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Why does everyone suddenly want to go to trade school?
China's top Gaokao scorers are now choosing vocational undergraduate programs over elite universities, drawn by higher starting salaries and job secu…
1 month ago
Do you "pre-prepare" your kids for school?
A two-month summer break sounds like freedom. But for many children in China, it comes with a new set of assignments: previewing lessons, completing …
1 month, 1 week ago
One-person companies, small-town dreams
Solo founders are leaving China's biggest cities for county towns, where the cost of living is a fraction of what they paid. AI has made location les…
1 month, 1 week ago
IN VIDEO: Why China is scrapping its titles
For years, a shouted slogan at one of China's most popular restaurant chains made a single chef a household name. Then this summer, it disappeared ov…
1 month, 1 week ago
Is reading dying? Spoiler: it's complicated
The obituaries for reading are written every week. Young people scroll past books, grades dip, professors mourn a lost age of deep thought. But the d…
1 month, 1 week ago
The second World Humanoid Robot Games
At the World Humanoid Robot Games, machines run, dance, fight, and even play football. The spectacle is futuristic, but watching them compete is as a…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Soapbox: Are you a "Lao Deng" yet?
A single word, a former boss, and a social media post that changed everything. What started as a personal grievance quickly turned into a legal fight…
1 month, 1 week ago
The story of your ice cup
The ice cup market in China is heating up in more ways than one. As consumers develop a taste for clearer, slower melting ice in their iced coffee an…
1 month, 1 week ago
Master of none: why China is scrapping its titles
For years, a shouted slogan at one of China's most popular restaurant chains made a single chef a household name. Then this summer, it disappeared ov…
1 month, 1 week ago
A moment to pause
No new episode of Round Table in your feed today. We're pausing briefly because we're cooking up something special behind the scenes, and we can't wa…
1 month, 2 weeks ago