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The last few weeks have seen Harvard’s admissions process on trial. But the case — brought by Affirmative Action opponent Edward Blum and being tried by the Boston Federal Courthouse at the moment — ...
Yesterday, we wrote about China’s ambitious moves in the film theme park sector and the reasons behind the industry’s rapid expansion. In particular, we looked at a brand new venture from Huayi ...
In the pantheon of batshit inanities to issue forth from the mouth and stubby fingers of one Donald J. Trump, the President’s offhand comment earlier this month insinuating that almost all Chinese ...
This week’s photo theme is Unsung Heroes of Kung Fu — we’re shouting out lesser-known legends of kung fu cinema to expand your mind beyond Jackie, Jet, and Bruce. There’s no better way to kick this ...
Chinese social media has been overflowing with images of Pepe the Frog, also known as the “sad frog meme,” to the point that it’s now trending on microblogging platform Weibo. What’s happening? Today ...
This Chinese chain, which markets itself as Japanese, is rapidly growing from a "two-dollar store" into a retail giant Picture walking down a New York City street, and seeing an enticing, ...
Allow us to introduce you once again to Novel Fergus — a hip hop poet riding the waves all the way from Hong Kong. A few weeks ago he helped us break down the poetry of Cantonese, and now he’s back as ...
Dreampop and Shoegaze emerged in the U.K. and made its way to China in the late 80’s - but it wasn’t until the 90’s when it really took off.
However, in 2018, tens of thousands of Chinese millennials are planning on attending Halloween parties this weekend, and many more promoters are organizing Halloween-themed parties in Shanghai. “Some ...
Influencers will do anything for ‘the ‘Gram’ these days, but they might want to think twice in China — especially with children in their vicinity. On March 29, Chinese model and influencer Cheng-er ...
Reggae and Jamaica — the two go together like beer and baseball. But, perhaps surprisingly, another region, located more than 15,000 kilometers away in Southwest China, also embodies the spirit and ...
It’s been a month since Tibetan boy Ding Zhen first hit social media, but discussions over him and every aspect of his life have hardly stopped since. Initially, it seemed he was going to be one of ...