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Shanghai Indie Game Publisher Coconut Island Brings Chinese Culture to Steam

Surprise Steam hit "Chinese Parents" — now available in English — hits a precise sweet spot: capturing ...

By Krish RaghavJuly 31, 2019

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Post-Gaokao Travel Up 500% as China’s Students Relieve Exam Stress

Many of the 10 million plus students who sat last weekend's exams are keen to get away ...

By Jake NewbyJune 12, 2019

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22-Year-Old Rapper Jinx Zhou Releases Anti-School Anthem “Gao Kao”

The LA-based rapper is turning around 10 songs in 72 hours each, with mixed results

By Josh FeolaJune 10, 2019

Video-Sharing Site Requires Users to Take an Anime Quiz Before Joining

Bilibili - a video streaming site rooted in anime, comics, and games - now requires users to ...

By Julienna LawFebruary 21, 2019

“Do Females Realize They’re Meat?” – Bizarre College Exam Prompts National Questioning

A bizarre test in Guangxi province is going viral for its questions about sex, destiny, and the ...

By Brianna LeatherwoodJanuary 23, 2019

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Harvard on Trial: Chinese and Chinese American Responses to Affirmative Action

With Asian and Asian American applicants at the heart of court arguments over Harvard's admissions process, how ...

By Victor ZhengNovember 1, 2018

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Is China’s Infamous Gaokao College Entrance Exam as Scary as it Seems?

"Life-changing", "make or break", "the world's toughest exam" - away from the sensationalist headlines, what's it like ...

By Echo WuJune 7, 2018

Robots Sit in on Gaokao, China’s National College Entrance Exam

Two robots participated in the math portion of China's grueling national college entrance exam -- gaokao -- ...

By Ravan LiuJune 10, 2017