In 1793, the British diplomat Lord George Macartney nearly scuttled his trade mission when he famously refused to kowtow to the Qianlong Emperor. When representatives from the Qing court informed ...

Did you know you lose 50% of your body heat through your belly? No? That’s because it’s not true. But you could be forgiven for thinking that was the belief among a certain segment of Chinese society, ...

Fanfiction site Archive of Our Own, or AO3, has been blocked by Chinese censors after a mass reporting attack by fans of actor Sean Xiao (aka Xiao Zhan), star of “boys’ love” TV series The Untamed.

Kris Wu is back in the spotlight, and not for a great reason. Social media has lit up with conversation around leaked video footage which appears to show Kris Wu renting out a theater for a date with ...

Though Darlie's English name changed in the 1980s, its racially-charged Chinese name has remained intact until today Darlie, the Chinese toothpaste brand infamous for its blackface packaging, will ...

Ximalaya invited top voice actors from the Chinese dubbing agency Voicegem to record the Mandarin-language version of the ‘Harry Potter’ audiobooks Tuesday, June 21, will see Harry Potter and the ...

Although “Stranger in the North” was actually released last year as part of Malaysian rapper Namewee’s album Crossover Asia, it only started to draw attention after the music video dropped on March 4.

2020 was a mistake. We should have either stayed in 2019, or gone straight to 2021. Of course, Wuhan fell into the global spotlight as the first documented site of the Covid-19 pandemic, ultimately ...

A Tibetan boy from Litang has been catapulted to internet fame in recent weeks It’s been a month since Tibetan boy Ding Zhen first hit social media, but discussions over him and every aspect of his ...

Unfortunately, he will be deported. From Manya Koetse of What’s on Weibo: A Spanish national will be deported from China after having sex with a woman on a Chengdu street in the city’s business ...

Discover the vibrant blend of Chinese and Portuguese heritage in Macau’s Macanese community—a unique cultural journey in Asia’s entertainment capital! There are traces of Portuguese influence all ...

Discussions around marriage and reproductive rights show no sign of slowing down in 2021 Singers Hua Chenyu and Zhang Bichen revealed that they have a 1-year-old daughter together, and will raise the ...