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Grounded for Playing Video Games? You Probably Just Ruined a Talented Pro-Player

Despite credible evidence suggesting the potential positive effects that games could have on children, reserved Chinese parents do not seem to be fully convinced by these arguments.

Chinese Tech Giants Discuss the Future of Technology during the Two Sessions

Despite the heavy smog, the Great Hall of the people, where the sessions took place was filled with proactive voices and new ideas. Every year, delegates, the elites from all walks of life gather together in the capital to discuss the country's most pressing issues.

Can we Really Use Facial Recognition to Deter Medical Scammers?

From train tickets and concert shows, to medical appointments, swindlers can be found in many places in China. While some residents benefit from their services by being able to secure some of the services they need, albeit, at a higher price.

100 Days to the College Entrance Exam — For Whom the Bell Tolls

“Tick tock!” The clock is ticking. There are only 30 minutes left, and still I have half of the paper to be filled out. The invigilator's steps pound on the floor, causing a vibration in my chest, even though she is not wearing high heels.

China Secretly Eases Requirements for ‘Illegal Newborn Babies’ — A Truly Progressive Policy?

Hukou, also known as the Chinese household-registration system, is the most important thing for many Chinese families. It is a sign of social status, a ticket to urban welfare, and a key factor when it comes to dating and marriage.

A Nightclub Style Light Show at the Forbidden City

For 600 years, the palace museum stood erected, silently witnessing the ebb and flow of the dynasties. Yesterday, for the first time in 94 years since the Forbidden City became known as the palace museum, its doors opened during the evening to the public with a splendid light show.

Dialogue Between James Cameron and Liu Cixin — Science is the Ultimate Foundation for Science Fiction

Upon the success of the first China's hard sci-fi film the Wandering Earth, the original story writer of this film and renowned sci-fi novelist Liu Cixin met with James Cameron, the top-tiered Hollywood sci-fi master, creator of Avatar and Terminator.

Celebrity Status: A Warrant For Easy Doctorate Degrees?

It takes several years for the smartest minds around the world to get a PhD degree in the subjects they excel in. But for some, their PhD studies seem to be way too easy.

‘The Wandering Earth’ Expected to Break Box Office Record in China

It is officially announced that the total box office of China's first hard sci-fi film The Wandering Earth has reached 3 billion yuan ($443 million) in just nine days and 16 hours after its release, now ranking the sixth in history of Chinese film production.

China’s First Hard Sci-fi Film ‘The Wandering Earth’ — Self-Banishment of Our Mother Planet

Released on February 5, the first day of China's lunar new year, The Wandering Earth, is the first ever Chinese hard sci-fi film in many senses. New York Times reported that it marks the arrival of a new era of Chinese film production.

Asian But Not Really – An Adoption Story in China

In 1992 the Chinese government passed a law allowing international adoptions of Chinese orphans. A central adoption authority which oversaw the programs and decided on the rules for adoption was set up, and the procedure of adopting Chinese orphans could begin.

The Almighty Taobao – The Last One is Too Creepy

Taobao is a powerful shopping app in China made by the Chinese multinational e-commerce conglomerate—Alibaba Group. You can buy everything here.

Chinese New Year for Young Adults: Are You Ready for the Struggles Again?

With companies celebrating their year-end galas, people getting their red packets, and businesses ready to take a pause, we could simply tell that the Chinese New Year is coming.

Panda Diplomacy — China’s Fluffy Agenda

Who doesn’t love the fuzzy, bamboo-chewing, black-and-white bears? It seems most of us do. But there's more to the pandas than meets the eye. Could it be that their fluffiness has more uses than to simply charm you?

Spring Festival Marketing: Win or Lose, There is no Middle Ground

Try to be inclusive, loving without being cheesy.

Drastic Decline in China’s Population Growth Rate — Reproductive Anxiety Among Post-90s Generation

On Jan. 21, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics in China disclosed that China's population growth is in drastic decline. The demographic dividends are now coming to an end.

Short Film “What is Peppa” Went Viral During the Year of the Pig

On Jan. 17, a short film entitled “What is Peppa” went viral on Chinese social media. It depicts the touching quest of a loving grandfather, who has spent all his life living in rural areas, doting on his grandson by crafting a “Peppa Pig”. The grandfather began his journey of figuring out what exactly peppa is, as soon as he heard from his grandson that he wanted a “peppa pig” for the Chinese New Year.

The New Social App Chat Bao — It’s All about the Money Money Money

Download the app, and you can win a flight!

Long Day’s Journey into the Night — Probing the Boundaries of Chinese Art Films

On the evening of Dec.31, the artistic film named Long Day's Journey into the Night, with the literal translation “last night on earth”, became a huge hit, which matches perfectly with the occasion of its release.

Why is it so Hard to Get a Train Ticket Home During the Spring Festival?

With the Chinese New Year coming up in couple of weeks, a vast majority of Chinese migrant workers are going on a battle to return home. With the demand for train tickets and plane tickets significantly increasing before the holiday season, and tickets are now becoming a scarce resource that everyone is fighting for.

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