“Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” opens, somewhat incongruously, in a Chinese family kitchen. A middle-aged man prepares an elaborate meal, and the camera glides over a dazzling feast: glistening ...

For the better part of two years, Scaramouche was Li’s confidant, her late-night companion, and the voice that distracted her from her insecurities. He was also, by any technical definition, just ...

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 ...

“Every time fishermen head out to sea, they have to face the uncertainty of the ocean. When a storm hits — you can only head back to port.” Zhuge Yiyang, an essayist and podcaster better known online ...

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 ...

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 ...

2022 was the year China’s Gen-Z came of age. The first cohort of young Chinese born in the 21st century — known as the “post-’00s” generation — have now reached the legal marriage age and graduated ...

Browse Chinese social media and you will notice an intriguing development: posts and comments by young Chinese internet users are becoming increasingly academic. We often see abstruse terms in Chinese ...

Zhuge Yiyang was catapulted to international academic stardom for her viral interview with Christopher Nolan. Now, Chinese social media users say they’ve found evidence she plagiarized others’ works.

China’s first regulations on AI companion services have taken effect, setting new limits on chatbots designed to simulate emotional bonds with users and barring platforms from offering virtual ...

“After 11 years of jacking off, I’ve finally quit.” “I started (masturbating) in the eighth grade, in middle school. Now I’m in my sophomore year of college. I do it at least once a day and get ...

When China’s men’s national football team lost to Indonesia on June 5 at the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, it spelled the end of the team’s World Cup dreams. On a normal day, this would have dominated ...