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Eldercare Is now a recognized profession
China is turning eldercare into a licensed occupation. A new national certification is formalizing the workforce that will shape how millions of seni…
3 months, 1 week ago
How to change your mood in 60 seconds
You know that nagging feeling that follows you through the day: what if a sixty-second mental move could dissolve it? Behavioral scientists have unco…
3 months, 1 week ago
How to keep history's hangouts cool
Older cities are facing a new question, where preserving buildings and streets is no longer enough. Across China, historic neighborhoods are becoming…
3 months, 1 week ago
Europe's AC dilemma
Temperatures have soared past forty degrees across Europe. Schools have sent children home. Outdoor work has been banned. A famous landmark closed it…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The future factory points up
When it comes to how cities use land, what is the right formula? China is reimagining urban land use by looking inward, not outward. We are talking a…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Your life, their data, your job
You have heard of gig work, but this is different. There are no apps and no ratings. There is just a camera strapped to your head while you fold laun…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The track that changed everything
Two decades after the Qinghai–Xizang Railway first sliced across the plateau, the tracks tell a story bigger than engineering. At 4,000 meters, they'…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Why all your screens just got pricier
Prices are rising across the entire consumer electronics sector, yet this surge does not follow the usual pattern. The driving force is neither a raw…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Your block, rebuilt from within
We tend to picture Chinese cities as endless expansion machines. But the next five years are about retrofitting, not rebuilding. The national strateg…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Soapbox: speaker off or get off
You are settled into your seat and finally relaxing. Then someone starts blasting videos without headphones. One airline says that is now a punishabl…
3 months, 2 weeks ago