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· Carl Samson
Fake Audience Members in China Make $120 Per Show By Crying and Laughing
People with a knack for acting but do not necessarily want to take the stage are earning well in Chinese reality shows. These actors make up the country’s lucrative “professional audience” industry, now pegged to be worth over 180 million yuan ($26.5 million) since its boom in…
· Khier Casino
China’s Popular ‘Facekini’ Swimwear Gets a New Porcelain Design
Just in time for the summer, beachgoers in China are adding the porcelain facekini to their swimwear wardrobe. While wearing face masks, known as facekinis, to the beach is nothing new, the 7th generation Chinese swimsuit staple features blue-and-white porcelain and embroidery.
· Ryan General
China Unveils Their Epic Shanghai-to-Beijing Bullet Trains That Go 250 MPH
Travelers in China may now conveniently traverse between Shanghai and Beijing in a jiffy via a pair of stylish new bullet trains unveiled in the country on Monday. With a top speed of 400 km/h (248.5 mph), the Chinese-made “Fuxing” (or “rejuvenation”) trains are currently the…
· Carl Samson
Parents in China Dump Baby in the Trash Because ‘He Won’t Grow Healthy’
A couple in China was given only a verbal warning after throwing their newborn baby boy in the trash just because he was delivered prematurely. Thankfully, the boy was found by a scavenger who was searching for valuables in a waste bin outside Chongqing‘s Fuling Centre Hospital…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Minecraft Players Spent 2 Years Meticulously Recreating China’s Forbidden City
Talk about a massive undertaking! A group of Minecraft players have recreated China’s Forbidden City, a 600-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site, over the course of two years, according to Sixth Tone.
· Carl Samson
China is Finally Doing Something About Their Embarrassing ‘Chinglish’ Signs
In its quest of becoming a full-fledged multilingual society, China has announced a national standard for the use of the English language on Tuesday, purging the public of “Chinglish.” The standard, created by the Standardization Administration and General Administration of…
· Ryan General
China is Now Censoring Papparazzi on Social Media
China has now extended the scope of its censorship from political content to entertainment gossip. The Cyberspace Administration of China, the government arm that censors content that would contradict the government’s political agenda, recently deactivated multiple social media…
· Carl Samson
China Censored Michael Fassbender’s Gay Kiss With Himself in ‘Alien: Covenant’
China has cut a scene in Michael Fassbender’s “Alien: Covenant” where the actor kissed another version of himself, disappointing moviegoers who might now resort to pirated film copies just to see the “critical” moment. The sci-fi thriller, which opened in China on Friday, lost…
· Ryan General
‘Street Magician’ in China Arrested For Using Tricks to Grab Women’s Breasts
A “street magician” who performs tricks as a means to grope women’s breasts in China was recently arrested by Chinese authorities. His accomplice, a cameraman who aids him on his perverted quest to abuse clueless women, was also taken into police custody.
· Khier Casino
70% of Companies in China Found Violating Air Pollution Standards
More than 70% of the companies recently investigated by the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection failed to meet the government’s emission standards and regulations. A total of 13,785 companies in 28 different cities across the Jing-Jin-Ji area (Beijing, Tianjin and…
· Khier Casino
7 Dead, At Least 66 Injured in Massive Explosion at Kindergarten in China
A massive explosion at a kindergarten in Fengxian County, Jiangsu Province on Thursday, left at least seven people dead and 66 others injured, police said. It is not clear whether the blast, which occurred while children were being picked up from school around 4:50 p.m. local…
· Carl Samson
China Will Start Growing Potatoes on the Moon Next Year
Scientists in China will attempt to create a “mini ecosystem” consisting of insects and potatoes in the moon next year. The project, discussed at the recent Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX 2017) in Beijing, is one of several missions that make up the country’s lunar…
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Visiting Scholar From China Reported Missing from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
A visiting Chinese student, 26-year-old Zhang Yingying, has been missing from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus since Friday afternoon, local police reported. The Fujian-native has degrees from Peking University and Sun Yat-sen University, and arrived in the…
· Carl Samson
Boy Lets Exhausted Mother Use His Hand as a Pillow on Subway in China
A boy who used his hand as a pillow for his exhausted mother has warmed hearts across Chinese social media. The child’s act of filial love was reportedly photographed inside a Chengdu Metro Line 2 train.
· Ryan General
AI Robot Takes China’s Notoriously Difficult ‘SAT’ Exam, Fails Miserably
A Chinese artificially intelligent robot took only 22 minutes to finish China’s notoriously grueling national college entrance exam, but it delivered a score that fell short of any tiger mom’s standards. AI-MATHS, a tall black box with 11 servers, scored only 105 points of 150…
· Ryan General
Chinese Student Commits Suicide On First Day of China’s Brutal ‘SAT’ Exams
A Chinese student who was reportedly suffering from high levels of stress chose to kill himself instead of participating in the expectedly grueling college entrance exam called the gaokao. The student, who was forced to “repeat” high school in order to do better on the gaokao,…
· Carl Samson
China is Trying a New College Entrance Exam Model to Give Students a Break
On Wednesday, around 9.4 million students will soon be sitting for the gaokao — China’s annual college entrance examinations. However, a portion of those students will already be done with parts of the exam thanks to a new exam model that the country is trying out. These are…
· Ryan General
China Unveils Driverless Tram That Travels By Following Lines on the Road
China has announced a new public transport innovation that seems to be a hybrid of a bus, a tram and a train. The mass transport vehicle, currently being developed by Chinese firm CRRC, is being called the Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) and will also not need a driver when…
· Ryan General
Moms in China are Earning Extra Cash Selling Breast Milk Online
Chinese moms are earning some extra bucks by selling their own breast milk online. Currently, human breast milk can be found on different online platforms in China despite the fact that selling it is technically illegal, according to West China City Daily (via SCMP).
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Little Boy Playing on Escalator Gets Arm Ripped Off in China
A 4-year-old boy had his arm ripped off in front of his panicked mother after it got stuck in a working escalator at a shopping mall in Nanchang, Jiangxi province in southeastern China. Surveillance footage of the incident on June 1 shows the child, whose name is unknown,…
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Company · China · HKEX:2020
Anta Sports
Anta is China's largest sportswear group — it out-sells rivals at home and owns FILA China plus Arc'teryx and Salomon, turning national-brand pride into a global portfolio.
Company · China · HKEX:2331
Li Ning
Li Ning is the face of 'guochao' — the national-pride streetwear wave that made Chinese consumers choose a homegrown label over Nike and Adidas.
Company · China · NYSE:BABA
Alibaba
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.
Company · China · NASDAQ:BILI
Bilibili
Bilibili is where China's Gen-Z lives online — anime, gaming, and creator culture, with a fandom so loyal it powers a wildly popular New Year gala.
Company · China · NASDAQ:IQ
iQIYI
iQIYI is the 'Netflix of China' — the subscription streamer whose original C-dramas, variety shows, and donghua set what a billion-plus viewers binge.
Company · China · HKEX:1024
Kuaishou
Kuaishou is China's number-two short-video platform, where livestream selling turned everyday creators into a shopping channel and rewired how goods get sold.
Company · China · NYSE:MNSO
Miniso
Miniso turned character-IP collabs and blind-box impulse buys into a global store network — Sanrio, Disney, and Chiikawa merch you didn't plan to buy, plus its own TOP TOY chain.
Company · China · HKEX:9999
NetEase
NetEase helps explain gaming, music streaming, and online entertainment habits in Chinese consumer culture.
Alibaba · Platforms · NYSE:BABA
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Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.