https://www.scmp.com/rss/506111/feed Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Liberalism is much in the news these days, but there is little agreement on what the term means. Joe Biden’s Democracy Summit last December was widely criticised for its double standards, with several of the invited nations embracing some variety of ethno-nationalist populism. Commenting for Al Jazeera on these illiberal invitees, former Barack Obama official Bruce Jentleson worried that the summit might damage, rather than enhance US credibility worldwide. But democracies aren’t always liberal.... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3175672/there-was-time-when-china-and-us-were-both-liberal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3175672/there-was-time-when-china-and-us-were-both-liberal?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Apr 2022 21:00:24 +0000 A villager near the southwestern Chinese metropolis of Chongqing has saved a three-year-old girl from being “kidnapped” by a wild monkey outside her home. The girl, wearing a red coat, was attacked by the monkey, fell to the ground and was dragged away by the animal. Thankfully, her neighbour noticed the attack and rushed to scare the monkey away, according to surveillance footage reported on by Henan TV. The girl’s mother, who was cooking inside her house, ran outside to check on the girl when... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3175198/quirky-china-monkey-steals-toddler-us10800?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3175198/quirky-china-monkey-steals-toddler-us10800?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Apr 2022 01:00:26 +0000 It is well and good that Twitter recently suspended hundreds of suspected state-sponsored accounts used to spread pro-China propaganda during the Beijing Winter Olympics. They reportedly depicted a rosy vision of the Games that glossed over controversies involving alleged human rights abuses in China. But what about taking action when groups and individuals incite hatred by putting out information already proven to be outright fabrications? Such as one that had suggested the torture of ethnic... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3168248/dont-ban-pro-china-propaganda-allow-anti-asian-hate-fester?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3168248/dont-ban-pro-china-propaganda-allow-anti-asian-hate-fester?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Feb 2022 01:00:12 +0000 China’s appetite for high-end foreign food is growing with imports of expensive pork cuts and other meats from Europe increasing last year and more multinational food companies investing in the world’s largest consumer market. In the first 10 months of 2021, sales of Spanish cured hams and shoulders – including Iberian and Serrano varieties – grew more than 32.96 per cent in value to be worth €17.35 million (US$19.6 million), and increased 80.8 per cent by volume, reaching 1,059.72 tonnes,... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3164937/chinas-middle-class-developing-taste-high-end-meat-sending?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3164937/chinas-middle-class-developing-taste-high-end-meat-sending?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Jan 2022 04:00:16 +0000 A woman in China was detained for ‘borrowing the police’ to investigate if her husband having an affair. The woman called the police on her husband and lied that he had hired a sex worker. When police officers arrived at the hotel in Shaoxing, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, they found the man, surnamed Wang, was the only person in the room, and there were no traces that a woman had been there, according to 163.com. Officers took the couple to the police station for further investigation... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3157515/quirky-china-woman-borrows-police-see-if?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3157515/quirky-china-woman-borrows-police-see-if?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Nov 2021 01:00:25 +0000 ID photos hardly ever make us look good — unless you’re in China. At just $30, one can get all styled up and have their photos professionally taken.  Young people in the country are really into this right now, with giant photo studio chains popping up to cater to this crowd. We find out how the whole process works, and what critics have to say about this beauty trend. https://www.scmp.com/culture/why-does-every-id-photo-asia-look/article/3149905?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/why-does-every-id-photo-asia-look/article/3149905?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Sep 2021 03:44:49 +0000 Victoria and Jessica need all the help they can get in the kitchen...so they scoured Taobao for the best kitchen hacks.  Taobao is China’s Amazon. You can buy everything from groceries to electronics, and even hire someone to argue for you. Last year, we challenged our Taobao Queen, Victoria, to use her Taobao skills to help get us through the holiday season. This year, we’re tapping into her skills yet again to help us thrive, not just survive, through another year of staying at home.   (Taobao... https://www.scmp.com/culture/taobao-finds-under-30-kitchen-hacks/article/3137507?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/taobao-finds-under-30-kitchen-hacks/article/3137507?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:35:40 +0000 Fast Retailing, which owns Japanese brand Uniqlo, will seek to boost online sales after they helped it report a better-than-expected first-half profit. The Tokyo-based company, one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, reported a 5.4 per cent rise in its net profit to 105.8 billion yen (US$966.2 million) for the six months to February 28. Its revenue edged up 0.5 per cent to 1.2 trillion yen. “Online sales continued to be strong in all markets,” the company said on Thursday. “The group will... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3128826/uniqlo-parent-fast-retailing-strengthen-online-sales-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3128826/uniqlo-parent-fast-retailing-strengthen-online-sales-after?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Apr 2021 01:30:06 +0000 A 25-year-old woman in eastern China, who failed to fall pregnant after 12 months of trying, was shocked to discover she was actually born male and is intersex. The woman, whose external female genitalia never forced her to question her sex, stumbled upon the discovery after an X-ray of her injured ankle was taken in a hospital in her hometown. When the X-ray revealed that her bones had not developed past the age of adolescence, the doctor’s further probing uncovered the fact that Pingping,... