Viral Week is our weekly round-up of the weekend’s trending memes, humor, rumor, gossip, and everything else Chinese netizens are chatting about. It’…
Millions have opened accounts in the last decade, but China’s banks still strive for financial inclusion
The latest target for China’s facial recognition bonanza is livestock, and aims to revolutionize farming
Canada Goose soars, fresher meat, steamy hot pot, Burberry ad of horrors, and mugged tourists do kung fu—it’s Viral Week
The counterfeit busts and unsanitary reveals that alarmed China this year
With a rising tech sector and poor job prospects in their own fields, humanities grads are looking to join internet companies
Your apartment may be poisoning you—a TWOC investigation finds a rental business riddled with scams, runaway prices, and toxic chemicals in the walls
Foreigner-only bike refunds, unrattled by Yibin earthquake, money falls from the sky, and a serial wedding cheapskate—it’s Viral Week
Xiaohongshu is a social e-commerce app worth billions—but can it monetize its trend-setting reputation?
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