From supernatural thrillers to heartfelt dramas, these nominees highlight the dynamic storytelling and artistic achievements of Asian cinema. Since 2007, the Asian Film Awards (AFA) have celebrated ...

The five-member girl group debuted in December with a single, capturing the attention of Chinese listeners. Lee Soo-man — who, as founder of SM Entertainment, is widely considered a key architect of ...

The Chinese EV giant is making its vehicles even more affordable. In a strategic move poised to reshape the EV market, China’s BYD has significantly reduced the entry price for its smart EVs to below ...

Across Chinese social media, millennials are bellowing a widespread battlecry. The target? Marriage, and the prospect of having kids. It began with a post from state media outlet People’s Daily on the ...

Documentary “We Were Smart” sheds light on the shunned subculture shamate and China’s urban-rural gulf Focused largely around rural migrant workers who’d travelled to China’s cities to get in on, and ...

From idol survival shows to solo tours across China, singer-songwriter and model Mikah joins the MetaMoon festival for his debut performance in the Middle East. MetaMoon was founded in 2022 by Grace ...

As the company eyes an IPO, how much longer will Kuaishou be the go-to short video platform for China's rural population? Dong Yu has worked for a local piano manufacturer for over 25 years. Living in ...

Ne Zha 2 became China’s highest-grossing film of all time over the Spring Festival break, and is expected to exceed 1 billion USD. China’s top 10 highest grossing films as of February 8, 2025. Image ...

As China’s job market tightens, elite university graduates turn to the viral "Qinghai Yao" dance trend as a form of protest and escape. In 2014, with the rise of the first wave of short video social ...

Chinese readers are often buying entirely different books to international readers of Chinese fiction - what's going on? Toward the end of every year, when China’s magazines, newspapers, and online ...

The popularity of "Little Fresh Meat" is apparently all down to a CIA operation China’s scientific community has entered the conversation about the wave of fresh-faced, androgynous Chinese male stars ...

12 writers from four countries celebrate Chinese New Year with a sci-fi twist. For the 10th anniversary of the Science Fiction New Year Gala, 12 writers from 4 countries have been invited to celebrate ...