China’s underground raves include street techno, quotes from Chairman Mao

China’s underground raves include street techno, quotes from Chairman Mao

CHANGCHUN, China —  Crouch through the small metal door and walk down the dark tunnel, and even before you step into the abandoned air raid shelter, the air reverberates with pounding techno beats. Young Chinese holding booze and cigarettes shake and sway in a red-lit passageway, below a big screen rolling through quotations from Chairman … Read more

Global Impact | As the dust settles on Trump’s win, what’s in store for US-China relations?

Global Impact | As the dust settles on Trump’s win, what’s in store for US-China relations?

Global Impact is a weekly curated newsletter featuring a news topic originating in China with a significant macro impact for our newsreaders around the world. Sign up now! Ahead of the US election, the world was bracing itself for a long, uncertain period during which America might descend into violence as a power struggle between … Read more

How Chinese woman gave birth to twins from different wombs – Firstpost

How Chinese woman gave birth to twins from different wombs – Firstpost

A Chinese woman with two uteruses captured headlines after she delivered twins from her separate wombs in September. Diagnosed with uterus didelphys, a rare condition that affects just 0.3 per cent of women globally, she gave birth to a healthy boy and girl read more An extraordinary medical case has captured headlines in China, where … Read more

What is catatonic stupor? – Firstpost

What is catatonic stupor? – Firstpost

In a heartbreaking incident, a woman in China suffered from a severe psychological breakdown after she was reprimanded by her boss at work. According to the South China Morning Post, the woman, identified as Li from central China’s Henan province has become a “stiff wooden person” who doesn’t eat, drink or move and needs to … Read more

China-Russia cooperation blocks Antarctic conservation proposals

China-Russia cooperation blocks Antarctic conservation proposals

taipei, taiwan —  China and Russia are deepening cooperation in Antarctica in a trend that analysts say could undermine marine conservation efforts and disrupt the long-standing status quo in the resource-rich region. China and Russia were accused of collaborating to block key proposals that would establish new marine protected areas and revise the krill fishery … Read more

China unveils first diagnosis guidelines to battle escalating obesity crisis

China unveils first diagnosis guidelines to battle escalating obesity crisis

HONG KONG —  China’s National Health Commission (NHC) published its first set of guidelines to standardize the diagnosis and treatment of obesity, with more than half of China’s adults already overweight and obese, and the rate expected to keep rising. The guidelines, made public on October 17, come as China experiences an upward morbidity trend … Read more

Micro dramas shake up China’s film industry, aim for Hollywood

Micro dramas shake up China’s film industry, aim for Hollywood

ZHENGZHOU, China —  On a film set that resembles the medieval castle of a Chinese lord, Zhu Jian is busy disrupting the world’s second-largest movie industry. The 69-year-old actor is playing the patriarch of a wealthy family celebrating his birthday with a lavish banquet. But unbeknownst to either of them, the servant in the scene … Read more

New analysis of 2019 Wuhan market animals may help find COVID-19 origin

New analysis of 2019 Wuhan market animals may help find COVID-19 origin

LONDON —  Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort they hope could allow them to trace the outbreak back to its source. Researchers analyzed genetic material gathered from the Chinese market where the first outbreak was detected … Read more

China plans to allow wholly foreign-owned hospitals in some areas

China plans to allow wholly foreign-owned hospitals in some areas

Beijing —  China said Sunday it would allow the establishment of wholly foreign-owned hospitals in nine areas of the country including the capital, as Beijing tries to attract more foreign investment to boost its flagging economy. In a document on the official website of China’s commerce ministry, it said the new policy was a pilot … Read more