Splash, Spike, Spin: across volleyball, table tennis, and diving, China’s women athletes are transforming skills and medals into distinctly feminine faces of Chinese soft power. The Hong Kong leg of ...

Chess clubs are turning bars and cafés across Greater China into laid-back social hangouts. Images via Stressless Chess Club. Shenzhen’s Promotion Chess Club at Bar Mine happens every Sunday and ...

Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, and more dominate Radical Storage's new 2026 global skyline ranking, proving Asia owns the modern urban aesthetic. If you’ve ever found yourself pausing ...

No time to walk a dog? No room for a cat? How about raising a mango pit as your pet? Check out all the creative ways Chinese youth are "dressing" their furry little friends. Recently, a growing ...

We look at what exactly the artist's monumental new Manchester exhibition highlights, and why it features so many buttons and lego pieces. Ai Weiwei has never been one to shy away from making noise, ...

As China grows more competitive, Gen Z’s “lying flat” mindset reveals the hidden emotional cost behind the country’s economic rise. Imagine this: A Gen Z office worker shuts their laptop at 9 PM, then ...

A new month, a new Chinese AI model. Z.ai’s latest LLM proves yet again that powerful AI doesn't have to cost billions, but can the East finally outpace the West in the global tech race? For a while, ...

We sniff out the new, eight-part documentary that traces 5 millenniums of China's fragrance culture, bridging ancient traditions with modern aromatic innovations. You’re walking around when suddenly ...

Following France's new restitution law, the Guimet Museum has pledged to repatriate proven stolen Chinese artifacts within 24 hours—a potentially historic shift for cultural heritage. The global ...

More than a century after settlers from Fujian arrived in a town in East Malaysia, it’s now the beating heart of Malaysia’s Foochow community and its distinctive cuisine. Few cities outside China are ...

A hotel in Chongqing allows guests to stay exactly 24 hours from check-in, dividing the internet over traveler convenience versus worker rights. Have you ever checked into a hotel at 3 AM after a ...

The tech giant recently announced Wan Streamer, an ultra-realistic AI model that sees, hears, and responds in real time. But is this highly-advanced digital human what Gen Z really wants? Alibaba has ...