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3125197/woman-china-went-doctor-about-hurt-ankle-only-be-told-she-was?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3125197/woman-china-went-doctor-about-hurt-ankle-only-be-told-she-was?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:16:25 +0000 Residents of the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu have lashed out at a government ban on people driving “dirty cars”. From Tuesday, vehicles that have “apparent stains, dirt or mud on the exterior” or “dust on the roof”, “mud on the wheels, wheel guards or chassis” would be forbidden from entering seven major districts of the southwestern capital of Sichuan province. The directive to regulate the appearance of vehicles on its roads was ordered jointly by four local government departments, in... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3125013/chengdu-china-faces-backlash-over-dirty-car-ban-city-clean?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3125013/chengdu-china-faces-backlash-over-dirty-car-ban-city-clean?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:45:55 +0000 Google has paid tribute to a Chinese-Malaysian epidemiologist, whose early invention of a face mask is still saving lives today during the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday Google’s logo tribute on its homepage, Google Doodle, celebrated Doctor Wu Lien-teh on what would have been his 142nd birthday. Wu invented the surgical face mask, considered to be the precursor to the N95 mask in response to the Manchurian plague which spread in northwestern China in 1910, according to a biography on... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3124972/coronavirus-google-honours-chinese-malaysian-doctor-wu-lien-teh?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3124972/coronavirus-google-honours-chinese-malaysian-doctor-wu-lien-teh?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:45:05 +0000 A farmer in China who became an unwitting celebrity for serving up cheap ramen noodles has now decided fame is the recipe for him. Cheng Yunfu – nicknamed Ramen Brother by online fans – was stunned when a video released on social media late last month of him selling his three yuan (46 US cents) noodle bowls went viral and unexpectedly catapulted him to fame. Initially dismayed at the disruption to his life and his quiet village surrounds; one week later he has changed his tune and is hoping the... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3124942/ramen-brother-farmer-china-selling-46-us-cents-noodles-becomes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3124942/ramen-brother-farmer-china-selling-46-us-cents-noodles-becomes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Mar 2021 03:23:06 +0000 A popular science anime that makes heroes and villains of human body cells has become the first Japanese series on China’s state broadcaster since a ban on foreign cartoons more than a decade ago. Cells at Work!, which shares the daily lives of human blood cells as they work to maintain the body’s health, became an instant hit among Japanese animation fans after its release in 2018. The cartoon’s sudden appearance on CCTV-6, which has not aired foreign animation since 2007, has prompted... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3123875/chinas-state-media-praised-return-japanese-anime-cells-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3123875/chinas-state-media-praised-return-japanese-anime-cells-work?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:45:09 +0000 While the coronavirus threat still looms, China has mostly been able to re-open its society after controlling the pandemic within its borders.  The return to normalcy has allowed people to focus on other things, such as a new frenzy for long distance running or the hot new show on television.  Here are three of the hottest trends from the month of November.  Marathon golden month  China’s middle class has embraced fitness as part of their culture, and it has recently manifested itself in a... https://www.scmp.com/society/whats-hot-china-now/article/3112108?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/whats-hot-china-now/article/3112108?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:12:34 +0000 China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. ‘Versailles literature’  “Versailles literature” refers to a social media writing technique that allows one to flaunt their wealth or success in a subtle way.  Social media has made it easy for people to compare their lives with others, and like internet users elsewhere, many Chinese share what they do online as a way of showing off.  One method is to... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-versailles-style-mocked-social-media/article/3109588?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-versailles-style-mocked-social-media/article/3109588?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Nov 2020 10:26:10 +0000 One perk of graduating from school is the prospect of never having to do homework ever again. Or at least that’s the idea.  A viral video showing a parent complaining about her “assignments” from their children’s schools have prompted an online outcry against the so-called “parent chat groups.” In recent years, most urban schools in China have set up chat groups for parents on the ubiquitous messaging app WeChat, to facilitate the communication between parents and teachers.  But parents say the... https://www.scmp.com/society/parents-china-are-complaining-about-school-assignments-wechat-groups/article/3108106?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/parents-china-are-complaining-about-school-assignments-wechat-groups/article/3108106?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:36:06 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Girls’ school principal told housewife alumni to “get out” The principal of the first publicly funded girls' high school in China has triggered a heated debate on the internet by saying she is against her students becoming housewives, and that she despises them for relying on their husbands.  Zhang Guimei, the school... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-debate-about-becoming-housewife-and-video-shows-salespeople-slapping-themselves/article/3107570?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-debate-about-becoming-housewife-and-video-shows-salespeople-slapping-themselves/article/3107570?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:12:54 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Sanitary pads for everyone College students across China have taken it upon themselves to set up public dispensers to supply free sanitary pads. The goals of those dispensers, often a box or a bag hanging on the wall near the restrooms, is to normalize menstruation and ease the embarrassment for students who did not have... