Truck Driver Kills Himself After Being Fined for Broken Location Tracker
Long-distance truck drivers in China are required to turn on a tracking device while they work. Failing to do so could lead to hefty fines, or worse.
RIP Yahoo Answers, The Guide to My Sex Education
The internet’s repository of stupid questions is shutting down. But it was there for me when I was growing up in a country where no one spoke openly about sex.
Xiaomi Spent 3 Years To Create a New Logo That Looks Just Like the Old One
The Chinese phone maker spent more than three years on the new design, and came up with... this.
Signal Was One of the Last Encrypted Chat Apps in China. And It’s Down.
The list of messaging apps blocked by China keeps growing
The US Is Building Walls Around Science, and We’re All Poorer for It
In a world fractured by nations, races, and governing systems, can science transcend political borders?
Are You Sleeping in Someone Else’s Dirty Hotel Sheets? These Trackers Will Tell You
New hotels in China put electronic tags in bedsheets and pillowcases to assure guests that they are clean.
Supply and Demand in China’s Supercharged Delivery Economy
The ease and convenience of food delivery in China relies on millions of gig-workers like Chang Si'en.
Clubhouse FOMO Reaches China with Invites Sold at $20
Clubhouse users are trading invitations as hype around the social app grows in China.
Scientists Are Stretching Diamonds to Revolutionize Electronics
Researchers are breaking down diamonds to nano-size and physically stretching them. The eventual results could change everything we know about electronics.
Why Single-Serving Rice Cookers Are Selling Like Hotcakes in Japan
The perfect appliance for people who eat alone.
A Delivery Worker Was Denied $770 in Wages. Then He Set Himself on Fire.
A recent spate of injuries and deaths reflects growing discontent in China’s tech industry.
Tough-on-China Joe? Why America’s Mistrust of Beijing Is Here To Stay
Biden will tone down Trump’s confrontational approach to China, but only to an extent.