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. 

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Eye doctor calls stabbing ‘pleasant surprise’

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.

Director’s plagiarism background may have gotten his movie pulled in China

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. 

Covid-19 causes health problems six months later: study

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

The primary election that resulted in Hong Kong’s national security mass 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.

Chinese company fines workers who take more than one bathroom break

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

‘Touching fish’ becomes unusual work philosophy of China’s Gen Z

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. 

Trump has put spotlight on pardons. How does it work in China? 

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.

Live in a poor area? Don't smoke or you're more likely to be poor yourself

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. 

China is trying to press mute on noisy public transportation

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. 

Menstrual cycle leave may make it harder for women to find work

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

K-pop may help end China’s dispute with South Korea

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. 

The weird, wacky and wonderful newsmakers of 2020 in Greater China

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

Court’s punishment of 9-year-old girl highlights concern with China’s expansive 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. 

The days of the Chinese mega skyscraper appear to be over

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.