When China's First Television Commercial was aired, many viewers did not know what they were seeing. But it became a hype, and people wanted to buy...
Vincent Lau is Weibo's latest new celebrity. With his extraordinary look and outspoken opinions, he has sparked controversy amongst netizens.
China is the largest consumer of television drama in the world. What's on Weibo discusses China's most popular TV series of the summer of 2015.
Fifteen people with different backgrounds build a new society: one place, hundreds of camera's, starting from scratch. The format of Dutch reality TV programme Utopia has...
China's Internet is a hot topic nowadays. With more and more books published on the topic, What's on Weibo picked a recent one to review. This...
China's latest TV hit 'Tiger Mom, Cat Dad' has sparked online debates over the best parenting style. Is it better to be an iron-fisted tiger mom,...
As China is seeing a major crackdown on lawyers, activists and scholars, some on China's 'blacklist' trust the I'm Getting Arrested app to inform their circles...
"I'm a Beijing Migrant Worker for my Kids" resonates with netizens as it touches upon societal issues such as urban migration and family struggles.
In Anti-Japanese war dramas, "Japanese Devils" die a 1000 times a year.
Chinese companies have been increasingly present in Africa for years. Besides investing in infrastructure and goldmines, Beijing is now exporting its media and entertainment to Africa....
The fairy-tale wedding of Taiwanese actor, director and musician Jay Chou (周杰伦) became a trending topic on Sina Weibo this week - perfect location, beautiful dress...
Chinese President Xi Jinping is also lovingly called Xi Dada ('Daddy Xi' or 'Uncle Xi') by ordinary Chinese people. The growing cult around his persona is...
My Skateboard Shoes is China's quirkiest song of 2014.
Weixin (微信), also known as WeChat, has become one of China's most popular smartphone apps. The app is taking over the mobile market, and is impacting...
The Japanese candidate for the 2014 Miss International became the talk on Weibo after Sina netizens expressed their concerns on the Japanese “aesthetic standard” (#审美捉急#): 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...
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...
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...
Trending Topic of August 7, 2014: What was once an April Fools joke has now turned into a heated online discussion: is Sherlock Holmes ‘coming out’...
It is all over the Chinese Internet: Sherlock Holmes is gay. The British television series, based on the famous stories by A.C. Doyle, has become an...