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How Residential Renovation Became China’s New Urban Battleground
Once symbols of progress, China’s residential buildings now face cracks, costs, and uncertainty
How Residential Renovation Became China’s New Urban Battleground
Once symbols of progress, China’s residential buildings now face cracks, costs, and uncertainty
China’s New Wave of Backlash Against Pre-Made Food
A single complaint from a tech entrepreneur about a popular restaurant chain has revived the debate over pre-made food—a development that could usher in sweeping changes to the industry
How China’s Malls Are Rewriting Themselves
As China’s malls struggle in an era of e-commerce and slowing consumption, some are becoming lifestyle hubs, nostalgic sanctuaries—and even public service centers
Overseas, Optimized: How AI Is Driving China’s Next E-commerce Push
As AI tools become more accessible than ever, China’s business-savvy merchants are using them to better sell their products overseas—but questions remain about where the line lies between fair play and deception, artistry and theft
Smart Earth: How AI Is Rewriting Rural China
In China’s changing countryside, young farmers and local officials are embracing AI to tackle conundrums from the aging population to pest control
Rethinking ADHD: Young Chinese Find Support and Strength in Safe Online Spaces
With growing awareness, many in China are finding support online and viewing ADHD as a source of strength, but experts caution against the romanticization of the condition and over-reliance on internet diagnoses
Nostalgia-Core: Why China’s Gen Z is Embracing the Past
Disenfranchised by an increasingly fast-paced society, some younger Chinese are turning to the past to center themselves and regain a sense of comfort
Amid Snags in Global Trade, Chaozhou’s Wedding Dress Factories Battle to Survive
Faced with mounting pressures from overseas tariffs and dwindling labor and growing competition at home, the future of the city’s decades-long dress trade hangs in the balance
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