A viral social media trend involving China’s so-called Natasha Doll has ignited widespread criticism, with activists and social media users accusing the phenomenon of promoting racism and normalising violence against Black people. What began as...

A Chinese court has delivered a rare legal victory in a workplace sexual harassment case, ordering a former manager at an environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Beijing to compensate an ex-employee and issue a written...

China has taken another major step toward AI self-sufficiency. Meituan, the country’s food delivery giant, has unveiled LongCat-2.0, a massive artificial intelligence model trained entirely using domestically developed computing hardware. The announcement is significant because...

A cracked Glass bridge on one of China’s most famous tourist attractions has sparked fresh debate over the safety of glass-bottomed walkways. Officials insist visitors were never in danger after a teenager accidentally damaged the...

Access to clean drinking water remains one of the world’s biggest challenges, especially in regions facing drought, limited freshwater supplies, and unreliable electricity. Now, researchers in China say they have developed a solar-powered desalination technology...

China is facing increasing scrutiny over exports of indium, a little-known metal that has become increasingly important for artificial intelligence infrastructure and next-generation data centers. Although indium itself is not currently subject to export controls,...

A woman in China who spent a year living with a painful lump on her arm received a shocking diagnosis after doctors discovered two live parasitic worms beneath her skin. The case has drawn attention...

China has detained an American researcher on suspicion of espionage, adding another high-profile case to a growing list of foreign nationals accused of threatening the country’s national security. Chinese authorities said political analyst Min Zin...

Chinese hardware start-up Monako is betting that the next big computing platform won’t sit on your desk or in your pocket. It will sit on your face. The company recently unveiled Monako Glass, a lightweight...

A simple job advertisement for two shepherds in northern China has unexpectedly turned into a national conversation about youth unemployment, burnout, and the growing frustration many young workers feel toward the modern Chinese labour market....