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-college-students-push-back-period-shaming-and-three-child-policy-gets-panned/article/3107116?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-college-students-push-back-period-shaming-and-three-child-policy-gets-panned/article/3107116?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Oct 2020 07:15:42 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. The biggest population census The Chinese government is sending some seven million workers to collect information from every household for the country’s 7th national population census. The census, conducted every 10 years, is aimed at providing the most accurate information about the age, education, occupation, marital and... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-chinas-massive-population-census-and-man-fired-cat-torture/article/3106448?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-chinas-massive-population-census-and-man-fired-cat-torture/article/3106448?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:01:37 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. A reminder of past humiliation Every Chinese schoolchild knows the story of the Old Summer Palace. The palace was built throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries and featured a beautiful staircase leading into the main entrance overlooking a lavish garden. Located on Beijing’s outskirts, it was the perfect retreat for... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trend-china-debates-rebuilding-summer-palace-athletics-become-part-entrance-exams/article/3106224?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trend-china-debates-rebuilding-summer-palace-athletics-become-part-entrance-exams/article/3106224?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Oct 2020 07:54:14 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Idols or motherland? China’s BTS fans caught in online fury BTS fans in China are debating whether they should abandon their beloved idols after the group endorsed the alliance between South Korea and America in the Korean War.  Chinese nationalists were angered after the band’s leader RM told an awards ceremony that the... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-bts-fans-caught-online-fury-and-woman-falls-love-fake-celebrity-account/article/3105488?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-bts-fans-caught-online-fury-and-woman-falls-love-fake-celebrity-account/article/3105488?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:26:55 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Three million people tested for Covid-19 in two days Officials in the Chinese city of Qingdao tested three million residents, or about one-third of the city’s population, for Covid-19 after three people tested positive for the virus. The city, in the eastern province of Shandong, hoped to stop a new outbreak in its tracks.... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-city-tests-three-million-covid-two-days-and-dating-course-college/article/3105312?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-city-tests-three-million-covid-two-days-and-dating-course-college/article/3105312?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:26:23 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. China mourns rock legend Like in much of the world, music fans in China are mourning the loss of the legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Van Halen died Tuesday at age 65 after a long battle with cancer. He was the guitarist for a popular band from the 1970s and 1980s that bore his namesake. He became famous for his guitar... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-internet-mourns-eddie-van-halen-and-iphone-sparks-nationalism-debate/article/3104521?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-internet-mourns-eddie-van-halen-and-iphone-sparks-nationalism-debate/article/3104521?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Oct 2020 05:56:13 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. No mask, no take-off A flight in China was stranded at the airport for an hour because a passenger refused to put on a face mask. The plane was stranded at the airport in the central city of Changsha on October 3 because one passenger was reluctant to put on a face mask, according to a clip posted this week by video news... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-flight-delayed-passenger-without-mask-and-peak-wedding-season-creates-money-problems/article/3104204?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-flight-delayed-passenger-without-mask-and-peak-wedding-season-creates-money-problems/article/3104204?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Oct 2020 03:45:46 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Period drama get canceled China delisted two of the most popular period dramas from streaming platforms on Monday, creating new concerns about media censorship in the country.  Story of Yanxi Palace and Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace were pulled from the streaming platform iQiyi and Tencent and the two companies did not... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-period-drama-cancelled-and-man-drove-over-his-ex-girlfriend/article/3103660?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-period-drama-cancelled-and-man-drove-over-his-ex-girlfriend/article/3103660?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Oct 2020 07:47:58 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world's biggest internet population is talking about. Social media users take delight in Trump’s tax exposé A New York Times report on President Donald Trump’s tax filing records has made a splash on social media in China. Discussions about the article became one of the top trending topics on Twitter-like Weibo hours after it was published on Monday.  The November election is... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-trump-mocked-over-tax-avoidance-and-does-gen-z-have-it-better-boomers/article/3103341?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-trump-mocked-over-tax-avoidance-and-does-gen-z-have-it-better-boomers/article/3103341?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:40:53 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Tibetan woman set on fire by ex-husband A Tibetan live-streaming host has been hospitalized after her ex-husband set her on fire when she was at her home in southwestern China.  The woman, Lhamo, went into a coma after her ex-husband attacked her with gasoline and flames at her home in Ngawa, Sichuan province on the night... