The Beijing bikini is as iconic (and infamous) as the city it takes its name from. But now, the capital’s inhabitants may have to look elsewhere for that cooling breeze, as lawmakers move to ban the ...

LARPing has experienced explosive growth among Chinese youth in the past year. So what is it and why is it so popular? Never heard of LARPing? You’re not alone. Below, we answer the question “What is ...

Hong Wang, Yunqing Tang, and Mingjia Zhang are pushing boundaries in math and inspiring the next generation of mathematicians to come. Now, three Chinese women are making headlines in the STEM world.

Thanks to popular Taiwanese celeb Pets Tseng's recent appearance in a new reality show, kids are now reviving classic Taiwanese romance dramas, and we're all about it. Taiwanese singer and actress ...

China’s Gen Z turns toward purchasing as an act of pleasure to escape the toil and anxiety of daily life. For much of modern history, the central dilemma faced by consumers was simple: to buy, or not ...

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 ...

Thanks to TikTok, a Mandarin language song from the ’80s is now bringing together Chinese aunties and Norwegian teens. A 1983 classic, “Yi Jian Mei 一剪梅” — literally “A Spray of Plum Blossoms” — was ...

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 ...

The two extremes of coffee now share the same corporate home. This March, Luckin Coffee, China’s most aggressive mass-market caffeine machine, acquired Blue Bottle Coffee, long positioned as the ...

Why more modern moms are opting to “sit the month” based on traditional Chinese medicine Zuo yuezi (坐月子) or “sitting the month,” refers to the month-long period of postpartum confinement traditionally ...

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, ...

Japanese anti-aging skincare brand SK-II has once again impressed and inspired Chinese audiences with its new ad, “The Expiry Date.” In it, different women confront the societal pressures of marrying ...