketing
Have you ever left a comment about a product online, thinking, "They'll probably never see this"? Well, turns out, sometimes they do and sometimes th…
5 months ago
Navigating China's new college majors
If you were heading to college today, what would you study? Computer science? Finance? Engineering? Now imagine having to choose between things like …
5 months ago
Why does a loving boyfriend take ugly photos?
Have you heard of "boyfriend photography"? We spend so much time teaching our partners about angles and lighting that we actually start to believe we…
5 months ago
May Day holiday travel snapshot
Every year, the May Day holiday gives us a little snapshot — how people travel, how they have fun, and how they spend in vacation mode. In 2026, the …
5 months ago