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A Food Courier’s Pursuit of Equal Treatment

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Delivery rider Liang Ningning filed a lawsuit after a Beijing residential community told him to use the “back entrance,” to highlight the everyday discrimination facing food and parcel couriers.

Bridal Fashion Capital: How Chaozhou Holds Its Place in the Spotlight

Chaozhou, once the world’s bridal gown-making hub, is resorting to legacy, adaptability, and originality as it grapples with challenges ranging from a shifting market to the pandemic.

Tracing the History of Shanghai’s Waste Management

As the city has developed into a global metropolis over the past 180 years, pilot programs and policies have helped refine the way it handles and recycles household garbage.

How a ‘Brain Pacemaker’ Can Help Treat Depression

After 16 years of battling “demons,” one patient says he has been given a second chance at life by a brain-computer interface developed in Shanghai.

Wukang Mansion: Shanghai’s ‘Pearl’ Before Its Online Fame

Local historians and residents share the rich, glamorous history of the Wukang Mansion, as the Shanghai landmark approaches its 100th birthday.

Blistering Summers on a Boiling Planet

With the era of global boiling already underway, more Chinese cities have found themselves close to boiling point during this long summer. The Paper, Sixth Tone’s sister publication, goes back to 1960 to find out how summers in China have been getting hotter and longer.

Gain and Pain: The Problem of China’s Expanding Waistline

Almost half of the country’s population is now overweight or obese, according to a comprehensive study that factors in gender, geography, and GDP.

The Dark Reality of Telecom Fraud in Northern Myanmar

The booming telecom fraud industry in northern Myanmar brings corruption, violence, kidnapping, and forced labor to a region with a long history of crime, The Paper’s investigation finds.

The Zhang Yingying Case, Six Years On

The parents and fiance of the murdered Chinese student struggle to move on as they prepare to return to the U.S. in the hope of recovering her body.

The Cold Reality of China’s Vanishing Glaciers

As temperatures rise, the melting of the unique Urumqi Glacier No. 1 can be slowed but not stopped, experts say.

Extreme Drinking Challenges Kill Yet Another Livestreamer in China

Feeling limited with choices in life, 26-year-old Huang Zhongyuan found livestreaming his “drinking battles” with other influencers a quick way to make a living, only to find that they were toasting to their death.

How a Top Modern Dance Troupe Lost Its Home

Gym Roof Collapse Shakes Chinese City, Leaving Thousands in Mourning

Friends of victims, rescuers, and construction industry insiders come together to recount the worst tragedy that the northeastern Chinese city has experienced in years.

Holding Out for Hope in China’s Sandstorm Capital

Major Setbacks: Students Struggle with Scrapped Majors

Arriving on campus believing they were the next hotshots, students who see their majors being discontinued are instead feeling the chill for their job prospects.

Have Savings, Will Travel: Chinese Youth Go the Extra Mile for Higher Interest

Millennials in China today are traveling far from home to earn a few thousand yuan extra in interest as they go from big spenders to big savers.

The Father-Son Duo Winning Over China’s Marathon Scene

Inspired by marathoner Dick Hoyt, who ran together with his disabled son, a Chinese courier and his son have taken the running world by storm.

The Rural Men Livestreaming for Love

Visual stories that get up close and personal with contemporary China. A mix of short videos, documentaries, photography, and data visualization.

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In China, Climate Change Disrupts a Beloved Tradition: Cherry Blossom Season

Cherry blossoms are reaching peak bloom weeks earlier than they did a few decades ago, as winter temperatures continue to rise.