From Becoming a Farmer to Dopamine Dressing - these are the China trends to know this week from Weibo and beyond.
Humor is serious business. This is the What's on Weibo newsletter, issue 4, featuring China's social heartbeat of week 20.
There is more to these small incidents than meets the eye. This is the Weibo Watch wrap-up of China's biggest social media discussions of week 19, 2023.
From Memphis to Shanghai to Beijing: every step in Yaya's journey is closely followed by China's panda fans.
Cathay Pacific flight attendants mocking non-English speaking passengers by saying, "If you can't say blanket, you can't have it," has sparked a major controversy and caused a marketing catastrophe.
The most noteworthy criticism of the G7 summit came from Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying, who started the frog analogy.
The extreme diet of Chinese actor Qin Hao has sparked a trend of people sharing photos of their corn and egg meals. It's yet another celebrity weight-loss trend that is more about unrealistic expectations than healthy ways of shedding pounds.
Exploring the dynamics that led to the social storm involving Chinese comedian 'House' Li Haoshi.
A viral video showed a group of flight crew members grabbing the man together.
This is the What's on Weibo podcast #5. The death of Li Wenliand caused a social media storm in February 2020. It's been a year - time to look back.
The rise of Ding Zhen: it started with one Douyin clip and triggered a social media storm.
The third episode of the What's on Weibo podcast, discussing the latest trends on Weibo.
"Reality is more gruesome than fiction," some commenters wrote on Weibo, where the Abby Choi murder case has drawn wide attention.
While Haidilao is banning its bring-your-own-food option, customers can still bring their own drinks.
The student who grabbed Chen's mic shouted: "We study for the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese nation - not to breed with Americans!"
"We should support peace talks, and oppose America adding fuel to the fire," one top commenter on Weibo wrote after Putin's speech.
There is online anger over the fact that the chemical engineer who doused his wife with sulfate acid was only detained for ten days following the...
A small and practical social security topic goes trending when major hashtags about welfare protests are censored.
Lots of questions remain after news went trending that the airspace above Shijiazhuang airport was "being occupied."
Shanghai is seeing a record number of people flying off to other countries: "We've been held back for three years, we wanna get out & play."
Why was a ChatGPT-like platform not first launched in China? As ChatGPT is all the talk, so is the discussion about China catching up.
Chinese state media have framed China's rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria as being in line with the responsibilities of a great nation.
Some people suggest the actor in Xinjiang's latest anti-drug video campaign deserves an Oscar for his drug dealer role.
The current drug scandal involving Yoo Ah-in also has consequences for the South Korean actor's activities in China.
Watching videos on Meituan and ordering food from TikTok?
On Chinese social media, the Chinese balloon is seen as a weather device that ended up measuring the temperature of China-US relations.
The Chinese balloon incident is also referred to as the "Wandering Balloon" on social media at a time when 'Wandering Earth II' is trending.
