Society

#254: China’s top high school is in decline

The "Hengshui model" is broken

Dec 13 • Andrew Methven

24:21

#253: In the aftermath of the Hong Kong fire

Arrests made over gross negligence

Dec 6 • Andrew Methven

21:24

#251: China's Double 11 shopping festival loses its shine

The decline of Singles Day reveals nostalgia for past years

Nov 22 • Andrew Methven

22:49

#247: China’s unexpected stand-up comedy star

Director Fang creates joy for many from her own suffering

Oct 25 • Andrew Methven

21:07

#246: China has a new slang word for "middle-aged men"

It went viral in September with some surprising (and not so surprising) faces earning the new label

Oct 18 • Andrew Methven

21:45

#244: Who is China's "Chicken Cutlet Brother"?

And how his new found fame is being discussed in China

Oct 4 • Andrew Methven

23:01

#241: Anti-smoking campaigner targets Lu Xun's 100-year-old smoking habit

A complaint about smoking imagery at writer's birthplace memorial is not what it appears to be

Sep 13 • Andrew Methven

23:56

#238: "Jiangsu Super" finally gives Chinese football fans something to cheer about

The amateur grassroots tournament has achieved something China’s professional game has always been missing

Aug 23 • Andrew Methven

28:34

#236: Fall of the CEO Monk

The empire that Shi Yongxin built and lost

Aug 9 • Andrew Methven

21:56

#235: There's a new phrase in China's "lie flat" movement

The "Rat People" are here.

Aug 2 • Andrew Methven

23:19

#234: Hangzhou authorities mishandle tap water pollution incident

Memes and toilet humour flow

Jul 26 • Andrew Methven

24:24

#232: Students feel summer heat in Shandong universities while teachers enjoy air-conditioned offices

Qingdao University feels the heat

Jul 12 • Andrew Methven

15:31

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