It is time for China's gaokao (高考) - the national college entrance exams. The exams, that are taking place on June 7 and 8, are attracting...
A short video showing explicit violence from local law enforcement to street vendors has got Weibo talking. Fights between street vendors and city management staff have...
While Chinese netizens collectively commemorate a young Chinese peacekeeper killed in an attack on a UN peacekeeping camp in Mali, they also reflect on China's role...
A new Thai commercial by 'Brand's World' company was recently shared on China's social media. The touching ad campaign shows that starting a business comes with...
One Hangzhou parking lot recently introduced women-only parking spaces that are 1.5 times bigger than regular parking spaces. Although some netizens appreciate the extra space for...
A Chinese ad campaign for washing detergent brand Qiaobi (俏比) that recently aired on TV and in cinemas is making its rounds on the internet, and...
The mysterious death of police officer Zhang Jiyong (张际勇) has caused a clamor of rumors growing on Chinese social media, with thousands of people questioning his...
“I would like to know which ‘Chinese’ are surveyed,” some commenters say.
The death of the 29-year-old environmentalist Lei Yang while in police custody has sparked online outrage, with many connecting this fatality to police brutality.
When Chinese media reported about a man falling victim to sexual harassment by a woman on a bus, female netizens responded to the issue in great...
Recently, a new novel by the famous Chinese author Jia Pingwa has brought the problems of China’s countryside women to the public’s attention. Women from China’s...
Wedding photography is a thriving business in today's China. While Chinese celebrity weddings are becoming more extravagant year on year, ordinary couples have now also caught...
Do (not) get married before you're 30? It is an issue many netizens are concerned about.
The scandal revolving around Wei Zexi, the 21-year-old cancer patient who died after finding misleading treatment information on search engine Baidu, has uncovered a huge Chinese...
With screenings for Down syndrome becoming more advanced, there are less and less babies being born with Down in China every year. Unborn babies with Down...
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...
What are the most popular books amongst Chinese readers? In light of World Book Day, What's on Weibo gives an overview of the most popular books...
China's 'cyberstar economy' is alive and kicking.
Some call the recent ad campaign of skincare brand SK-II hypocritical. Is it?
World Autism Awareness Day has brought more attention to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in China, where autistic children are often labelled as either 'stars' or 'weaklings'....