Sun Yukun finally put the lock back on the Pandora's box she had opened after an impulsive shopping spree, which landed her in debt and deprived her of financial freedom for more than six months.
Ready to share its own development opportunities with compatriots from Taiwan, the Chinese mainland has been attracting young people from Taiwan to come to study, work or launch a startup in cities far away from their hometowns.
When veteran director Chen Wei proposed to make a talent show called The Rap of China, he was repeatedly asked: "Is there rap in China?" But the veteran director, who is also the vice-president of iQiyi - one of the biggest online streaming platforms in China with nearly 51 million members - carried on undaunted.
This magnifying glass was supposed to be for decorative purposes only - a $5 Home-Goods find that looks cute stacked atop the oldest books on my shelf.
An opportunity to retreat to a sunny, warm place that is much happier than the last few cold months is here in the form of spring break.
"We are very sad, sorry and worried for the future of a project which is intended to save lives."
The reflection of a ring on a large mirror attracts groups of visitors, who take out their phones and click many photos that will later be shared on social media.
New York-based artist Spencer Sweeney is in Beijing on his debut visit but he's far from lonely.
"My work explores fundamental questions about who we are and where we came from," says Professor Meemann Chang, who in a long career examining fish fossils has discovered some of our earliest ancestors.
While these last few months will undoubtedly remain in our collective history as those of the global liberation of women's voices in the world of cinema, in politics, the non-for profit sector and even business, there is a sector where women's voices have remained astonishingly silent: science. This is the case despite the fact that science faces the kind of disparity about which we should all, as a society, be concerned.
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