If it walks like a duck, it might just be Auntie Goose Legs. A wrap-up of noteworthy trending stories in China. From the real Rolex recruiting fake crowds to diaper scares & a funny Deepseek moment.
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?
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.
The actor was banned for "downplaying" the Japanese aggression in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
While many mourn the Notre Dame blaze, thousands of Chinese netizens point out the burning of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing was actually "worse."
Being a street cleaner in 2019 China now involves wearing a mandatory smartwatch with GPS tracking.
First published April 14 2019, 14:00 CST As the ‘Study Xi’ app, that encourages China’s online population to study Xi Jinping Thought, keeps on dominating China’s...
If the Visual China Group isn't selling the copyrights of your images, you're a nobody.
He is the latest online sensation in China, but what is this hype really about?
Are 'makeup charging stations' the next trend in China's beauty industry?
These are some of the most popular study and learning apps for Chinese mobile users.
"Please feed me too."
These are the popular health & fitness apps used by Chinese netizens.
Some netizens are getting too worked up over this hit TV drama.
Last updated March 22 2019, 17.10 China local time The enormous explosion at a chemical plant in Jiangsu’s Yancheng on March 21st has sent shockwaves through...
Last updated March 21 2019, 20.20 China local time Update: The Day After the Explosion On March 21st at about 14.48 local time, an explosion occurred...
In a booming online gaming market, these are some of the apps most appreciated by Chinese online gamers today. China has the largest mobile gaming market...
The shocking New Zealand mosque attack, killing at least 49 people, is making headlines worldwide. On Weibo, it is the top trending topic today. A short...
