From the decline of Europe to historical karma: these 5 narratives reveal how Chinese social media discusses the recent ...

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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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From Onyx to Xiaomi, these are the top selling e-readers in China right now. Ereaders have become booming business over recent years. Some people prefer an e-reader because it is easier on their eyes ...

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How the two-person animated film Niu Lai turned its “ugly” visuals, dreamcore nostalgia, and remarkable cinema journey into a nationwide participatory meme. How Adidas won and Nike lost, Japan's lost ...

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.

A 2-minute overview of trending topics on Chinese social media, including XChat, Orbán’s defeat, and that tripe-strawberry hotpot.

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 ...

An online “Armpit Hair Contest” has fuelled discussions on China’s female aesthetics. As many women posted selfies showing off their hairy armpits, not all netizens agreed on their beauty. For ...

As 'Taiwan' is all over Chinese social media, the discourse is controlled and heavily influenced by Chinese official media accounts. Key takeaways about the 'Xi Jinping chatbot', jokingly referred to ...