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An athlete continued competing in a Saturday event, and ultimately won, despite losing control of her bowels. Following public debate, the sport has added a rule on body fluid contamination.
The approval follows increased competition among pharmaceutical companies pushing to attain weight-loss medication approval to treat a wider range of illnesses.
The app, called Liangpei, uses 20-minute AI interviews and compatibility rankings to match users, who can talk to only one potential partner at a time.
At 95, artist Chang Shana struggles to recognize her own son, yet Alzheimer’s disease has not erased her deep connection with the ancient Dunhuang City.
The mobile game, popular since 2018, features a frog who holidays across China. Users say they can’t bear to delete it.
To save money and recall nostalgic flavors from home, Chinese students abroad are increasingly posting videos online of themselves making Chinese classic dishes, with some innovative, low-budget takes.
“The Early Spring” is among the top 10 series in over 20 countries, but viewers at home have criticized its depiction of China’s workplace culture as well as the male protagonist’s belittlement of his female counterpart.
The company apologized and disciplined four managers after the dismissals drew scrutiny over the difficulties recent graduates face finding new jobs.
After nearly a decade in Shanghai, the immersive theater production “Sleep No More” has closed, ending a run that drew some fans back hundreds of times for its shifting storylines, favorite performers, and private one-on-one encounters.
Seven gourds growing outside his home turned the elderly resident into an online celebrity after visitors linked them to the beloved Chinese cartoon “Calabash Brothers.”
After a mushroom grew from an apple, researchers turned online curiosity into a two-year breeding project with help from samples sent in from across China.
A proposed amendment to the nation’s national traffic law distinguishes between autonomous driving vehicles and driver assistance functions, as well as allocates responsibility in the event of traffic violations.
Chinese academics, writers, and journalists are expected to do everything. As the Zhuge Yiyang controversy shows, many wind up with nothing.
A literature undergrad’s AI tool made a near-perfect Mandarin version of Haruki Murakami’s new novel in just four hours. What might this mean for translators and copyright holders?
