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Typhoon Sadel Bears Down on Zhejiang as Red Alert Urges Maximum Defense

China forced coastal Zhejiang onto top-level alert as Typhoon Sadel intensified into a strong storm on August 27, with forecasters warning it could come ashore between Wenzhou and Fujian the next morning. The provincial command ordered ships into port, reservoirs drained, and high-risk communities moved out overnight.

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Don't Buy Things That Add to Your Workload: China's New Anti-Consumerist Rule

A viral Weibo essay is teaching Chinese shoppers to ask one question before buying: will this thing serve me, or will I become its manager? The 'zero-maintenance consumption' argument has struck a nerve among urbanites tired of gadgets marketed as happiness but delivered as chores.

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Chinese Father Lowers His Daughter From a Bridge to Rescue a Puppy

A viral video of a Chinese father lowering his harnessed daughter into the gap beneath a bridge to rescue a stuck puppy has divided Weibo. Supporters saw a lesson in courage; critics saw an avoidable risk to a child who could not consent to it.

At Gamescom 2026's opening night, Chinese studios were no longer a novelty but a headline act. Where Winds Meet landed a Best Mobile Game nomination, and new PC and console titles from miHoYo, Titan Forge and others drew the loudest reactions from Chinese viewers — even as overseas critics grumbled that too much of the show looked the same.

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Chinese Studios Take the Center of Gamescom 2026

27 Aug 2026

A solo exhibition by Tsinghua Academy of Arts & Design professor Ding Hong has drawn both sympathy and anger after viewers identified the raw, red-faced figures in her watercolors as campus cleaning staff, delivery riders and other ordinary women.

Culture

Why Portraits of a Cleaner at a Tsinghua Art Show Are Dividing Chinese Viewers

27 Aug 2026

Ye Jianchun, governor of Jiangxi province since 2021, was placed under investigation Wednesday for suspected serious violations of discipline and law. His predecessor was announced to be under investigation in February, an unusual back-to-back sequence in a provincial government.

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Jiangxi Governor Ye Jianchun Faces Anti-Graft Investigation, Second Straight Provincial Chief to Fall

27 Aug 2026

A glacial collapse on the Nepal side of the border sent debris through Tibet's Gyirong port, and by Wednesday night the two countries were counting nearly 300 dead and close to 1,400 missing. Premier Li Qiang arrived at the disaster zone as rescue teams watched a growing debris-dammed lake.

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Nepal–Tibet Border Floods Kill More Than 290 as a Glacial Dam Lake Threatens Rescuers

27 Aug 2026

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Jiangxi Bank Says the 'Loan to Bring Her Home' Bride-Price Poster Was a Fake

27 Aug 2026

A Jiangsu county's mass disposal of seized fireworks sent a shockwave into a neighboring city, where more than 570 households reported broken glass and cracked walls—and were offered compensation at 150 yuan a pane.

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One County's Fireworks Disposal Shook Its Neighbor's Homes: 570 Households Damaged in Jiangsu

27 Aug 2026

Health

A Shenzhen Girl's Eczema Was Treated With Detox Baths Until 80 Percent of Her Skin Eroded

27 Aug 2026

Hangzhou police have said a viral elevator video was a dispute over a dog, not a crime: the woman who claimed molestation is now under investigation for publishing false information, while the man she accused faces no penalty.

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Hangzhou Police Say the Viral Elevator Attack Was a Neighbor Dispute Over a Dog

27 Aug 2026

A Hunan family that took 19,000 yuan from a shopkeeper after their elderly father died in her doorway has returned the money and admitted the claim was improper, with mediators' records showing how the original settlement was reached.

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A Hunan Family Returns the ¥19,000 Taken From a Shopkeeper Who Tried to Help Their Dying Father

27 Aug 2026

Millions of Chinese internet users rediscovered the real Zhongyuan Festival this week, as posts explaining that the traditional holiday was never about hiding indoors after dark went viral. Behind the taboos, they found an older tradition of river lanterns, night markets and ancestor worship, and a distinctly Chinese way of thinking about memory and death.

