China’s dwindling donkey population has contributed to widespread overhunting and illegal killings across Africa. In response ...

An unfortunate misunderstanding led to one innocent man being the only person injured in a crowd of thousands.

From viral street food vendors to China’s donkey crisis and new eldercare services, here’s this week’s Weibo highlights in ...

More than a year after the fatal stabbing, the main suspect in the much talked about Jiang Ge case has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Tokyo judge. The main suspect in one of China’s most ...

︎ 6. What’s Popular – The latest buzz in arts & pop culture ︎ 7. What’s Memorable – Best reads from the archive On the night of May 18, a movie-like scene played out at around 8500 meters altitude in ...

Whenever reports surfaced about the harsh conditions on Wong Kar-wai’s sets, mainstream media and fans often brushed off his ...

This is Weiblog: the What’s on Weibo blog section providing updates on what is currently trending on Weibo, China’s biggest social media platform. What’s on Weibo is a reader-supported publication, ...

The ‘green tea bitch’ (绿茶婊) is a new term launched over the Chinese Internet to describe a certain ‘type’ of woman. It is one amongst a series of new terms (milk tea bitch, black coffee bitch, etc) ...

What’s on Weibo gives an overview of how anorexia nervosa is discussed in China and on Chinese social media. Although discussions on anorexia nervosa are limited in Chinese (online) media, anorexia ...

The China Cuisine Association (CCA) released a list ranking the strongest fast-food companies in China this month. The list is a top 70 (!), but here, What’s on Weibo provides an overview of the top ...

As people mourned the victims of the Urumqi fire, they also expressed anger over how the last 100 days of their lives were spent in lockdown. A fire that occurred in Urumqi city, Xinjiang, on the ...