It is front page news in some European media: "Mao visits Flanders". The story behind the headlines is a small made-in-China Mao sculpture that travelled to...
For the first time in China, a man has been charged and sentenced to prison for catching toads. Although toads are popular as foodstuff, catching them...
Central theme on Weibo on the International day of the Handicapped: the acceptance of guide dogs in China still has a long way to go.
Starting from December 3rd 2014, China Railway is implementing some important new rules on buying and reserving train tickets.
A rookie at a Chinese navy recruit training base did not have much luck when throwing his first hand grenade. Watch the video below to see...
The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has notified Chinese media that they are no longer allowed to use Internet slang.
Hangzhou Library is not only China's 'warmest' library, it is also the most open library of Mainland China. The library is not only frequented by students...
Trending on Sina Weibo today is a short video of two girls getting into a fight at an underground ATM in the Nangang District of Harbin.
Recently, the Chinese government has made historical moves involving China's role in international peacekeeping. Today's seminar focuses on the China's role within the international peacekeeping community.
According to Sina, on the night of November 17th, a child in Guangzhou committed suicide by hanging himself in his home. Prior to the boy taking...
Xu Caihou became a target within Xi Jinping's war on corruption earlier this year. Xu confessed to taking bribes in October this year - today his...
Several Chinese media, including CCTV and People's Daily, report that trade in children is on the rise in China's Fujian province. Young children and newborns are...
Hao Zhou has become a trending topic on Chinese social media as a 'rebel' against Chinese conformity when it comes down to the educational system; instead...
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 this week was Liaoning's prison-like university of business & economics, where the rules are so strict that students feel they are actually...
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...
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...
