Being famous in China is one of the last wishes of an 8-year-old American boy with terminal cancer. Under the hashtag of "D-STRONG", Chinese netizens are...
News of the kidnapping of a 3-year-old girl in Guangdong has become a trending topic on Weibo. A woman dressed in black, posing as a hungry...
What are the challenges bloggers are facing in China today? How can blogging help create tolerance in a divided society? These are the questions addressed at...
A schoolgirl from a small city in the south of China wrote a letter to the Queen of England asking her to visit her town. Much...
According to recent research by Beijing University, China’s post-1995 adolescents are 12 when they first fall in love. On average, they have their first sexual experience...
The story of a young man being infected with HIV because he was unaware that his wife was HIV positive has made the headlines in China....
News of the mass sex assaults during New Year's in Cologne and others cities has shocked people across Europe. Chinese media extensively covered the attacks and...
A Zhengzhou hospital was bulldozed while it was still under operation, causing doctors and patients to flee. Weibo netizens are furious about the brutal forced demolition.
A girl named Xiaoxiao became trending on Weibo when she posted a public message to her former beau on the social media platform. After her boyfriend...
Pyongyang is a restaurant chain owned and operated by the North Korean government. Pyongyang Restaurants, all staff from the DPRK's capital, offer a glimpse inside the...
When her pregnant mother fell down the stairs, 3-year-old Emma from the UK calmly dialed the emergency number to get help for her mum.
As of January 1st, the Chinese government has canceled the 'late wedding leave' that allowed China's twenty-five-somethings to take a 30-day paid leave when getting married....
In China, the motherland of tea, coffee is rapidly gaining in popularity. Although the market faces some cultural and societal hurdles, China is waking up and...
The US Embassy in Beijing has sent an email to US citizens over possible threats to foreigners around Christmas in Beijing's Sanlitun area.
A landslide has caused 22 buildings to be buried in Shenzhen, south of China. There are two workers’ dorms amongst the buried buildings, Chinese media report....
The news that an ordinary Chinese high school girl from Hangzhou got accepted by Harvard University created a stir amongst Chinese netizens on Sina Weibo this...
In the digital age, calligraphy has not just maintained its relevancy in China; it has made a comeback. Calligraphy researcher Laura Vermeeren talks about the power...
A Chinese man who lost his paper train ticket and was refused to get on board with his digital confirmation has sued the Railway Bureau. Today,...
It was another victorious night for angels and lingerie; or Angels in lingerie. The 2015 Victoria’s Secret show aired on December 9 revealed its usual style...
The end of the year is approaching. This means that Chinese employees start to look forward to their annual year-end bonuses (年终奖). It is a tradition...
