Once a constant companion of commuters and late-night listeners, radio stations in China are shuttering amid declining listenership and shrinking advertising revenue. But the medium’s core elements are reemerging elsewhere in new forms of listening.
Once a constant companion of commuters and late-night listeners, radio stations in China are shuttering amid declining listenership and shrinking advertising revenue. But the medium’s core elements are reemerging elsewhere in new forms of listening.
Despite years of health campaigns and growing awareness of the dangers of secondhand smoke, smoking in public remains a problem across China. Now, with both government action and public pressure intensifying, are smoke-free environments finally within reach?
Livestreaming has boosted book sales in China via its massive online traffic, but does it translate into real gains for publishers, or just a short-term ploy to cash in?
As more Chinese women turn to influencers like Li Dan for guidance, growing concerns about their expertise and commercial motivations are becoming hard to ignore