China's Internet is a hot topic nowadays. With more and more books published on the topic, What's on Weibo picked a recent one to review. This...
Fighting for freedom of speech in the censored world of Weibo - that is the mission of Free Weibo, a platform that uncovers all the search...
A top 10 of the most useful and funny Chinese apps.
Getting Married Through Weibo? Alipay and Sina Weibo have launched a new service where paying traffic fines, handling immigration issues or scheduling marriage registration no longer...
First Live Broadcast of Court Case on Weibo. Want to attend a Chinese court case? No need to go outside - just go on Weibo. The...
The new Chinese cooking app 'Good Chef' was only launched last fall, but has already created a buzz in China. The start-up managed to get a...
The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has notified Chinese media that they are no longer allowed to use Internet slang.
Weixin (微信), also known as WeChat, has become one of China's most popular smartphone apps. The app is taking over the mobile market, and is impacting...
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...
Is Ai Wei Wei really more 'pornographic' than a naked Jennifer Lawrence?
Trending topic on Sina Weibo, August 8 2014: “Leaders follow their routine at Henan drought” (#河南大草领导走过场#). Henan Province faces its worst case of draught and lowest rainfall...
Trending topic of August 3: Super Smartphone Virus (＃超级手机病毒). Sina Weibo microbloggers are rapidly sharing a warning about a supervirus that is currently affecting countless smartphones....
"Jumei suspected of sellings counterfeit products". Another counterfeit scandal has made the headlines in China.
A new catchprase “Do you know who my dad is?” has gone viral on Weibo and the Chinese Internet.
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...
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.
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...
The 'green tea bitch' (绿茶婊) is a new term launched over the Chinese Internet to describe a certain 'type' of woman. It is one amongst a...
