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5 days ago

How will Pinglu Canal boost growth in China's Guangxi and beyond?

①Hong Kong has unveiled its first five-year plan for economic and social development. Why is planning important for the city? (00:54) ②China has opened a major new canal, giving its landlocked southwest a shortcut to the coast and overseas markets, especially those in Southeast Asian nations. How much economic boost will the canal bring about? (14:37) ③How should China and India recalibrate their ties following the meeting between Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi in New Delhi? (24:43) ④We explore China's efforts to turn the home into a new engine for consumer spending. (34:29) ⑤Argentina is stepping up its legal campaign against companies exploring for oil near the Malvinas Islands. Why has President Javier Milei resurrected Argentina's long-standing claim to the islands? (44:47)
6 days ago

Amid trade war with US, can Canada attract more global investments?

①In a phone call with his French counterpart, China's foreign minister urged dialogue over China-EU trade friction. What could be the ultimate solution to the challenges in China-EU economic ties? (00:53) ②A recent essay published by a few US tech leaders called for slowing the pace of AI development and claimed that China's AI development poses a threat to US national security. What is wrong with this argument? (14:21) ③An analysis of China's economic performance in August. (24:51) ④Hundreds of global investors are gathering in Toronto for the Canada Investment Summit. What has prompted Mark Carney to move to attract more foreign investments to Canada? (35:37) ⑤How could climate change add to food price inflation? (47:07)
14 Sept

Seven gourds, one grandpa, and the price of going viral

It begins in a quiet corner of Shaoxing, on a balcony full of gourds, with an old man happy to wave at whoever shows up. It starts as the kind of story that makes you smile. Then the crowds get bigger, the cameras get closer, and the smile gets harder to hold. When does showing up to admire someone's life turn into taking it away from them? / Why do we never like our pictures (18:02)? On the show: Steve, Yushun & Guo Yan
6 days ago

美文阅读 | 醉翁亭记 The Roadside Hut of the Old Drunkard (欧阳修)

Opening Quote 园之佳者如诗之绝句，词之小令，皆以少胜多，有不尽之意。（陈从周） Classics Recited 竹里馆王维点绛唇·闲倚胡床苏轼醉翁亭记欧阳修
3 days ago

Panel: HK's five-year plan, beyond the Western narrative

Hong Kong's first Five-Year Plan is here. But it has also prompted a very different narrative in some Western media coverage. Is it really a move toward a planned economy or "mainlandization"? Or does their portrayal miss what the plan is actually about? From governance and economic planning to innovation, housing and alignment with the National 15th Five-Year Plan, let's look beyond the narrative and examine what this plan really means for Hong Kong. Host Ge Anna is joined by Dr. Josef Mahoney, Professor of Politics and International Relations, East China Normal University; Dr. ZHOU Mi, Senior Research Fellow, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation; ZHANG Chi, Senior Researcher, Centre on Contemporary China and the World, the University of Hong Kong.
4 Sept

The 2026 gray zone of modern romance

In a relationship, we used to know what crossed the line. Now it is a hidden text, a dating app you are still on, or a friend your partner has never heard of. A new survey of 2,000 people reveals just how blurry the boundaries have become. On the show: Steve, Yushan & Yangyang
5 days ago · Video

IN VIDEO: Can you practice your way to survival?

Paying to get knocked around by fake hurricane winds. Wading through a flooded garage that's dry on the other side. Getting swept up in a man-made torrent. It sounds like something to avoid — until you realize people are doing it to learn. Across China, disaster simulation venues are turning fear into a classroom. Because when the real storm hits, hesitation kills. And practice can mean the difference between hesitation and action. But as extreme weather becomes more common, are we getting better prepared, or just better at pretending we are? / Across China, people are paying strangers for what friends used to give for free — a listener to vent to, or someone to offer custom compliments and rebuild confidence. Maybe connection isn't the problem. Maybe trust is. Today, we're asking what happens when we'd rather pay a stranger than lean on the people we know (40:59). On the show: Steve, Yushan & Yushun (Training footages provided by LVXING)
6 days ago

Where do we draw the AI music line?

It sounded like a hit, it charted like a hit, and radio played it like a hit. There was just one catch. No human made it. Now Australia has become the first country to shut fully AI-generated music out of its official charts and its biggest awards. But if a machine makes a song that makes you feel something, does it matter who or what made it? On the show: Steve, Fei Fei & Yushun
6 days ago

China's new standards on kids' cosmetics

A little girl opens a treasure box and finds a tiny eyeshadow palette, a lipstick, and a blush. To her, it's a toy. To her parents, it's a question mark. China is about to tighten the rules on makeup made for kids aged 12 and under, with tougher limits on contamination and stricter safety requirements. But why are children being sold beauty products at all, and will new standards actually make them safer? On the show: Steve, Fei Fei & Yushun
3 days ago

Nineteen new rules for home care

Bringing someone into your home to clean or care for your family feels like a private arrangement. In China, it is also a thirty-million-person industry, one that has long run on informal deals, unclear hours, and unanswered questions about who is responsible when something goes wrong. Now nineteen new measures aim to change how that work is done, covering everything from training and insurance to background checks and pricing. On the show: Steve, Fei Fei & Yushan

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