What‘s it like working in China’s micro-drama industry as producers and apps spread the ultrashort format abroad?
Museums in China increasingly rely on social media to bring in visitors, but there is a cost to going viral
With millions of followers, Zhao Xiaoli is China’s most popular artist on Douyin—so why do art critics not rate her work?
The elderly livestreamers making a splash in a youth-focused online world
A surge in “portrait mode” dramas is redefining how video platforms present their content
Crime boss moonlights on Douyin, “Avengers” moves fan to tears, courier harasses customer, and a whistleblower is blacklisted—it’s Viral Week
Chinese social media has a habit of making homeless individuals “famous”—with unintended consequences
Three rags-to-riches Douyin celebrities share their unlikely road to fame
The life of a celebrity lookalike in China may be lucrative, but impersonation can come at a cost
Exotic and endangered animals are being traded online in China, in spite of numerous regulations, owner arrests, and deaths
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