With an aging population and a shrinking labor pool, China has a shortage of doctors but an increasing demand for health care.

But if China can’t train enough doctors, it could make up for the shortage with the help of artificial intelligence.

On Saturday, a Shanghai hospital began providing a new AI-powered service that diagnoses some 30 diseases, showcasing the increasing capability of the technology in hospitals as China aims to become a world leader in AI by 2030.

In October, Chinese…

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A young Chinese Singaporean recently posted on social media that a mainland Chinese tourist he was trying to help in Singapore verbally shamed him for not being able to speak Mandarin properly.

In retaliation for her rudeness, he gave her the wrong directions, which isn’t a nice thing to do to a guest, no matter how nasty she was.

The attitude that informed her scolding of the young man is typical of many Chinese, as well as a segment of Chinese Singaporeans: that people of Chinese ancestry…

Online clothing vendors in China have pledged better protection for child models after footage emerged of a mother kicking her three-year-old model daughter at a photo shoot.

In a video circulating online, the little girl, identified by her nickname Niu Niu, is seen getting kicked on the rear by her mother, who loudly orders her to pick up a bag on the floor.

Corporal punishment is commonplace in many parts of China, but the practice of beating discipline into children is facing increasing…

Could genetically enhanced apes defeat humans and conquer the world?

That’s the plot to the sci-fi classic Planet of the Apes – but we might be a little too close to that reality for comfort.  

A newly published paper has revealed that Chinese scientists have added human genes to the brains of monkeys.

In a study intended to provide insights into the unique evolution of human intelligence, a research team inserted human versions of Microcephalin (MCPH1), a gene that scientists believe plays…

Unlike seeing a dentist, where you lie down helplessly and let a doctor torment you, andrology – the study of male health – is one of the rare medical disciplines that can both involve pleasure and demand effort on the patient’s part.

Enter the SW-3701 Sperm Extractor, a machine that takes the tedious labor of masturbation out of the process of collecting semen, for donation and diagnosis alike.

Featuring a pink receptacle that mimics a vagina, the machine promises to be a hands-free…

To create the first photo of a black hole, scientists analyzed signals from some 55 million light-years away that crossed intergalactic space to reach an array of telescopes spanning the globe, from Hawaii to the South Pole.

But these radio signals were notably not captured by the largest single-dish radio telescope on planet Earth, a wok 1,640-foot-wide nestled in the lush mountains of the southern Chinese province of Guizhou which is capable of peering across even greater distances.

As…

A Chinese town has come under fire after its officials listed doctors as one of the top 10 most evil professions in China.

Since the Communist Party launched a national campaign against organized crime last year, local governments have been trying hard to show their determination to root out mafia-style gangs and so-called “evil forces.”

And in Weitang, a county in the eastern city of Suzhou, a brochure educating people about the country’s evil forces identified “doctors” as one of China’s 10…

If you’ve never heard of Korean TV show Master in the House, here’s a summary: four famous Korean actors spending two days and one night with famous figures from various fields, the so-called “masters,” in the hope of learning from them.

If you’ve never heard of Chinese TV show My Brilliant Masters, here’s a summary too: four young artists visit the homes of virtuosos in different fields to live with them and take “extracurricular classes for life, setting up positive values.”

The main…

One of the more successful regional relationships that China has pursued in the past few years is with the Philippines.

Before Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was elected in May 2016, he had for several months been the front runner in the contest.

Concerns had been expressed among Filipinos that Duterte’s established style – he was known as a mercurial character, similar to US President Donald Trump – might lead to confrontation, particularly with China.

At the time, the Permanent…