Fans enraged by celebrity Godfrey Gao’s death on reality TV show
Supermodel and actor Godfrey Gao (高以翔 Gāo Yǐxiáng), who grew up in Canada and spent his career mostly in Taiwan…
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Backlash against anti-LGBT rhetoric from Beijing district center for disease control
This Sunday, December 1, is World AIDS Day — designated in 1988 by the World Health Organization as an international…
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Traditional Chinese medicine schools removed from global medical school directory
Eight Chinese medical schools that specialize in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have been removed from the World Directory of Medical…
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Guangzhou steps up to introduce more designated nursing spaces for breastfeeding mothers
In an effort to help nursing mothers find comfortable places in public areas to feed their babies or pump breast…
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More than 70 percent of divorces in China are initiated by women
Disrupting long-held assumptions that Chinese women tend to endure unhappy marriages due to societal expectations and economic pressures, a recent…
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Death threats for opponent of internet addiction center in China
It’s been two years since Yuzhang Academy (豫章书院 Yùzhāngshūyuàn), a Confucian institute that purportedly treats internet addiction in Nanchang, Jiangxi…
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Zhejiang’s proposal for homework curfew deemed meaningless by stressed-out students
Earlier this week, when education authorities in Zhejiang Province unveiled a new set of policy proposals (in Chinese) aimed at making local…
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China asks: Should a 13-year-old boy get the death sentence for killing a 10-year-old girl?
A 13-year-old boy in Dalian, Liaoning Province, has been sent to a juvenile correctional facility for a three-year term —…
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Hospital workers suspended for selling pop star JJ Lin’s medical waste
Staff at a hospital in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, have been suspended for allegedly selling medical products used by Singaporean Mandopop…
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A Chinese ecommerce divorce saga turns ugly
In February, Lǐ Guóqìng 李国庆, the former CEO and co-founder of Dangdang.com, one of China’s most popular ecommerce sites, announced…
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China investigates painful, unproven needle ‘treatment’ for cerebral palsy
Health officials in Henan Province have initiated an investigation into several local hospitals and clinics that have been offering unproven…
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Still sorry for hurting Chinese feelings, Dior plays patriotic song at Shanghai show
A string of international brands have recently offended China by publishing improper maps or making statements considered disrespectful to the country’s…
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Chinese celebrities fire back at cyberbullies following K-pop star Sulli’s death
With fame comes glamour, wealth, and adoration from supporters, but it doesn’t guarantee happiness. In fact, for many celebrities in the…
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Primary school teacher arrested for forcing students to eat garbage
A primary boarding school teacher in Henan Province has been arrested for physically abusing four students by forcing them to…
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