In August, ByteDance's apps accounted for 41.8% of the time Chinese users spent on the country's 50 biggest mobile apps.

The son of a chaebol chairman attempts to seduce an employee’s wife at a party. Upon witnessing this, the employee slaps the ...

As China's domestic output surges, overseas revenues are climbing rapidly. According to an industry report released at the event, the micro-drama market outside China is projected to surpass 6 billion ...

Everything seemed to be business as usual as filming got underway on a dimly lit set in a basement in Hengdian, a town nicknamed “China’s Hollywood” for its sprawling complex of film studios.

Film crews may be thinning out at Hengdian World Studios, often dubbed China's Hollywood, but its sets are finding a new ...

My partner recently confessed something to me about his screen-time habits: When he’s giggling at his phone, he’s often watching short English-language soap operas that have begun showing up on his ...

China’s tightly controlled narrative on the War of Resistance has been derailed by the emergence of viral ultra-short war dramas. While stoking patriotic sentiment, their excessive dramatisation ...

One graduate trained to restore ancient artifacts now generates AI video clips for short dramas. Another, schooled in landscape design, builds virtual scenery instead of physical sets. Both are part ...

Loewe is celebrating this year’s Chinese Valentine’s Day, Qixi, via a new format — a short drama series titled “Say Yes to Love.” The series, with five 45-second episodes, tells the story of ...

Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Sign up In recent years, short dramas (mini TV series) ...

Tencent has made a new move in the short drama market. Drawing widespread attention on Chinese social media platform Weibo ...

A netizen checks the logo of Hongguo Short Drama, a micro short drama platform of Tiktok Group, on a smart phone ...