🔈 Society

Workers criticise Labour Day holiday as “fake”

Four "adjusted holiday days" borrowed from weekends means the five-day national holiday only offers one day off

May 4 •

31:26

House prices fall in 70 of China's major cities in the first three months of the year

“There’s no lowest price, only a price that’s even lower than the last”

Apr 27 •

33:53

Beijing Half Marathon winner accused of cheating

Organisers investigate allegations of sponsor fixing the race

Apr 20 •

33:52

School boy speaks the truth about nepotism in China

Innocent comment reveals importance of family networks in state sector

Apr 13 •

28:39

China’s doctor training system is broken

Listen now (45 mins) | Behind the suicide of a 25-year-old trainee doctor

Mar 30 •

45:44

The big box office surprise over Chinese New Year

But it's not just the movie people are talking about

Feb 24 •

31:43

610 million train tickets sold in two weeks before Spring Festival

With millions of travellers taking the long way home due to high demand

Feb 10 •

35:20

Piano sales fall off a dramatically

Economic downturn, and policy changes cause major decline in students learning to play the piano

Feb 3 •

33:23

China's tourist destinations compete for online exposure

With stunning successes, and fantastic flops

Jan 27 •

39:32

Death of delivery rider exposes problems with China’s platform economy

A clash of systems with a culture of punishment

Jan 13 •

34:12

Simply Language: Our favourite words of the year

China in 2023 in 23 words and phrases

Dec 30, 2023 •

24:38

China's top internet buzzwords of 2023

What Chinese people are thinking about in 2023, according to three year-end lists of popular buzzwords and internet catchphrases.

Dec 16, 2023 •

35:29

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