🔈 Society

#219: Recruitment blitz turns into PR disaster

1.2 million applications for 8,000 roles in state-owned firm sparks backlash over China’s job market

Apr 12 •

22:22

#218: Teenage daughter of Baidu exec accused of online attacks

Doxxing incident sparks widespread discussion in China about online safety

Apr 5 •

22:50

#214: Should two-day weekends for high school kids be "news"?

School policies allowing weekends cause fierce debate

Mar 8 •

20:13

#213: Ne Zha is no longer the audience favourite

Beyond the success of blockbuster Ne Zha 2, people empathise more with antagonist Shen Gongbao—but why?

Mar 1 •

22:44

#212: Doctors question reliability of China-made drugs

Allegations of falsified data for generic drugs deepen concerns over domestic pharmaceuticals

Feb 22 •

21:44

#210: Video sharing platform censors Spring Festival Gala livestream

Bilibili's appeal becomes its problem in China’s biggest TV event of the year

Feb 8 •

26:08

#209: Flight ticket prices tumble ahead of Spring Festival

Some passengers are ripped off while others go for last-minute gamble

Feb 1 •

30:30

#208: Thousands of “TikTok refugees” join RedNote

Listen now (34 mins) | How the phenomenon is being discussed in China

Jan 25 •

33:51

#207: Chinese actor Wang Xing is rescued from Myanmar

Listen now (37 mins) | Internet fraud and human trafficking scams are increasingly sophisticated

Jan 18 •

36:44

#205: Consumer confidence collapses in Beijing and Shanghai

Listen now (30 mins) | Consumer data signals more economic hardship to come

Jan 4 •

29:36

#202: China birth rate numbers reveal a complicated picture

Listen now (33 mins) | Some provinces show increased birth rates, but many young people are still reluctant to have more children due to financial…

Dec 14, 2024 •

32:34

#199: Li Ziqi returns to the spotlight

Listen now (37 mins) | 500 million views in 24 hours marks the resurgence of China's top YouTuber after a three-year hiatus

Nov 23, 2024 •

37:11

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