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, ...

We Tried is a series where RADII staff try out unique foods, experiences, and phenomena in China. Drop us a line if you have a suggestion. In China, there’s more to your average TCM/massage parlor ...

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 ...

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 ...

“China Instagram accounts” may sound like an oxymoron at first — after all, access to the platform has been blocked for years now in the Chinese mainland. But Instagram accounts by content creators ...

It’s an interesting age we’re in, where unique cultural phenomena (read: memes) can be produced, packaged, exported, reborn, and revised all in the blink of an eye. New Yorker Staff Writer and ...

Chinese readers are often buying entirely different books to international readers of Chinese fiction - what's going on? Toward the end of every year, when China’s magazines, newspapers, and online ...

As the company eyes an IPO, how much longer will Kuaishou be the go-to short video platform for China's rural population? Dong Yu has worked for a local piano manufacturer for over 25 years. Living in ...

A viral report from “People” magazine sheds light on the human impact of China's ubiquitous food delivery systems One of the most shared articles today on Chinese messaging app WeChat is “Delivery ...

In the pantheon of batshit inanities to issue forth from the mouth and stubby fingers of one Donald J. Trump, the President’s offhand comment earlier this month insinuating that almost all Chinese ...

The concept of "little fresh meat" isn't just an import – it has roots in the ancient idea of "wen" masculinity A fantastic example of these two male types in action can be seen in The Longest Day in ...

This Qixi Festival, singles have been using the meme to express romantic defeatism Chinese social media has been overflowing with images of Pepe the Frog, also known as the “sad frog meme,” to the ...