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No Lease, No Hassle: Young Renters Check Out Hotel Life
With 24/7 gyms and laundry service, more young people are opting for long-term hotel deals over the traditional rental market. After graduating from university in 2022, Hu Weiwei faced the typical...
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The Big Snip: The Men Making Vasectomies Go Viral in China
SHANGHAI — In July 2023, Liu Luyang walked into a hospital and changed his life in 30 minutes. Two small incisions made him part of a statistic so rare it barely registers: 0.02%, joining the fraction...
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If buildings could talk, this one in a small Chinese city bordering the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea might wonder how it became an icon. By day, it’s just another eight-story commercial...
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SHANGHAI — To outsiders, Zhao Shiyan might appear to be in a typical romantic relationship. Since matching with his partner on a dating app two years ago, they’ve spent their time much like any other...
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Shanghai Adult Expo: Hugging Robots, Talking Dolls, Toys That Learn
SHANGHAI — Robots that hug, dolls that whisper, toys that know your heartbeat. At this year’s adult products expo in Shanghai, cutting-edge pleasure technologies included lifelike responses to touch...
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