How Adidas won and Nike lost, Japan's lost decades as a mirror for China, and why a possum is the new workplace spirit animal.
Why has Adidas regained cultural relevance in China while Nike is struggling despite its global strength?
A response to a Dutch debate on China, and why nuance matters in an age of geopolitical polarization.
After the first complaints surfaced, Auntie Goose Legs admitted the truth about her business: she ha been selling duck legs all along.
A special deep dive into the 2026 Xi-Trump summit through Chinese social media, highlighting the top 15 viral moments, internet memes, main themes, and netizen commentary.
Inside OPPO’s Mother’s Day PR fiasco and other failed marketing campaigns in China’s gender minefield
From top trends to platform scandals, these were the biggest online topics of the year.
Hasan Piker's controversial China tour, a Chinese school uniform resurfaces in Africa, a new winter hotspot, why Chinese elites 'run' to Tokyo, and more.
Female comedians are taking center stage in a new era of Chinese stand-up, challenging stereotypes and turning jokes into real-life impact.
A new state-backed epic about the Qing conquest of Taiwan is stirring debate. Plus: the Shanxi mine disaster, a controversial prison film, hukou reform, and China’s top 5 rising books.
From AI-generated film releases to popular “micro-vacations”, these are the digital & social trends shaping Chinese online conversations this May Day holiday.
This week in China: Grassroots football fever, a Nobel laureate writes for the TikTok era, France's cultural relic bill, and a 19-year-old’s blind box obsession bankrupts her father's company.
How a niche online debate was amplified into a global “racism” story, and why the real discussion runs deeper
Russian recruitment ads, China's censorship, and how Western media sometimes guess Beijing's stance by reading between the wrong lines.
Weibo, Wechat, Douyin, or Xiaohongshu? Understanding China’s top 10 social media platforms.
Behind the hashtag about Nanjing's cross-dressing ‘Sister Hong’: from legal implications to viral spectacle.
Labubu is not ‘Chinese’ at all—and at the same time, it is very much a product of present-day China.
As American 'TikTok Refugees' flock to China's Xiaohongshu (Rednote), their encounter with 'Li Hua' strikes a chord in divided times.
We're here to keep you updated about the CMG Spring Festival Gala, China's biggest New Year's TV event.
Raising virtual cows, shaking with phones - this is the Chinese New Year tradition of giving red envelopes in the digital era.
Recent videos of 'Little Jack Ma' have caused concern among netizens. They are angry at those who exploited and abandoned him.
While the Clubhouse app is no longer accessible from within the PRC, conversations continue behind the wall.
"Pirating content is not ok, but what other way do we have to access this content?"
Some Chinese social media users describe Clubhouse as "a small crack in the window."
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 -...
Self-service ordering is the norm in many restaurants across China, but its benefits do not always outweigh the downsides.
From local governments to brand commercials, "staying put for the holidays" (就地过年) is the trend of this Spring Festival.
Mo Cha was just another Bilibili user until his tragic death triggered a flood of condolence messages and tributes on Chinese social media.
One celebrity couple breakup, two children born through surrogacy: this sad and messy topic has exploded on Chinese social media.
"Daddy, you're back!" - Jack Ma reappears after three months of silence.
What started with a 2003 internet sensation grew into a massive movement - Hanfu is booming on Weibo and beyond.
The bodies of the 38-year-old man and 22-year-old woman were found by the cleaning staff.
From surrogacy baby to 'heihaizi' - her biological parents canceled the surrogacy agreement, but she was born anyway.
