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Guo Jingming was ordered to issue a public apology after being accused of plagiarism in 2003. He didn't apologize until the final day of 2020.

A new study from China found that coronavirus patients experienced fatigue, shortness of breath and kidney problems six months after being discharged from the hospital. 

Tao Yong is unlikely to ever perform surgery again because of a stabbing that left his hand crippled. But the doctor wants to move on and help people see again. 

Hong Kong’s national security unit arrested 53 former lawmakers and activists on Wednesday. Here is the event that prompted the arrests. 

A Chinese company was fed up with people playing on their phones while in the bathroom, so they are fining employees who visit the restroom more than once during an 8-hour shift.

China’s Generation Z are encouraging fellow citizens to slack off at work to protest against a culture of working long hours.  

The US has a long tradition of Presidents using the pardon power. In China, the tool is used a lot less often, but it tends to affect a larger number of people. 

A new study found that people who live in poor areas and have a family member who smokes are more likely to live in poverty than those who don't.

The government is set to trial a "quiet car" option for its high-speed rail network and the city of Shanghai will punish people who use audio without headphones on the subway. 

A province in northeastern China announced new rules that would force companies to provide days off for women on their menstrual cycle. Some people in China worry that companies will not hire women because of the rules. 

BTS's famous song ‘Dynamite’ played on a Beijing radio for the first time in years. It may actually be a big moment. 

In a year filled with loss, disruptions and jarring surprises, news events that would be deemed unusual and quirky by previous standards can serve as a reminder of life’s bountiful offerings in a difficult period. 

A Chinese court withdrew the decision to punish a nine-year-old girl who couldn’t repay her dead father’s debts. The case triggered a heated debate over flaws in the nation’s social credit system

China is home to 44 of the world's 100 tallest buildings, but a directive from Beijing means they are the last of a dying breed. 

In a world battling a lethal global pandemic with a mounting death toll, there are still countries that will kill you for consensual same-sex activity.

A new documentary gives hope and courage to the plight of poor children in rural China.

She had sacrificed her personal happiness for decades to try and fit China's ideals for the role of a woman in society. She decided it was time to be herself, and is now finding happiness by driving all over China.

Covid-19 could not defeat three generations of this Wuhan family, who are now calling for the truth from their government about how the crisis was handled.

A 30ft. stone statue of Buddha was revealed to the general public after maintenance workers removed dead trees and trash. Residents who had lived there for decades had no idea it existed. 

Social inequality, overwork and pandemic fatigue dominated the most popular new phrases in China. 

China often publishes the personal information of people who contracted Covid in an effort to prevent the spread of the disease. But it has many people wondering if it's a privacy violation. 

Elliot Page is embraced for coming out as transgender, but China’s community wouldn’t dare divulge its secrets 

Tragic death a reality check to China’s efforts to curb domestic abuse

Chinese state media celebrated three women working in the Chang’e 5 lunar exploration mission. The coverage is welcomed by many Chinese women in the science field, as they try to break through the glass ceiling in a country where patriarchy runs deep.

The world is seeing fewer cases of HIV every year, but in China, the number is growing rapidly. Experts say a lack of sexual education is causing the spread of the disease. 

Much of the world is in the midst of a wave of coronavirus cases, and most experts suggest that people make alternative plans for the holiday. Here are how some places are grappling with a muted Christmas season. 

The success of Zhaxi Dingzhen, currently China's most handsome man, has led other regional governments to scramble and find local influencers to help boost their tourism. He Jiaolong, a 41-year-old government worker in Xinjiang is leading the pack. 

A new podcast in Hong Kong has spotlighted anti-Black racism in Hong Kong, a problem that is equally prevalent on the mainland. 

An obscure actress sparked debate after criticizing the role of Zhong Nanshan, China’s equivalent to Anthony Fauci. One problem is that the “actress” might not even exist. 

For Chinese millennials, the death of Diego Maradona allowed them to remember watching soccer games with their fathers, and mourn the loss of their youth. 

Traveling is going to look a lot different for a long time because of the coronavirus pandemic. One step to returning to near normalcy may be a "Covid passport" that certifies immunity. 

A man visited a real estate exhibition wearing a motorcycle helmet to avoid detection from facial recognition cameras. The video has gone viral as many people in China ask if the cameras are being used too much. 

A relatively recent tradition, China’s “marriage markets” are dominated by anxious parents advertising for potential partners for their adult children – often without their consent.

Moderna announced this week that they have a vaccine that was 95% effective in trials. A joint project between Pfizer and BioNTech released similar statistics. So what does it all mean?

A new study says that activities that require full mental immersion go a long way to improving mental health during long quarantine periods.

Many new mothers say they are being forced to stay at home to look after their children, while others believe they are being held back in the workplace after giving birth.

A Chinese county tried to institute a controversial policy that would have required authorities to capture and kill dogs if their owner walked them in public three times. The backlash was fierce.

Tofu has for hundreds of years been an essential part of East Asian cuisines, but Americans only started to appreciate the versatile and nutritious ingredient in recent decades.

Four opposition lawmakers in Hong Kong were disqualified after a new resolution from Beijing allowed the city’s government to bypass the courts.  

A province in China issued a directive that threatened teachers with consequences if they continued to use parents as pseudo-after school tutoring programs. 

A former flight attendant of China Southern Airlines lost his job after a video of him kissing another male colleague went viral. He is now suing his former employer, the biggest air carrier of China and in Asia, for unjust firing.  

A boy in southern China might lose his hands after his father burned him with cigarettes and lighter over the years. But the growing number of cases in China may be more about a refusal to tolerate corporate punishment.

The K-pop group Blackpink released a video that included one member holding a baby panda while wearing makeup and touching the mouth of an adult. People in China were not happy.