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.
A traveler from Shanghai shares how a family trip to Tahiti and Bora Bora cost about 12,000 yuan per economy seat — and why ordinary tourists, not just honeymooners, can make the trip work.
A Ukrainian traveler loses a $2,200 iPhone minutes after landing at Shanghai Pudong, holding her IDs and entire itinerary. A volunteer spends three days helping her search, file a police report and track it down.
A Chinese essay explores a new kind of intimacy — a relationship that exists only through a phone screen, never in person. It joins a growing genre of writing about modern emotional life in China.
A Chinese-born vlogger in Denmark flew her late husband's parents to Qingdao, where a restored family photograph moved viewers to tears. Her story shows how grief, in-laws and a camera can build something like family.
Chinese Western food is a homegrown cuisine that blends European technique with local staples like rice, soy and wok fire. A Quora-style essay argues this hybrid tradition is one of the world's most underrated ways of eating.
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.
Fuxing Island, a quiet industrial island in Shanghai, drew over 200,000 visitors during National Day as cosplayers, gamers and electronic music fans reclaimed its old docks. The event shows how China's industrial heritage is being repurposed for youth culture.
A wave of Chinese writers and app makers is pushing 'duan she li' — the practice of cutting clutter, discarding excess and leaving behind mental baggage. It is less about empty rooms than about reclaiming control.
Remedy's sequel to Control arrives seven years later, trading third-person shooting for action-RPG systems and a new protagonist. Chinese gaming podcasters weigh whether the long-running series' strengths still hold up.
The latest update to Kuro Games' open-world action RPG wraps a three-version storyline about the city of Xuafang and the legendary fox, Xin Yuehu. Players are praising how the patch pays off threads planted months earlier.
Chinese resellers are buying limited-edition goods worldwide and flipping them at markups of up to 400 percent, turning scarcity into a business. The model reveals how hype-driven demand differs from lasting customer loyalty.
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.
Taiwanese TV host Kevin Tsai appeared at a campaign event for a politician blacklisted by Beijing, and mainland brands and magazines moved fast to cut ties. The episode shows how quickly commercial fortunes can turn on a single photograph.
Bandai Hobby unveiled its new GUNDAM XMX series at Wonder Festival Shanghai 2026, teasing a model kit aimed at first-time builders. The reveal, hidden behind a black curtain until showtime, suggests the company is courting younger fans in its fastest-growing market.
A fitness diary posted on a Chinese forum this week drew hundreds of replies from ordinary gym-goers. It reflects how a growing share of Chinese men now train for how they look, not just how strong they are.
Across China, the once-universal ritual of waiting while a hotel clerk phones housekeeping to inspect your room has quietly vanished. Travelers barely notice, but the change shows how digital payments, loyalty economics and better housekeeping systems reshaped the guest experience.
A new wave of young Chinese travelers is swapping checklists and photo spots for slow, immersive stays in ordinary neighborhoods. The shift favors depth over speed, and locals over landmarks.
For nearly two decades, Chinese TV host Wang Guan was dogged by online rumors of affairs and a CCTV firing. In October 2024, a single WeChat Moments post announcing her marriage silenced them.
A wave of candid posts from Chinese men in their thirties is drawing millions of readers, revealing quiet anxieties about marriage, money and loneliness. The threads offer a rare window into how ordinary people weigh family pressure against their own timelines.
A 34-year-old from Taipei flies to Shanghai for the first time, following stories his father told about the Bund and Nanjing Road. A simple order of hairy crabs turns into two oversized boxes, a small lesson in mainland portion sizes.
Tesla shares climbed more than 5% after the company said it delivered over 486,000 vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, outpacing production by roughly 22,000 units. Storage deployments also hit 13.7 gigawatt-hours.
The second RED LAND festival opened on Fuxing Island in Shanghai on October 2, doubling its footprint to 150,000 square meters and hosting more than 160 game and anime brands through October 6. Organizers say five ticket rounds sold out in an average of 20.6 seconds each.
On the first days of China's week-long National Day holiday, travelers are skipping packed landmarks and foreign trips for small-town food, hotel lie-ins and unhurried local walks. The shift is reshaping how the country's tourism industry reads its customers.
Three private Chinese space companies saw their Shanghai STAR Market listings shift to 'suspended' status on the same day, a technical accounting lapse rather than a rejection. The cluster reflects how routine financial-refresh deadlines can stall a hot sector's dash for capital.
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 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.
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