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AI dominates 2026 spring recruitment
AI dominates 2026 spring recruitment

It's spring job fair season, and the crowd isn't flocking to the usual names. AI is stealing the show. So what does that leave students with? A job m…

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How a candy connected the world
How a candy connected the world

The Full Circle: Ganji, book covers, city pollen / A crumpled wrapper. A hotel clerk's request. A kindness relay across continents. This isn't a feel…

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Petals, profit, and a prosperous path
Petals, profit, and a prosperous path

Spring in China isn't just pretty anymore. It's big business. We dig into the high-stakes economics behind the petals. How do these fleeting flowers …

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China Finds: A zoo before zoos were zoos
China Finds: A zoo before zoos were zoos

There's a lot happening beneath the surface, literally. New sites are emerging, long-studied relics are revealing fresh secrets, and the questions we…

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We need to talk about these trees
We need to talk about these trees

Spring has arrived, and so have your allergies. That yellow dust covering everything looks like nature's confetti and the trees themselves might be t…

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Pindou: the offline hobby sweeping China
Pindou: the offline hobby sweeping China

In offices and bedrooms across China, a new kind of downtime has taken hold. People are hunched over trays of tiny plastic beads, arranging them one …

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The great wall of wildlife coexistence
The great wall of wildlife coexistence

Brown bears are breaking into homes. Wild boars are stopping subway trains. In 2026, the wild isn't staying in the wild anymore. China's conservation…

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Don't like the movie? Here's your refund
Don't like the movie? Here's your refund

What if you could walk out of a bad movie 20 minutes in and get your money back? A theater in Hangzhou is trying exactly that, and China's film indus…

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The return of open-air shopping
The return of open-air shopping

Young people in China are walking away from their screens and heading to the market. We explore the revival of Ganji and why an old-fashioned way of …

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The Soapbox: Fast food's new AI is listening to you
The Soapbox: Fast food's new AI is listening to you

A major fast food chain is putting artificial intelligence in its employees' ears. Burger King is testing AI-powered headsets that do more than take …

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