After recent tragic news of the MH17 crash in the Ukrain, rising death tolls in Gaza and the Transasia crash in Taiwan, the trending topic of...
What’s on Weibo is undergoing a complete make-over to make the site more user-friendly, responsive and organized for you. The new site will include this blog...
China's Internet celebrity Guo Mei Mei was arrested for World Cup Gambling in Beijing on July 10, 2014. A bit more on the world behind sport...
A new catchprase “Do you know who my dad is?” has gone viral on Weibo and the Chinese Internet.
It is commonly known that 1989 Tiananmen is forgotten in Chinese history books, but what is actually described instead?
What's WeChat? A Short Guide to China's Super App. WeChat currently is China’s most popular smartphone application, and it is winning over consumers within the mobile...
Begging has been a social problem in China for decades. The recent anti-vice crackdown in Dongguan has unexpectedly directed netizens' attention to the problem of forced...
Live blog on the The Hague Conference on the Chinese Media on May 15th, at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Clingendael.
Over the past decades, there has been a dramatic increase in environmental protests in China. Yuhang (Hangzhou) has been the most recent one, and has been...
The Chinese government has released its 2014 'anti-porn' campaign. What's the history behind China's crusade against pornography?
China’s biggest social media site Sina Weibo will celebrate its 5th birthday in 2014. Despite a growth in registered users, there is declining online activity.
During Chinese New Year, parents press their kids to get married. To avoid the hassle, Chinese bachelors and 'spinsters' rent a fake boyfriend or girlfriend.
Run Shaw, the last of the Shaw Brothers, passed away on Jan 7th 2014, at the age of 107. A short history of the Shaw Brothers...
The value of digital currency Bitcoin has exploded. Why? A growing demand from China. This article explains China's love for Bitcoins.
Yang Dacai is one of China's officials who was recently investigated and put on trial for corruption. New cases of corrupt comrades unfold. What role does...