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China Launches Its 27th Group of Satellite-Internet Satellites

A Long March 12 rocket put the 27th group of China's satellite-internet constellation into orbit before dawn on October 10 — the latest round in a build-out meant to end the dead zones in one of the world's most wired countries, and to hold low-orbit slots before rivals claim them.

Health

China's Psychiatric Hospitals Are Rushing to Rename Themselves

Psychiatric hospitals from Hunan to Guangdong are taking down plaques that say 'psychiatric' and putting up ones that say 'People's Hospital' or 'Brain Hospital'. The stated motive is stigma; the reporting behind the trend points at least as much at insurance pricing and tight budgets.

Travel

A 400-Yuan Photo Shoot in Macau Ended in Arrest for Two Mainland Students

A mainland student hired a photographer she found on a social platform for a Golden Week shoot in Macau, at 400 yuan an hour. A police patrol caught the handover of cash; one woman now faces prosecutors and the other the labour bureau, and Macau is drafting rules that would reserve tourist-site photo work for local residents.