Trending on Sina Weibo today is 'Korean Street Food' (#韩国路边小吃摊#). Every country has its own unique streetfood vendors, but probably not many have television series revolving...
Trending on Sina Weibo today is the behaviour of American President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin during their official stay in Beijing for the...
Trending on Sina Weibo today is the persona of Xuanlin Wang (王宣琳), better known as Dorothy Wang, the Chinese-American socialite starring in U.S. reality show The...
Over the previous week, What’s on Weibo editor Manya Koetse was interviewed by the China Daily about the wondrous world of China’s biggest e-commerce platform Taobao, after...
In light of yet another recent celebrity scandal, it is time to explore some of China's sex facts.
A new food trend is taking over Beijing. It is a spicy dish called 黄焖鸡米饭 (huangmenjimifan), “Yellow braised chicken and rice”. Restaurants all over the city...
The new semester at university has commenced, meaning thousands of freshmen move into their new on-campus homes. Not all of China's dormitories are comfortable; one dorm...
Trending topic on Sina Weibo on September 23, 2014: Long Qiming (龙启明), former member of the Flying Tigers, is critically ill. Chinese netizens are collectively donating...
September 16, 2014: Weibo netizens are feverishly discussing the ‘Anhui poisoning trial’ (#安徽铊投毒案#), a rare case in the southeast of China, revolving around a love triangle and...
Li Xianglan (李香兰) aka Yamaguchi Yoshiko passed away at the age of 94. A rising star during the Sino-Japanese War, she was loved by those who...
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Chinese authorities have been fighting the circulation of counterfeit money for decades. The topic of fake money became trending on Sina Weibo today after news came out...
Is Ai Wei Wei really more 'pornographic' than a naked Jennifer Lawrence?
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The manager of Taiwanese actor Ko Chentung 柯震东, also known as ‘Kai Ko’, has spoken out for the first time today after Ko’s arrest on August 14. The...
A shocking video went viral in June this year, showing a woman in a McDonald’s restaurant refusing to give some people her phone number, after which she...
Trending topic of August 20, 2014: Netizens are feverishly discussing a 14 year-old schoolgirl from Sanming, Fujian, who delivered a baby boy earlier this week on...
China has a thriving abortion industry, with clinics offering various treatment options, including a more expensive 'VIP treatment.'
Trending topics of August 18, 2014: Famous Taiwanese actor and singer Ke Zhendong (柯震东) , also known as Ko Chentung, has been arrested for suspected drug use....
August 15, 2014: It has been 69 years since Japan surrendered and WWII ended. Most of China's veterans have passed, but many have become old and...
