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Should we stop grading students?
What if we stopped grading students? This is no longer a hypothetical question. From primary schools in China to university classrooms in the United …
5 months ago
The case for regulating reading
Forget personal reading goals. This is about a national ambition. Imagine a government that sees its core job as clearing the path between you and a …
5 months ago
China's conditional self-driving era begins
What if your car could legally say,“I'll take it from here?" China just crossed that threshold, issuing its first permits for conditional self-drivin…
5 months ago
Is hockey cool in China?
The distinctive scrape of skates carving ice now echoes in unexpected corners of China. From the tropical south to the northern heartland, a new gene…
5 months, 1 week ago
The counties shaping global trade
In a small county in China, a quiet revolution is reshaping a global jewelry industry. In Zhecheng, central China's Henan Province, lab-grown diamond…
5 months, 1 week ago
Used cooking oil may be fueling your next flight
The global push for carbon reduction is reshaping supply chains in unexpected ways. As aviation looks for viable paths to decarbonize, attention has …
5 months, 1 week ago
Launch of Hainan free trade port customs operations
Hainan is making headlines these days, because of the island-wide special customs operations at Hainan Free Trade Port. Behind the policy language an…
5 months, 1 week ago
Echoes of Yimakan: stories of living heritage
The global erosion of oral traditions continues not for lack of value, but because modern life leaves little room for slow, spoken memory. As languag…
5 months, 1 week ago
Your time is your new currency
China's aging society is turning to an innovative solution. The Time Bank allows volunteers to earn care credits by helping others today, securing su…
5 months, 1 week ago
Beijing phases out de-icing chemicals
When a global metropolis abandons de-icing agents, what happens? Beijing is finding out. To protect its environment, the city is swapping chemicals f…
5 months, 1 week ago