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...
Cross-strait politics seem to have taken over China’s entertainment industry. This week, two pop stars from Taiwan have become the victim of ongoing political tensions between...
This week, CCTV revealed the mascot of its 2016 Spring Festival Gala Evening. Kangkang the Monkey. Against expectations, it did not receive a warm welcome from...
According to Chinese state officials, 35 restaurants have been closed down for using opium poppies in their food.
Japan wants to get rid of the Buddhist manji-symbol (卍) on city maps, as foreigners associate it with the Nazi swastika. In China, where the symbol...
A 15-year old Chinese schoolboy forced his mother to get an abortion and threatened to skip his secondary examination if the baby wasn’t aborted.
‘Chunyun’ (春运), passenger transportation around Chinese New Year, is the biggest annual mass migration of the world. The travel season starts this Sunday.
Tom Selmon, Beijing-based photographer from London, likes to capture a lesser-known side of China’s capital. Going off the beaten path, Selmon does backstage, fashion and street...
The count-down has started for China's most important event of the year. Chinese New Year starts February 8. Although the anticipation of Spring Festival is evident...
Being famous in China is one of the last wishes of an 8-year-old American boy with terminal cancer. Under the hashtag of "D-STRONG", Chinese netizens are...
News of the kidnapping of a 3-year-old girl in Guangdong has become a trending topic on Weibo. A woman dressed in black, posing as a hungry...
What are the challenges bloggers are facing in China today? How can blogging help create tolerance in a divided society? These are the questions addressed at...
A schoolgirl from a small city in the south of China wrote a letter to the Queen of England asking her to visit her town. Much...
According to recent research by Beijing University, China’s post-1995 adolescents are 12 when they first fall in love. On average, they have their first sexual experience...
The story of a young man being infected with HIV because he was unaware that his wife was HIV positive has made the headlines in China....