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Chinese University Cuts Arts Majors, Citing an AI-Driven Future

2026-03-13 00:00:00

An explanation from the university’s top official led to debate on social media. But students say they’re not surprised by the cancellation.

China’s First National Ecological and Environmental Code, Explained

2026-03-13 00:00:00

The code provides a systemic legal framework for farm fires, pollutants, and human-wildlife conflicts, as well as carbon markets and environmental rights.

Shanghai Announces 2026 Tobacco Control Plan

2026-03-12 00:00:00

The city is banning smoking at bus stops, ramping up oversight of areas where smoking is forbidden, and mandating smoking questionnaires during patient intake.

Bean There, Done That: How Chinese Coffee Extracts a New Kind of Belonging

2026-03-12 00:00:00

Catering to both tourists seeking novelty and locals seeking familiar cultural flavors, cafés across China are using regional ingredients to create new coffee flavors.

Why Men Who Don’t Do Chores Will Have Sons Who Bully

2026-03-12 00:00:00

A global study of over 50,000 adolescents reveals an unexpected link between household chores and aggressive behavior at school.

2026’s Two Sessions Takeaways: PE, Labor Rights, and Domestic Violence

2026-03-11 00:00:00

Officials proposed more emphasis be placed on physical education, the abolition of the labor dispatch system, and allowing domestic violence exemptions to the mandatory 30-day “cooling-off” period prior to divorce.