In 1793, the British diplomat Lord George Macartney nearly scuttled his trade mission when he famously refused to kowtow to the Qianlong Emperor. When representatives from the Qing court informed ...

Suddenly, China's biggest martial arts organization has joined the fight against kung fu "frauds" The Chinese Wushu Association, the only organization to govern martial arts in China on a national ...

Kris Wu is back in the spotlight, and not for a great reason. Social media has lit up with conversation around leaked video footage which appears to show Kris Wu renting out a theater for a date with ...

Is China's extraordinary food delivery system about to face greater government regulation in the wake of an explosive investigation? China’s city-dwellers have gotten used to seeing blue- and ...

If you felt that Kenny G popping up in Kim Kardashian’s living room last month was some sort of harbinger of end times for us as a species, then you might want to look away now. In Shanghai, a story ...

The two stars are part of a big push for 2020's edition of the world's biggest shopping event As the anticipation for China’s biggest shopping holiday of the year continues to grow, Taylor Swift has ...

Expatriate language proficiency is one of the things which has changed for the better in Beijing over the past 15 years or so of my residency. When I first arrived, anything beyond “Ni Hao” was ...

Though some seem to still hold fast to traditional values in regards to women’s rights, others are increasingly fighting back After a netizen made sarcastic remarks about 61-year-old dancer Yang ...

The home crowd had plenty to cheer about at UFC Shenzhen tonight, as Zhang Weili took just 42 seconds to become China’s first ever UFC champion. Zhang took the strawweight title from Brazilian Jessica ...

The stock prices of major Chinese tutoring companies promptly plunged following the announcement Chinese citizens have mixed feelings as the country’s education industry has become the latest sector ...

Have you watched Word of Honor, the most popular Chinese costumed drama of the year? Never fear, Netflix has got you covered. Two young martial arts maestros embark on a journey full of gripping sword ...

Anyway, Bird to Otherside catches these two bands fidgeting around with their late-20s ennui in interesting ways, and almost got left as scraps on the studio editing desk, but luckily for us fans of ...