Is China’s Boy Band Boom Over?
Ten years ago, TFBoys spurred a boom in Chinese boy bands. But now fan fatigue, investor apathy, and the pandemic threaten to burst the pop star bubb…
Ten years ago, TFBoys spurred a boom in Chinese boy bands. But now fan fatigue, investor apathy, and the pandemic threaten to burst the pop star bubb…
A second-generation village physician reflects on the decline of her profession and its uncertain future over a 20-year career
Soy sauce brand faces questions over additives, tech billionaire settles sexual assault case, turtle falls from eighth story and survives, Qingdao la…
Chinese American hip hop artist Bohan Phoenix reaches beyond his “in-between identity” to craft new sounds
Busting ghosts, dyeing cloth, or making frozen treats—Chinese persimmon is a fruit of many uses
How a 19th-century act of “corporate espionage” changed world history
The Wanggongchang Explosion continues to mystify historians almost 400 years later
Months after recovery, some former Covid-19 patients struggle with job discrimination, dating stigma, and even separate testing queues
Reggae is becoming better understood, more popular, and is even starting to infiltrate popular music in China
Leaving behind an abusive marriage, a migrant worker from the countryside discovered a literature club and reignited her dreams of writing
Challenging everything from overtime work to abusive bosses, can China’s “post-00s” really rewrite workplace norms?