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 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...
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...
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...
Chinese authorities have been fighting the circulation of counterfeit money for decades. The topic of fake money became trending on Sina Weibo today after news came out...
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The manager of Taiwanese actor Ko Chentung 柯震东, also known as ‘Kai Ko’, has spoken out for the first time today after Ko’s arrest on August 14. The...
A shocking video went viral in June this year, showing a woman in a McDonald’s restaurant refusing to give some people her phone number, after which she...
Trending topic of August 20, 2014: Netizens are feverishly discussing a 14 year-old schoolgirl from Sanming, Fujian, who delivered a baby boy earlier this week on...
Trending topics of August 18, 2014: Famous Taiwanese actor and singer Ke Zhendong (柯震东) , also known as Ko Chentung, has been arrested for suspected drug use....
"Facekini goes international" (#脸基呢走入国际#). French fashion magazine CR Fashion Book has included a typically Chinese clothing item in its latest fashion spread. The 'facekini' is a...
A 15-year-old boy from Finland has made media headlines in China by expressing his wish to enter the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. The young...
Trending Topic of August 7, 2014: What was once an April Fools joke has now turned into a heated online discussion: is Sherlock Holmes ‘coming out’...
The Confucius Institute Online has launched a poll on Weibo to look for the most popular Chinese character. The online poll was held concurrently with the...
North Korea has launched its very own tablet. The device, that is said to be locally produced, is an Android tablet that can be obtained for...
Trending topic of July 31, 2014: Chinese actor Zhang Mo caught with drugs again.
Trending Topic of July 30, 2014: Besides the big news about the formal investigation into China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang, there are more mundane topics...
Trending topic of July 29, 2014: Students and netizens collectively protest the dismissal of one female teacher at Tsinghua University, turning it into a top trending...
