MINISO is pivoting again—shifting from budget retail to IP-driven merchandise, and now stepping into the world of lifestyle concept stores. From a Muji knockoff to a market giant with over 8,000 ...

Documentary “We Were Smart” sheds light on the shunned subculture shamate and China’s urban-rural gulf Focused largely around rural migrant workers who’d travelled to China’s cities to get in on, and ...

A viral report from “People” magazine sheds light on the human impact of China's ubiquitous food delivery systems One of the most shared articles today on Chinese messaging app WeChat is “Delivery ...

Chinese readers are often buying entirely different books to international readers of Chinese fiction - what's going on? Toward the end of every year, when China’s magazines, newspapers, and online ...

This Chinese chain, which markets itself as Japanese, is rapidly growing from a "two-dollar store" into a retail giant Picture walking down a New York City street, and seeing an enticing, ...

In a leaked phone call, Zheng Shuang can be heard saying, “it’s impossible to abort a fetus when it's 7 months old. F*ck!” Actress Zheng Shuang’s intimate personal life has ballooned into a major ...

In the pantheon of batshit inanities to issue forth from the mouth and stubby fingers of one Donald J. Trump, the President’s offhand comment earlier this month insinuating that almost all Chinese ...

The popularity of "Little Fresh Meat" is apparently all down to a CIA operation China’s scientific community has entered the conversation about the wave of fresh-faced, androgynous Chinese male stars ...

The rapper and ex-Rocket Girls group member has inspired many to share their own stories about employer abuse But just two days before their disbandment on July 23, she posted a message and audio ...

The confused hater says he feels "lucky to be the chosen one." The Untamed star Xiao Zhan is no stranger to controversy, having endured challenges from both fans and haters alike. Now though, it seems ...

Zhibo is a weekly column in which Beijing-based American Taylor Hartwell documents his journey down the rabbit hole of Chinese livestreaming app YingKe. If you know nothing about the livestreaming (直播 ...

Although the network’s other manufactured music shows such as the The Rap of China and The Big Band have been hit with delays in the wake of Covid-19, iQIYI has still been attracting millions of views ...