China’s 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) is underway. Renowned Chinese economics professor Hu Angang (胡鞍钢) talks about its main focuses, Chinese women consumers, and why digital is...
The release of 'Warcraft', the film adaption of the popular video game, has been breaking records in the Chinese box office. What's on Weibo's Chi Wen...
Chinese search engine Baidu is under scrutiny after the death of a 21-year-old cancer patient. Many netizens blame Baidu for offering advertised space to fraudulent doctors....
International car service company Uber is currently testing new rules that could make ordering a Uber cab more expensive for riders. On Chinese social media, netizens...
China's 'cyberstar economy' is alive and kicking.
Swiss luxury watchmaker IWC has launched its online China shop this week. The brand does not sell its watches through Chinese e-commerce giants such as JD.com...
Now that China's ban on console games has been lifted, the first entirely made-in-China video games are entering the gaming market - finally giving domestic developers...
Stories of YouTube stars turning into successful entrepreneurs have become manifold. With the so-called 'Youtube Effect', anyone can become an online fashion influencer or money maker...
China's food delivery app market has been booming over the previous year. Apps like Eleme, Meituan and Baidu Takeout make ordering in a piece of cake....
The dancing robots were the stars of the night at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala this year. Singer Sun Nan performed with a total of 540...
One of biggest gaming events in Asia has kicked off in Taipei. Game developers around the world introduce their games to Asian game market at the...
Dumplings and firecrackers are not the only things that are popular during Chinese New Year. WeChat’s ‘Lucky Money’ is all the rage – and its success...
A Chinese man who lost his paper train ticket and was refused to get on board with his digital confirmation has sued the Railway Bureau. Today,...
China's Internet is full of online catchphrases, in-jokes and other memes. While many are just for fun, others have a deeper meaning to them. China's Internet...
It is a romantic dream for most women to see their lover kneeling down with a diamond ring and a bunch of beautiful roses. For one...
Sina Weibo, often referred to as 'Weibo', is one of the biggest social media platforms of China. A short introduction to China's most popular micro-blogging service.
It is turning out to be a tough year for the marketing department of Uniqlo, the large Japanese retail store for casual wear. After the infamous...
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...
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...
China’s economic growth has not just changed entire villages and family constructions; it has also reshaped the landscape of dating and marriage. Millions of Chinese go...
