Jul 01, 2021 20:00 PM

Blog: Rural Living Offers No Escape From Frantic Urban Work Culture
The story of Shanghai migrant Hu Siqin’s shortlived experiment shows why village life might not be any easier than working 70 hours a week in the city
Jun 29, 2021 17:32 PM

Blog: What a Phone Scam Taught Me About the Limits of Thinking Like an Economist
The scammers of today understand a great deal about the dismal science. To avoid their tricks, we might be better off brushing up on psychology
Jun 21, 2021 18:14 PM

Blog: Why We Give Gifts — From Ancient China to the Present Day
In the mind of an economist, exchanging presents is a frustratingly inefficient exercise. So why do we keep doing it?
Jun 03, 2021 19:19 PM

Blog: Less Than 10% of Men, Women in China Want a Third Child, Survey Shows
Older couples, rural residents are more likely to take advantage of the country’s recently eased family planning policy
May 28, 2021 16:35 PM

My Gentle Grandmother and the Sacrifices of the Chinese Countryside
Rural people’s indomitable spirit has played a crucial part in China’s dazzling progress. Their sacrifices should never be forgotten
May 27, 2021 17:04 PM

Blog: Why Were Chinese Imperial Families Prone to Killing Each Other?
Without a third party to oversee leadership transitions, emperors’ relatives were subject to tyranny
May 26, 2021 16:16 PM

Blog: When It Comes to Parenting, Fathers Can Do Just as Well as Mothers
Adam Smith’s ideas about the division of labor explain why men can be just as good as women at raising children
May 25, 2021 19:24 PM

Reporter’s Notebook: An Anxious Tokyo Awaits Olympic Decision as Pandemic Rages
Despite public polls showing majority of residents are against it, organizers are pushing hard to hold the Games on schedule
May 24, 2021 17:32 PM

Blog: How I Survived the Deadly Ultramarathon in Gansu
If it wasn’t for a passing shepherd, Zhang Xiaotao’s name may have been on the list of the race’s victims
May 18, 2021 19:45 PM

Blog: How China’s Climbers Lost Their Everest Dreams
Expeditions for this season have been halted on fears of coronavirus infections from adventurers starting their journey from neighboring Nepal
May 05, 2021 13:03 PM

Blog: Condensed Movies That Let You Skip the Cinema Are Clearly Illegal
In the age of intellectual property, the use of other people’s materials without authorization is subject to legal sanctions
May 04, 2021 16:34 PM

Blog: Who Owns Your Tesla’s Data?
The automaker and car owner should share the information
Apr 30, 2021 09:30 AM

Blog: Five Predictions About China’s Looming Census Results
China’s Han ethnic group will see its dominant share slip while Southwest China will see a rebound and Shanghai’s age will start to show
Apr 15, 2021 19:20 PM

Blog: The Worker Who Battled to Get His ‘Dust Lung’ Diagnosis Recognized, and His Two-Faced Guardian Angel
Zhang Haichao won a six-figure settlement after a years-long fight to prove that that he had a lung disease that he could only have acquired through his work
Mar 27, 2021 07:00 AM

Blog: How to Keep Your Spirits Up During Quarantine in China
Success starts with maintaining a routine, but a holiday reminder of people’s empathy will see you through. Also, there were robots
Mar 23, 2021 20:06 PM

Blog: Star Interpreter at Alaska Talks Graces Front Row of China Diplomacy
Internet hit Zhang Jing is the latest translator to excel in key historical events going back to the time of Mao Zedong
Feb 27, 2021 07:00 AM

Blog: This Is What It’s Like to Go Through Quarantine in China
New Zealand businessman describes the trials of returning to the country where he works after spending a year away due to the pandemic
Feb 15, 2021 12:01 PM

Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm Protest Nvidia’s Acquisition of Arm Ltd.
The acquisition would give Nvidia control over a critical supplier that licenses essential chip technology to the likes of Apple, Intel and Huawei
Jan 16, 2021 21:36 PM

Noodle Diplomacy and Turkish Pizza: Joe Biden’s Food Moments Abroad
Sometimes in high level politics, a shared meal can ease the tone or convey a message
Jan 08, 2021 06:06 AM

Reporter’s Notebook: Witnessing the Longest Day on Capitol Hill
Caixin correspondent bicycles across the Potomac and makes his way to a Capitol under siege, where Trump backers say ‘we did break in’ and call cops ‘fascists’