China’s traditional living rooms are disappearing, what is the value of 20 yuan ($2.99) nowadays and why are people ...

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Full translation of the suicide note left on Chinese social media by Su Xiangmao, founder of the WePhone app, on September 7: “I am the founder of the WePhone app, and today I have to go. The app ...

An elderly man with a friendly face from Shanxi Province’s Xi County became China’s most famous security guard this week. After first receiving a raise and then seemingly being fired from his job, the ...

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fourth year, Chinese social media is once again flooded with discussions about the geopolitical shifts triggered by Trump’s policies. From the Oval Office clash to ...

After a Chinese blogger exposed the alarming presence of hidden cameras in hotels, public outrage and mistrust soared about privacy violations and the lack of accountability from local authorities.

A 2002 Shandong murder case where a father murdered his own daughter and her husband has been brought back to public attention after Chinese writer Chen Lan (陈岚) wrote about it in a recent blog titled ...

Bazaar” in Urumqi—what does it say about shifting perceptions of Western brands in China? Also: a cheating sports influencer ...

A video of a man in raincoat dragging a woman and daughter inside the home shocked Chinese netizens, who were able to identify the location of the incident. Security footage showing how a man in a ...

China’s AI actors are on the rise, and not everyone is buying it. The country’s microdrama industry offers a glimpse of what’s to come for the broader film and TV sector. Is this the real life? Is ...

It started with a controversial promotional video, got really messy when screenshots went viral of a China-bashing online conversation with the alleged Stefano Gabbana, started snowballing when D&G ...

What’s on Weibo has compiled a list of 10 scams in China that are recently trending on social media or in China’s newspapers, victimising hundreds of people every day. As times change, so do scams. In ...