Xu Caihou became a target within Xi Jinping's war on corruption earlier this year. Xu confessed to taking bribes in October this year - today his...
Several Chinese media, including CCTV and People's Daily, report that trade in children is on the rise in China's Fujian province. Young children and newborns are...
Hao Zhou has become a trending topic on Chinese social media as a 'rebel' against Chinese conformity when it comes down to the educational system; instead...
The Japanese candidate for the 2014 Miss International became the talk on Weibo after Sina netizens expressed their concerns on the Japanese “aesthetic standard” (#审美捉急#): the...
Trending on Sina Weibo this week was Liaoning's prison-like university of business & economics, where the rules are so strict that students feel they are actually...
In this new column, we highlight the offline effects of online topics on people's everyday life in China. This week: The 2014 APEC in Beijing. Interview...
Trending on Sina Weibo today is 'Korean Street Food' (#韩国路边小吃摊#). Every country has its own unique streetfood vendors, but probably not many have television series revolving...
Trending on Sina Weibo today is the behaviour of American President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin during their official stay in Beijing for the...
Trending on Sina Weibo today is the persona of Xuanlin Wang (王宣琳), better known as Dorothy Wang, the Chinese-American socialite starring in U.S. reality show The...
Over the previous week, What’s on Weibo editor Manya Koetse was interviewed by the China Daily about the wondrous world of China’s biggest e-commerce platform Taobao, after...
In light of yet another recent celebrity scandal, it is time to explore some of China's sex facts.
A new food trend is taking over Beijing. It is a spicy dish called 黄焖鸡米饭 (huangmenjimifan), “Yellow braised chicken and rice”. Restaurants all over the city...
The new semester at university has commenced, meaning thousands of freshmen move into their new on-campus homes. Not all of China's dormitories are comfortable; one dorm...
Trending topic on Sina Weibo on September 23, 2014: Long Qiming (龙启明), former member of the Flying Tigers, is critically ill. Chinese netizens are collectively donating...
September 16, 2014: Weibo netizens are feverishly discussing the ‘Anhui poisoning trial’ (#安徽铊投毒案#), a rare case in the southeast of China, revolving around a love triangle and...