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...
In the days following the MH17 crash, the Russian Embassy in China posted various comments on its official Weibo account with updates and reaction to the...
Weibo’s top trending topic of the day is a chart of Chinese cities where men are considered to be under their wife’s thumb the most. China’s...
The crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has led to much speculation on Weibo on who is responsible. Chinese website The Observer (观察者 Guanchazhe) writes: “Russia...
Sina Weibo netizens are feverishly discussing a soccer match that took place Wednesday (23rd of July) during The 14th Beijing Sport Competition between Beijing’s Haidian and...
After recent tragic news of the MH17 crash in the Ukrain, rising death tolls in Gaza and the Transasia crash in Taiwan, the trending topic of...
150 Chinese immigrants in Ghana have been detained whilst the crackdown continues. What is the problem behind the large-scale arrests?
Trending topic: Hong Kong limits the purchase of milk powder. This is a problem for China. Why? And what's the history behind this problem?
