Zhuge Yiyang was catapulted to international academic stardom for her viral interview with Christopher Nolan. Now, Chinese ...

China’s ultrashort-drama boom built a sprawling live-action industry of actors, directors, crews, and filming bases. Now, as AI drives down production costs, shoots are disappearing and companies are ...

China’s signature local specialty Lanzhou lamian, or Lanzhou pulled noodles — named after the capital city of the northwestern Gansu province — are undergoing a rebranding. At many noodle shops across ...

This summer, 18-year-olds who have just completed the nation’s grueling college entrance exam are spending tens of thousands ...

Poorly animated yellow cows walking on two legs, raw voice acting, and extremely slow pace — these are characteristics of China’s most recent box office hit and viral phenomenon. Released Aug. 5 after ...

Not too long ago, drone flying was a niche activity. Now, with new policies aimed at boosting the “low-altitude economy” and increased recognition for the profession, training to obtain noncommercial ...

Two gray-green production lines glow beneath harsh white lights, their conveyor belts moving ceaselessly like mechanical rivers. Clanging metal, the rip of packing tape, and the dull thud of cardboard ...

Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on how AI is reshaping China’s ultrashort-drama industry. Read part 1. JIANGSU, East China — Chen Hao’s old desktop still has more than 10 ...

What if the zombie apocalypse was already here? In the late 2010s, Chinese indie band Hardcore Raver in Tears imagined just such a world in “Take Her to Wanda Plaza,” a jagged, synth-heavy sendup of ...

Earlier this month, nobody at the Dujiangyan Panda Valley in China’s southwestern Sichuan province noticed a visitor throwing a corncob at Mei Lan, the park’s most famous giant panda. But somebody was ...

From the long-awaited return of internet star Li Ziqi to a humanoid robot dance directed by Zhang Yimou — and even a surprise performance by OneRepublic — this year’s Spring Festival Gala mixed old ...

Three delivery platforms announced they will stop factoring in time riders spend stopped at traffic lights into overall delivery time to decrease platform penalties.