China targets miners and watchdogs in snap eco compliance audit
China l South China Morning Post
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Balancing China’s labour migration through education
China l East Asia Forum
China combats surge of respiratory illnesses of known pathogens
China l The Straits Times
‘We can never go back to normal’: A year on from China’s ‘white placard’ zero-Covid protests
China l Hong Kong Free Press
Weibo user banned after reporting nationalist pundit Hu Xijin for illegal VPN use
China l China Digital Times
In a first, Beijing court grants copyright to AI-assisted artwork
China l Sixth Tone
Air pollution from fossil fuels linked to about 5 million deaths a year, study finds
China l South China Morning Post
In China’s coal country, full steam ahead with new power plants despite climate pledges
China l The Asahi Shimbun
China indicts 52 percent more cyber scammers than last year as country cracks down on fraud rings
China l South China Morning Post
China jobs: how much employment pressure is the world’s second-largest economy facing?
China l South China Morning Post
Too little, too late: China’s media blitz amid flu surge is causing even more public anxiety
China l The Straits Times
Bureaucratic formalism has made it impossible for local cadres to get anything done
China l China Digital Times
How China is using the law to tackle cyberbullying and internet violence
China l South China Morning Post
Chinese athletes as young as 7 undergo military training in Shanghai to ‘create iron army’
China l Hong Kong FRee Press
For China’s ‘good students,’ 2023 has been a wake-up call
China l Sixth Tone
Children who witness domestic violence are also victims: China’s top court
China l Sixth Tone
China turns to households in fight to slash carbon emissions
China l The Straits Times
Record numbers sit for China civil service exam, hoping for job security
China l The Standard
China clamps down on financial graft, quadrupling probes in 3 years
China l Nikkei Asia
Still suffocated’: Mourning China’s zero-COVID protests a year on
China l Channel News Asia
All of China loves Zhang Guimei as a girls’ education pioneer. So why is her biopic making some people see red?
China l South China Morning Post
What we know so far about surging cases of respiratory illnesses in China
China l The Straits Times
Faced with decline in marriages, Xi calls on women to build families
China l Radio Free Asia
What we know so far about surging respiratory illnesses in China
China l Channel News Asia
Traditional herbalists struggle to pass down knowledge
The women of Vietnam’s Yao ethnic minority continue to discover new uses for medicinal plants, even as they worry that...
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Drowning in money and health woes
Farmers tending Bangladesh’s famous floating gardens could use more help from the government.
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Deciding who gets to play
It’s hard to be a sport about the participation in the Cricket World Cup of a team of a country...
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18 nightmare years: Thai berry pickers’ long fight for justice
Lured by the promise of plum jobs in countries widely known for their social welfare systems, Thai berry pickers find...
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