A viral essay argues that China's old web of casual social ties has quietly dissolved, leaving people to invest deeply in a few relationships instead. Weddings, group chats and awkward banquet tables are the clearest evidence.
The executive producer and PR manager of Grounded 2 will fly to Beijing for Nuclear Fusion 2026, a two-day fan convention on October 24-25. They recorded a video greeting for Chinese players ahead of their booth appearances.
Hair salons across China are shutting at a record pace even as demand holds steady, with operators blaming high rents, rising wages and thin pricing power. Industry figures show far more closures than openings in early 2026.
China's central bank has cleared Visa's local entity to prepare a bank-card clearing business, ending years of waiting. The US giant joins a market long dominated by UnionPay, where margins are thin and habits are hard to change.
A tiny orange-and-black beetle is turning up in northern Chinese cities this autumn, and one science outlet answered readers' strangest questions about it. The short version: it is not food, and its body fluid can blister skin.
At the 35th Feitian Awards in Yantai, little-known stage actor Wang Renjun beat frontrunners to win Best Actor for a drama role. His unpolished acceptance speech about craft over celebrity became the night's most-discussed moment.
Long before China's studios went global, a small Beijing team spent two years and about two million yuan building an RTS set in the Three Kingdoms era. It became the first Chinese game to officially appear at E3 and shipped in more than 60 countries.
Tencent and Ubisoft will close The Division 2's Chinese server on December 14, 2026, after what the operator calls a change in business strategy. Top-ups and new registrations stopped on October 12.
Longtime CCTV faces like Kang Hui, Sa Beining and Dong Qing are appearing less on screen as younger presenters take over the country's flagship broadcasts, marking a generational handover at China's biggest broadcaster.
A viral post about a 57-square-meter Beijing flat that lost about 38 percent of its value since 2017 has rekindled a national conversation about property, salaries and what a home is really worth.
A Chinese tech blog explains why post-run stretching and recovery decide whether you keep running or quit. The advice is simple, cheap and aimed at beginners who gasp after two minutes.
Modern Chinese official stamps are round, but traditional personal seals are square — a shape that survived for centuries for reasons deeper than habit. The answer lies in how a carved block of stone marks a page.
Liu Yifei, one of China's best-known actresses, drew huge online attention at a Bobbi Brown event in Shanghai, where fan-shot photos triggered the usual mix of praise and scrutiny over her appearance.
A Chinese Academy of Sciences researcher explains why male infertility remains a puzzle, why older fathers keep making headlines, and how basic science plus clinical medicine could finally help patients.
Actress Li Yitong changed her Weibo handle to promote a drama, then found her old name permanently taken. She is now asking fans to help rename her.
Physicists at Tsinghua University have run a clock driven by the nucleus of thorium-229, not its electrons, pushing precision measurement into new territory. The result, published in Nature, was achieved alongside a European team.
China's National Day holiday kicked off a fourth-quarter sales push, with Tesla stores packed and discounts everywhere. Buyers are racing a year-end purchase-tax change that makes 2026 cars thousands of yuan pricier.
Dong Qing, once the polished face of CCTV's cultural programming, was photographed at a Beijing art museum with her husband and father, quietly dismissing years of divorce speculation. The story is less about gossip than about a famous woman choosing an ordinary life.
State broadcaster CCTV has reshuffled its flagship news presenters, promoting two veterans to anchor roles while a familiar host steps away from daily broadcasts. The changes highlight how China's most-watched channel is quietly remaking its on-air lineup.
Chinese writer Can Xue tops the bookmaker odds for the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced Thursday in Stockholm. Her experimental fiction has made her a perennial favorite without a win.
The Demacia Cup international group stage delivered a lopsided sweep as LGD crushed JDG, while AG steadied its season in the KPL. Both storylines point to one prize: a trip to Beijing.
During China's National Day holiday, Beijing mall showrooms for electric cars drew thin crowds and few special offers, while online launch perks did the persuading. Dealers say the old autumn buying rush no longer works the way it used to.
A wave of Chinese lifestyle essays argues that midlife exhaustion comes from being too accommodating. The pieces urge readers to manage their own lives and stop fixing everyone else's.
The 2026 China Open women's singles fourth-round draw is out, with home favourite Zheng Qinwen meeting Anastasia Sharaeva and Coco Gauff taking on Elise Mertens. Eight quarterfinal spots are on the line in Beijing.
China's National Day variety gala still booked its biggest pop names, but the evening's backbone was researchers, grassroots workers and soldiers. Commentators read the lineup as a quiet recalibration of what counts as a national-stage star.
A new State Council notice targets the chronic late payments and interlocking debts that squeeze China's smaller suppliers. The policy push arrives as economists debate whether investment or consumption should drive the next phase of growth.
Naomi Osaka saved four set points before beating Sara Bejlek 7-6(4), 6-4 to reach the China Open round of 16 in Beijing. The former champion now waits for the winner of Muchova against Samsonova.
A Chinese science outlet explains how players generate serves approaching 263 km/h — roughly the cruising speed of a high-speed train. The secret lies not in the arm but in a full-body kinetic chain from feet to racket.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has launched a new publishing group to consolidate hundreds of scattered journals under one roof, aiming to compete globally in a market long dominated by Western publishers.
The China Open has replaced Beijing Benz with HSBC as its top sponsor from 2026, ending a near two-decade partnership. The change, announced at Wimbledon, reflects how sponsor money in Chinese sport tracks shifting consumer spending.
The China Open has switched to YONEX TOUR PLATINUM balls, reviving a two-decade argument about how often tennis events should change their balls and what it means for players' bodies.
A popular answer on Zhihu explains how anyone can judge Chinese calligraphy by looking at line quality, not meaning. It walks through the five major scripts, from round seal strokes to crisp regular script.
A short-drama actor's account of an unwanted on-screen kiss has revived a broader conversation in China about consent and power on film sets, from micro-dramas to big-budget television.
A forum post about spending 1.4 million yuan on a girlfriend in under a year has sparked a wide debate about wealth, class and modern relationships in China. The thread asks whether money can ever buy affection when two people come from very different worlds.
As the 2026 Nobel Prizes approach, Chinese science outlet Guokr published its annual prediction list, weighing which discoveries are mature enough to win — and whether a China-based scientist might finally take one home.
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