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Business, economy, Health, lifestyle, sex

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 and emotion, blurring the line between human connection and machine interaction. The three-day international adult products expo, which opened April 18, brought together more than 400 exhibitors from around the globe. Showcasing a wide range of … Continue reading Shanghai Adult Expo: Hugging Robots, Talking Dolls, Toys That Learn

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Gender, Health, Marriage, sex, Society

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 of men in China who choose vasectomies. That staggering figure was only the start. Liu turned the camera on himself, transforming a quiet act of rebellion into a public … Continue reading The Big Snip: The Men Making Vasectomies Go Viral in China

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Business, Culture, Health, youth trend

China’s Hottest New Beauty Product: Cheap Bottled Water


Like many university students, Sun Zhongwei has to live on a tight budget. So, when the 20-year-old saw a post on the social platform Xiaohongshu about an unusual new money-saving hack, he was immediately intrigued. The idea was simple: instead of using pricey face masks to give yourself a facial, simply apply a few cotton pads soaked in mineral water. Given the high cost of … Continue reading China’s Hottest New Beauty Product: Cheap Bottled Water

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Mental Health Used to Be a Taboo in China. That’s Changing Fast.


SHANGHAI — In 2021, China’s most talked-about new gallery wasn’t based in Beijing’s trendy 798 Art District or in the laid-back southwestern city of Chengdu. It was inside a Shanghai mental hospital. The No. 600 Gallery — a small space in the Shanghai Mental Health Center’s (SMHC) downtown facility — opened its doors to the public in August. It began with a tiny budget; its … Continue reading Mental Health Used to Be a Taboo in China. That’s Changing Fast.

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