Sinopsis
A daily digest of the top China stories.
Episodios
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Director’s plagiarism background may have gotten his movie pulled in China
12/01/2021 Duración: 03minGuo Jingming was ordered to issue a public apology after being accused of plagiarism in 2003. He didn't apologize until the final day of 2020.
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Covid-19 causes health problems six months later: study
11/01/2021 Duración: 03minA new study from China found that coronavirus patients experienced fatigue, shortness of breath and kidney problems six months after being discharged from the hospital.
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Eye doctor calls stabbing ‘pleasant surprise’
07/01/2021 Duración: 04minTao Yong is unlikely to ever perform surgery again because of a stabbing that left his hand crippled. But the doctor wants to move on and help people see again.
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The primary election that resulted in Hong Kong’s national security mass arrests
06/01/2021 Duración: 05minHong Kong’s national security unit arrested 53 former lawmakers and activists on Wednesday. Here is the event that prompted the arrests.
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Chinese company fines workers who take more than one bathroom break
05/01/2021 Duración: 03minA Chinese company was fed up with people playing on their phones while in the bathroom, so they are fining employees who visit the restroom more than once during an 8-hour shift.
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‘Touching fish’ becomes unusual work philosophy of China’s Gen Z
04/01/2021 Duración: 05minChina’s Generation Z are encouraging fellow citizens to slack off at work to protest against a culture of working long hours.
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Trump has put spotlight on pardons. How does it work in China?
31/12/2020 Duración: 07minThe US has a long tradition of Presidents using the pardon power. In China, the tool is used a lot less often, but it tends to affect a larger number of people.
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Live in a poor area? Don't smoke or you're more likely to be poor yourself
30/12/2020 Duración: 02minA new study found that people who live in poor areas and have a family member who smokes are more likely to live in poverty than those who don't.
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China is trying to press mute on noisy public transportation
29/12/2020 Duración: 02minThe government is set to trial a "quiet car" option for its high-speed rail network and the city of Shanghai will punish people who use audio without headphones on the subway.
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Menstrual cycle leave may make it harder for women to find work
28/12/2020 Duración: 04minA province in northeastern China announced new rules that would force companies to provide days off for women on their menstrual cycle. Some people in China worry that companies will not hire women because of the rules.
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K-pop may help end China’s dispute with South Korea
24/12/2020 Duración: 01minBTS's famous song ‘Dynamite’ played on a Beijing radio for the first time in years. It may actually be a big moment.
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The weird, wacky and wonderful newsmakers of 2020 in Greater China
23/12/2020 Duración: 04minIn a year filled with loss, disruptions and jarring surprises, news events that would be deemed unusual and quirky by previous standards can serve as a reminder of life’s bountiful offerings in a difficult period.
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Court’s punishment of 9-year-old girl highlights concern with China’s expansive social credit system
22/12/2020 Duración: 04minA Chinese court withdrew the decision to punish a nine-year-old girl who couldn’t repay her dead father’s debts. The case triggered a heated debate over flaws in the nation’s social credit system
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The days of the Chinese mega skyscraper appear to be over
21/12/2020 Duración: 05minChina is home to 44 of the world's 100 tallest buildings, but a directive from Beijing means they are the last of a dying breed.
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Love killer: How the Covid-19 pandemic has left the world a more violent place for the LGBTQ community
18/12/2020 Duración: 06minIn a world battling a lethal global pandemic with a mounting death toll, there are still countries that will kill you for consensual same-sex activity.
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Baseball boys: Movie portrays struggle of China’s growing number of ‘left-behind’ children
17/12/2020 Duración: 03minA new documentary gives hope and courage to the plight of poor children in rural China.
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Chinese granny finds freedom in ‘Eat Pray Love’ road trip
16/12/2020 Duración: 06minShe had sacrificed her personal happiness for decades to try and fit China's ideals for the role of a woman in society. She decided it was time to be herself, and is now finding happiness by driving all over China.
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‘We feel lucky to have survived’: How one family found itself in the middle of a Covid storm
15/12/2020 Duración: 06minCovid-19 could not defeat three generations of this Wuhan family, who are now calling for the truth from their government about how the crisis was handled.
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Giant buddha rediscovered in China with a high rise apartment built on top of it
14/12/2020 Duración: 02minA 30ft. stone statue of Buddha was revealed to the general public after maintenance workers removed dead trees and trash. Residents who had lived there for decades had no idea it existed.
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Chinese buzzwords reveal unease and aimlessness
11/12/2020 Duración: 05minSocial inequality, overwork and pandemic fatigue dominated the most popular new phrases in China.