10.15
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 2
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs made public remarks, pointing out that the current efforts to counter the propaganda Russia spreads everywhere are insufficient, and warning that modern social media combined with new artificial intelligence technology are easily influencing people's minds. He also mentioned that Ukraine attacked three Yandex centers, which drew attention and discussion on social media.
09.15
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Guangzhou
According to a Caixin report, many contract teachers in Guangzhou’s Huangpu, Haizhu, Panyu and Huadu districts were dismissed by schools before their contracts expired. Due to declining birthrates, primary school enrollment in Guangzhou fell sharply by about 19.9% from 2023 to 2025, and contract teachers who had been hired in large numbers to cope with enrollment peaks now bear the brunt of layoffs.
09.05
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Beijing
Caixin reported on September 5, 2026 that a study published in a Lancet sub-journal points out that although the health needs of China's top 20% high-income households by ability to pay account for less than 8%, they take up over 40% to 50% of the total social medical insurance reimbursement.
08.21
·Verified
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
At 12:58 PM, Caixin published a long signed article by James Liang titled "A Century of Chinese Population History," with the author still identified as the Executive Chairman of Trip.com Group.
08.17
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Guangzhou, Guangdong
On August 17, 2026, Caixin reported that as the school-age population shrinks, surplus school places have appeared in primary schools across the country, yet some megacities have chosen to cut places, and the threshold for migrant children to enroll remains as high as ever.
2024
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·China
A Caixin interview cited data stating that as of the end of 2024, approximately 180 million urban and rural residents were receiving a basic pension, averaging 246 yuan per month; in 2024, the average monthly pension for urban employees was approximately 3,825 yuan, more than 15 times the former.
2016
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
In 2016, Xi Jinping made clear at the symposium on the Party's news and public opinion work that media sponsored by the Party and the government must bear the Party's name, that media work must embody the Party's will and reflect the Party's positions, and he emphasized giving priority to positive publicity.