Varsity https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/ Magazine of the School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:17:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-Varsity_SiteIcon_512x512-01-32x32.png Varsity https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/ 32 32 ‘My life has been turned upside down’: The Vietnam’s provincial reform https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/my-life-has-been-turned-upside-down-the-vietnams-provincial-reform/ https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/my-life-has-been-turned-upside-down-the-vietnams-provincial-reform/#respond Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:17:42 +0000 https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/?p=26354 Uprooted by provincial merger in Vietnam, civil servants and families struggle to adjust. By Ni Lin Civil servant John Nguyen has been relocated to a new workplace under a national reform that reduces the number of provinces from 63 to 34 for better governance in Vietnam.   “I chose to work in the public sector because […]

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]]> https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/my-life-has-been-turned-upside-down-the-vietnams-provincial-reform/feed/ 0 No Job No Cap https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/no-job-no-cap/ https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/no-job-no-cap/#respond Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:03:30 +0000 https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/?p=26281 Under rising unemployment pressure, Gen Z rappers in mainland China are turning their job-hunting struggles into music that resonates with a generation on edge.

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]]> https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/no-job-no-cap/feed/ 0 Livestreamers face headwinds as boom times fade https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/livestreamers-face-headwinds-as-boom-times-fade/ https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/livestreamers-face-headwinds-as-boom-times-fade/#respond Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:14:53 +0000 https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/?p=26352 Former actors turned livestreamers struggle in a crowded, regulated market. By Coco Zhou Cindy Sun* quit acting for full-time e-commerce live streaming in 2019 after COVID-19 stopped mainland China’s TV drama production and left her out of work.  She used to be busy for three months a year, only filming one drama, but now she […]

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]]> https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/livestreamers-face-headwinds-as-boom-times-fade/feed/ 0 Hate to Love You: Toxic Fan Culture https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/hate-to-love-you-toxic-fan-culture/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:54:48 +0000 https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/?p=26221 Young people overspend on idols and face online attacks in a toxic fan culture. By Cassie Wang Spending four-fifths of her monthly allowance on chasing idols, Kuang Zife admits it is excessive. As a business management student at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, Kuang receives RMB ¥25,000(US $3,622) a month. But in […]

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]]> Seeing Myanmar Beyond the Scams https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/seeing-myanmar-beyond-the-scams/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:48:17 +0000 https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/?p=26246 Chinese travellers are returning to Myanmar despite the country’s online reputation as a “paradise for scam syndicates”. By Zhengyang Zhou When Jin Zexuan, an automotive marketer from Shanghai, tells his colleagues he is travelling to Myanmar, they respond, “You’re gonna be taken to a scam centre as soon as you land, and I will not […]

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]]> The cost of efficiency: Vietnam’s administrative reform https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/the-cost-of-efficiency-vietnams-administrative-reform/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:37:36 +0000 https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/?p=26253 Local population and business declined after Vietnam’s provincial merger in 2025. By May Chan Civil servant Tuyen Hung had built a stable life in Vinh Phuc, a province 63 km away from Hanoi in northern Vietnam. She is now being deployed to a new city which is 40 km away from her home, as the central government is […]

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]]> A Neighbour’s View: Panamanian Perspective on US Invasion of Venezuela https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/a-neighbours-view-panamanian-perspective-on-us-invasion-of-venezuela/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:04:21 +0000 https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/?p=26233 In light of US invasion of Venezuela, Panamanian students offer insight in a South American context.

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]]> Ho Chi Minh City is Sinking https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/ho-chi-minh-city-is-sinking/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:56:40 +0000 https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/?p=26222 Residents in Ho Chi Minh City are suffering from power loss and flooding because of over extraction of groundwater.

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]]> Silent or Silenced? https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/silent-or-silenced/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:51:00 +0000 https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/?p=26243 Latin Americans across the globe express their worries after US military intervention in Venezuela By Sonia Chang and Jóse Cervantes With many family members and friends living in Venezuela, Carmen Fuentes* is worried. “My friends have quit their WhatsApp groups to avoid getting caught or being sent to jail,” she says.  For decades, the Venezuelan […]

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]]> A Hidden Life https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/2026/04/a-hidden-life/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:20:09 +0000 https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/?p=26216 Underaged Compensated Dating – a form of prostitution involving young women who provide dating and sexual services in exchange for money or presents, remains a prevalent issue in Hong Kong By Jovie Wong Coming from a broken family and being cash-strapped, Ruomi Cheung has worked in “compensated dating” offering companionship, and even sexual favours to […]

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