Culture

Ghost Festival Is Not a Night of Taboos: How Chinese Web Users Reclaimed a Holiday of Remembrance

27 Aug 2026

Sports

The Public War Over Liu Xiang's Post-Retirement Life: A Decade on the Books, and a Bitter Question

27 Aug 2026

The lecturer accused of killing Chinese graduate student Wen Wen admitted the killing during police questioning, saying a dispute over marriage led to the attack. A Daegu court issued an arrest warrant on August 27, citing flight risk, while police reconstruct how he disguised himself in women's clothing to flee and then walked into a police station to report her missing.

News & Politics

Korea Murder: Suspect Admits Killing Chinese Student Over 'Marriage Dispute' as Court Issues Arrest Warrant

27 Aug 2026

Three days into the Gyirong border disaster, the official count has risen to three dead and 558 missing on the Chinese side, with a debris-dammed lake forming across the border in Nepal that rescuers now regard as the most dangerous new threat. Beijing has ordered an all-out search, and rescuers with central relief supplies have reached the port.

News & Politics

Tibet's Gyirong Border Disaster Grows: Dammed Lake Threatens Rescuers as Missing Count Reaches 558

27 Aug 2026

A viral Weibo thread has distilled China's best anti-fraud advice into a single habit: keep the phone on silent and never pick up an unknown number. Behind the jokes about 47 missed calls is a generational gap that scammers still know how to exploit.

Life Stories

Young Chinese People Are Beating Scammers by Not Answering the Phone

27 Aug 2026

A viral Weibo thread asks for the difference between 男频 and 女频 — the two poles of China's web-fiction universe — and readers answered with a flood of comic examples. The jokes double as a map of two very different fantasies about power and love.

Culture

What China's Male-Channel and Female-Channel Web Fiction Reveals About Its Readers

27 Aug 2026

Retail gold in China has climbed back above 1,400 yuan per gram, and consumers who bought jewelry during the recent high-price run are rushing to sell. Some are turning wedding bracelets into a profit; economists warn the run may not last.

Life Stories

China's Retail Gold Price Tops 1,400 Yuan as Bangle-Buyers Cash Out After Months in the Red

27 Aug 2026

An app in Chengdu lets ordinary people list their portraits for AI and advertising use, with sellers taking 70 percent of each deal. A bank employee's face was licensed seven times in three days — and made him about 2,500 yuan — a glimpse of a market that lawyers say has outrun the rules.

Tech

A Chengdu Startup Wants to Rent Your Face to Advertisers for 500 Yuan a Scene

27 Aug 2026

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Typhoon Sadel Bears Down on Zhejiang as Red Alert Urges Maximum Defense

Don't Buy Things That Add to Your Workload: China's New Anti-Consumerist Rule

Chinese Father Lowers His Daughter From a Bridge to Rescue a Puppy

Chinese Studios Take the Center of Gamescom 2026

Why Portraits of a Cleaner at a Tsinghua Art Show Are Dividing Chinese Viewers

Jiangxi Governor Ye Jianchun Faces Anti-Graft Investigation, Second Straight Provincial Chief to Fall

Nepal–Tibet Border Floods Kill More Than 290 as a Glacial Dam Lake Threatens Rescuers

Jiangxi Bank Says the 'Loan to Bring Her Home' Bride-Price Poster Was a Fake

One County's Fireworks Disposal Shook Its Neighbor's Homes: 570 Households Damaged in Jiangsu

A Shenzhen Girl's Eczema Was Treated With Detox Baths Until 80 Percent of Her Skin Eroded

Hangzhou Police Say the Viral Elevator Attack Was a Neighbor Dispute Over a Dog

A Hunan Family Returns the ¥19,000 Taken From a Shopkeeper Who Tried to Help Their Dying Father

Ghost Festival Is Not a Night of Taboos: How Chinese Web Users Reclaimed a Holiday of Remembrance

The Public War Over Liu Xiang's Post-Retirement Life: A Decade on the Books, and a Bitter Question

Korea Murder: Suspect Admits Killing Chinese Student Over 'Marriage Dispute' as Court Issues Arrest Warrant

Tibet's Gyirong Border Disaster Grows: Dammed Lake Threatens Rescuers as Missing Count Reaches 558

Young Chinese People Are Beating Scammers by Not Answering the Phone

What China's Male-Channel and Female-Channel Web Fiction Reveals About Its Readers

China's Retail Gold Price Tops 1,400 Yuan as Bangle-Buyers Cash Out After Months in the Red

A Chengdu Startup Wants to Rent Your Face to Advertisers for 500 Yuan a Scene