SOCIETY

Canine Comrades: A Dog Attack Worries Pet Owners

China’s pet owners fear for their dogs after a rottweiler attack sparks a nationwide backlash

HISTORY

Inside the Secret Files China Still Keeps on Every Worker

Every Chinese worker has a “dang’an” (personnel file), but hardly anyone ever sees inside them

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
SOCIETY

Can Chinese Fans Win the War Against Ticket Scalpers?

Despite fan boycotts and government crackdowns, China’s ticket scalpers continue to turn profits with high prices

ANCIENT HISTORY

Death by Flaming Shoes and Hundred Cuts: Disturbing Methods in Ancient Chinese Torture

From ankle crushing to slow slicing, ancient Chinese punishments and torture were brutal

NEWS

One Congress, Five Years of Change in Infographics

Charting China’s changes from the last Communist Party Congress to now

NEWS

Soy Sauce Brand Faces Additives Controversy and Other Trending News

Soy sauce brand faces questions over additives, tech billionaire settles sexual assault case, turtle falls from eighth story and survives, Qingdao landmark collapses after heavy rain—it’s Viral Week

FEMINISM

Why Supporters Still Follow a Doomed Sexual Harassment Case

China’s highest-profile sexual harassment case ended in another defeat this week, but its plaintiff and supporters are not giving up

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
SOCIETY

The Business of Murder: Regulations Hit Role-Playing Murder Mystery Games

Do government regulations mark the death sentence of the role-playing murder game industry?

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE
SOCIETY

Cost of Cute: Why Animal Abuse is Rife in China’s Pet Industry

China’s pet industry is booming, but abuse is rampant at every stage of the sector

NEWS

Kidnapped Child Finally Reunited with Family and Other Trending News

Parents finally track down kidnapped son, urban management officers criticized for overzealous patrols, China gets first ever snowboard champion—it’s Viral Week