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Phoebe Zhang
Phoebe Zhang
Reporter, China
Phoebe Zhang is a society reporter with the Post. She has a master's degree in journalism.

In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we reflect on renewed hope for the resumption of a search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 a decade after its mysterious disappearance.

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The debate over the ban on setting off fireworks and firecrackers to celebrate the new year arises anew every time the festival comes around. A balance should be struck, and local governments have the leeway to set regulations appropriate to the situation.

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Local governments and China’s top court are both tackling marriage tradition of a groom paying the bride’s family, calling it a ‘burden’ and ‘extortion’ but women’s rights advocates say addressing gender inequalities may be effective.

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The first Politburo meeting of 2024 – a year that marks the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic – focused on political control and party discipline.

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If Beijing really wants encourage marriage, rather than putting pressure on women and their family to stop this admittedly problematic custom, it should address the gender inequalities that make marriage unattractive to women.

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Ministry of State Security says victory of independence-leaning presidential candidate William Lai in Taiwan cannot ‘stop the trend of reunification’ and pledges to carry out counter-subversion and anti-espionage campaigns targeting the island.

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China’s top court acknowledges drop in judgments shared on public database and says it will launch limited legal archives – a move lawyers and scholars say is incompatible with ‘sunshine judiciary’ principle Beijing has promoted.

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French aviation insiders say their research shows renewed hunt could quickly find Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared nearly a decade ago, prompting relatives of missing Chinese passengers to call for more efforts.

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A data analysis of civil service recruitment adverts found thousands more posts are earmarked exclusively for men, while many ‘women-only’ posts come with a catch.

Broadcaster stirs patriotism with viral video about Battle of Lake Changjin, also known as Battle of Chosin Reservoir, which ended on December 24, 1950, and is considered a pivotal moment in China’s fight against US and its allies in Korean conflict.

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Crowd control measure is second announced within days in bid to protect health and well-being of the vulnerable animals at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

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Liangliang and Lijun’s Chinese dream fell apart when construction on their new home stopped, a pandemic pay cut made things harder and they had to leave the city. Their videos resonated with many young Chinese, as the country entered an economic downturn.

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