“The Bad Kids” May Take Chinese Web Dramas To A New Level
Hopefully, The Bad Kids may take the production quality of Chinese shows to another level. In the suspense drama market competition, the competition may have just begun.
7/16/20207 min read
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What Can Luckin Coffee’s Expansion Teach Us About the Changes in Chinese Consumption Patterns?
Luckin Coffee, the company that is mainly known in the West for giving Starbucks a really hard time in China, is more than just another gastronomic novelty, it’s a phenomenon that reveals a lot about the changing nature of Chinese consumption.
5/15/20195 min read
Kuaishou: the Lens to a Different China
In April 2017, we wrote a post about mic-shouting in which mentioned Kuaishou, a video app where this singing/rapping style initially flourished. The writing e...
Chinese AI Creates a Historic Moment During Spring Festival Gala
The Chinese New Year's Eve Gala was surprising as Chinese AI made an spectacular debut for 40 seconds. At 20:09:23, the show started with an official introduct...
Despite Concerns over COVID-19, IOC Ardent on Hosting Tokyo 2020
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Games will not consider cancelling or postponing the events which are scheduled to take place later this summer.
Has Covid-19 Shown that EdTech Can Close China’s Education Inequality Gap?
Whilst efforts are being made to reduce educational inequality via EdTech, just how effective these policies and initiatives will be remains to be seen.
5/18/20206 min read
Robin Li: We certainly Don't Want any Supervision, but it's Unrealistic.
Robin Li appeared on the cover of Time (Asia Edition). And the magazine cover photo was quickly spread in WeChat Moments on the early morning of January 19. Thi...
China VC Weekly: Biggest Series A in Chip Industry, Big Data, Robots and AI
DataStory, a Chinese provider of big data and AI services, announced that it has raised a 120 million yuan ($17 million) series B+ round of strategic financing.
Astrophysics in The Three-body Problem — Black Hole, Three Spheres and More
“When comparing the imaginary worlds with cutting-edge science, the latter is always crazier.” Liu Cixin, the Chinese author of the internationally acclaimed sci-fi novel The three-body problem, has expressed this opinion on various occasions. All of his inspiration and story ideas are already deep-rooted in the profound mine of natural sciences and astrophysics.
4/13/20196 min read
Meitu revenue surges while user activity drops.
Meitu's 2017 financial report showed a surge in revenue. The internet business segment achieved full-year gross profit and single quarter net profit. However, u...
3/29/20185 min read
The Struggle of Chinese International Students: Stay or Leave?
Chinese international students are all facing a dilemma. Should they return to China or stay in foreign countries? Student visas, housing and work plans are also a major pain in the neck.
4/9/20204 min read
Street Stalls Make Unexpected Comeback As Local Beijing Officials’ Attitudes Waver
The return of the once-ubiquitous street vendors was expected to bring back Chinese economic vibrancy that was affected by COVID-19, but the public frenzy has been contained by local officials in Beijing.