
The Shady World of Chinese Online Reviews
Welcome to the world of Chinese consumer reviews, where fakes lurk round every corner and a “water army” can torpedo e-commerce businesses

Taobao Terror: When Gamified E-Commerce Took Over My Life
How a tabby cat mini-game helped transform China’s e-commerce ecosystem...not always for the better

Going for Broke: Slang for the Cash-Strapped
After spending all their wages on Singles Day shopping, how do Chinese netizens talk about being low on funds?

Choice Chengyu: Sayings About Spending for Singles Day
Idioms about money for spendthrifts and cheapskates this November 11 shopping festival

The Singles Day Slang of China’s Online Shopaholics
The November 11 shopping festival means buying from “sales demons,” paying “IQ taxes,” and getting “grass-planted” by livestreamers

How Hangzhou Helped Jack Ma Build a Digital Empire
Hangzhou has birthed some of China's biggest tech companies

Reason to Celebrate
Besides Singles Day, here are some other invented festivities that go on each year

Credit Crunch
China’s “cashless society” will be developed from existing credit schemes—but how reliable are they?

Open Sesame
From shopping online to renting bikes, Chinese citizens are contributing to the fabric of their own supervision

Wheel Life China: The Fast and the Furious
Male bonding and machismo help grease the wheels of a billion-dollar food fight
