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 ...

Hong Wang, Yunqing Tang, and Mingjia Zhang are pushing boundaries in math and inspiring the next generation of mathematicians to come. Now, three Chinese women are making headlines in the STEM world.

China’s Gen Z turns toward purchasing as an act of pleasure to escape the toil and anxiety of daily life. For much of modern history, the central dilemma faced by consumers was simple: to buy, or not ...

Thanks to popular Taiwanese celeb Pets Tseng's recent appearance in a new reality show, kids are now reviving classic Taiwanese romance dramas, and we're all about it. Taiwanese singer and actress ...

Signs have started appearing in Beijing asking local residents to move out of the city center. Is this a new phase in Beijing's "Great Rejuvenation"? The continuing “Rejuvenation” of Beijing enters a ...

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 ...

As with most things these days, netizens are divided: Some say that influencer Cheng-er should be able to dress how she wants, while others think she ought to cover up a bit in public Influencers will ...

In celebration of International Record Store Day, which falls on April 21 this year, our photo theme this week is Record Shopping in China. Though vinyl culture never quite caught on China in quite ...

It's PUBG, but IRL, and played at shopping malls. Discover how these immersive augmented reality arenas for epic battle royale games are now a thing in China. In a fascinating twist on urban ...

With OpenAI's Sora stepping back, China's new wave of hyper-realistic AI video models like Seedance 2.0 aren't just creating cool clips—they're rewriting the rules of global soft power. For almost a ...

Hong Kong legends return for the highly anticipated prequel, Cold War 1994, which will take us back to the origins of the acclaimed crime-thriller franchise. Directed by Longman Leung (Helios 2015; ...

Meet ciggie.app, the world's "most complete catalog of Chinese Cigarette brands, SKUs, and imagery." We explore not just the app itself, but what it signals for what the youth are creatively chasing.