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ViralThis drink brand hired abs models as the God of Wealth for its annual party 💸
If you thought company annual parties were just awkward speeches and raffle draws… think again 💸🔥 Chinese herbal sparkling drink brand Hope Water just hosted wh
CultureMcDonald’s China brings back mahjong for Chinese New Year — and it sells out again
Mahjong isn’t just a game in China — it’s basically the unofficial soundtrack of Chinese New Year 🀄 Four people, 144 tiles, dice rolling, aunties whispering str
CultureGen Z turns 3,000-year-old Chunlian into a pop culture remix
Spring Festival couplets, or chunlian, trace their origins back more than 3,000 years to the Zhou dynasty.
CultureAlexander Wang transforms Chinatown in NYC with a new creative HQ — 20,000 paper planes take flight for Chinese New Year
This Chinese New Year, something historic happened in New York’s Chinatown — and it’s bigger than just an art show.
FashionWhy everyone in Hunan turns into a teddy bear every winter
Every winter — especially around Chinese New Year — Hunan starts looking like a full-on teddy bear convention.
TechNetizens calling this the “lowest human content” Gala ever
This year’s CCTV Spring Festival Gala — aka the Super Bowl of Chinese TV — is being called the “lowest human-content edition” ever.
TechAlibaba’s Qwen AI Gives Away Free Milk Tea — Stores Nationwide Swamped With Orders
Chinese milk tea shops just survived what netizens are calling the “AI boba apocalypse.
TravelChina’s Gen Z Is “Evil Cult Packing” During Chinese New Year Chunyun — And It’s Genius
Every year around Chinese New Year, hundreds of millions of people across China return home to reunite with family — a massive movement known as chunyun, or the
Sports & WellnessEileen Gu Brings a Fan-Gifted Labubu to the Olympics — And It Steals the Show
During the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Eileen Gu proved once again that she’s built different.
TechBy 2026, you may not tell if a video is AI — thanks to Seedance 2.0
ByteDance just turned a corner in AI video — and the internet is buzzing. Its new Seedance 2.
KFC teams up with SpongeBob for a Chinese New Year toy drop in China
KFC just turned Chinese New Year into a full-on cartoon variety show.
ViralThe “hunter type” boyfriend is China’s latest romance obsession
Got you — the idea is cute and very CI-coded, but right now it does feel a bit long and slightly repetitive, especially around “bringing things home / small ges