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China Sees Record Domestic Travel This May Day Holiday

2026-05-01 00:00:00

Tourists are choosing to primarily take domestic road trips this year, with music and cultural events driving tourism.

How Viral Fame Strained a Noodle Seller Almost to Breaking Point

2026-04-30 00:00:00

For 15 years, Chinese farmer Cheng Yunfu had sold cheap hand-pulled noodles at a local fair — then a trending video sent his life spinning out of control.

Nine Months After Cloning Its First Yak, China Has 10 More

2026-04-30 00:00:00

The yaks were delivered naturally and without assistance using technology that cuts breeding cycles from 20 years to under five.

Shenzhen’s Food Delivery Aunties Get a Policy Upgrade

2026-04-29 00:00:00

The city is piloting a system of relay stations and order tracking, in which riders can now formally hand off orders to runners installed in high-rises, making final deliveries to customers.

For Congenital Deafness, a Chinese Trial Opens a Path to Sound

2026-04-28 00:00:00

The world’s first clinical trial on congenital deafness gene therapy showed that injecting a missing gene back into ear cells can restore hearing.

Should Optimus Prime Be Insured? Ask China’s ‘Bottom Journals’

2026-04-28 00:00:00

China’s parody journals are turning failed experiments, revision fatigue, and academic anxiety into comedy — and finding an audience.