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-tibetan-live-streamer-burned-ex-husband-and-students-protest-lockdowns/article/3102691?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-tibetan-live-streamer-burned-ex-husband-and-students-protest-lockdowns/article/3102691?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Sep 2020 03:43:46 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. A teenager took his life after being slapped by his mother The tragic suicide of a 14-year-old boy who jumped off a school building after being slapped by his mother has rekindled debate about corporal punishment on children. In a surveillance video circulating on the Chinese internet, the student’s mother is seen slapping... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-teenager-jumps-death-after-being-slapped-and-demand-data-protection/article/3102490?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-teenager-jumps-death-after-being-slapped-and-demand-data-protection/article/3102490?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Sep 2020 08:26:47 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. American citizen accused of rape to be deported A Chinese-American lawyer will be deported from China after rape accusations against him prompted public outrage. In one of the most talked-about sexual assault cases this year, a Chinese woman told reporters in May that lawyer Bao Yuming, who was her “fostered father,”... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-lawyer-accused-rape-be-deported-and-students-protest-campus-lockdowns/article/3101785?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-lawyer-accused-rape-be-deported-and-students-protest-campus-lockdowns/article/3101785?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:47:08 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Same-sex family in China A lesbian couple’s child custody case set a legal precedent in China and ignited a robust discussion about the rights of same-sex partners.  Using in vitro fertilization (IVF) and donor sperm, a woman in the southern city of Xiamen gave birth to a child, with her partner providing the egg. In... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-chinas-first-lesbian-custody-case-and-parapolice-officer-detained/article/3101458?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-chinas-first-lesbian-custody-case-and-parapolice-officer-detained/article/3101458?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:57:17 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Extra time for food delivery workers A recent news report in China about the harsh working condition of food deliverers has prompted a delivery company to let users grant couriers more time to deliver their meals. A report this week by Chinese magazine Renwu highlighted how food delivery workers are often pressured to... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-food-delivery-app-under-scrutiny-and-plan-save-marriages/article/3100846?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-food-delivery-app-under-scrutiny-and-plan-save-marriages/article/3100846?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:51:04 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Sticking it to the man A top Chinese semiconductor manufacturer has been accused at home of “kowtowing” to the American government in an effort to avoid being punished by the United States. Angry comments have flooded Chinese social media criticizing the Chinese chip maker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-chip-maker-accused-kowtowing-us-and-factory-apologize-disrespect/article/3100681?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-chip-maker-accused-kowtowing-us-and-factory-apologize-disrespect/article/3100681?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Sep 2020 10:05:20 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Netflix to adapt The Three-Body Problem Netflix on Tuesday announced it plans to adapt Chinese science fiction trilogy Remembrance of Earth’s Past into an English-language series. Fans often call the series by the name of its first novel, The Three-Body Problem. The show will be led by Game of Thrones creators David Benioff... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-netflix-adapt-hit-chinese-trilogy-and-female-students-told-cover/article/3099859?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-netflix-adapt-hit-chinese-trilogy-and-female-students-told-cover/article/3099859?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Sep 2020 03:44:52 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world's biggest internet population is talking about. Marvel fans mourn Chadwick Boseman Chinese social media is in mourning after the death of Chadwick Boseman, known for his role as Marvel’s Black Panther. The actor died at age 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer, according to an announcement posted on Friday night on his social media accounts. Over the weekend,... https://www.scmp.com/politics/china-trends-fans-mourn-chadwick-boseman-and-stigma-leaving-work-time/article/3099655?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/china-trends-fans-mourn-chadwick-boseman-and-stigma-leaving-work-time/article/3099655?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Sep 2020 07:03:06 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Asked to write 600 words an hour for maternity pay A furniture company in Shanghai has apologized after demanding that a woman who had taken maternity leave submit a daily handwritten report documenting her past sales.  The staff member was asked last week by Banmoo, her employer, to write 600 words per hour and send a... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-woman-punished-taking-maternity-leave-and-poor-countys-luxury-school/article/3098947?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-woman-punished-taking-maternity-leave-and-poor-countys-luxury-school/article/3098947?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Aug 2020 09:20:10 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world's biggest internet population is talking about. Awarded for failure Not all honors are honorable. Two government departments in eastern China’s Zhejiang province were awarded the Snail Award in August for working too slowly – the bureaucratic equivalent of the Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, bestowed on the worst film of the year. The awards are the invention of the... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-winning-razzies-local-government-and-controversial-boozy-slap/article/3098594?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-winning-razzies-local-government-and-controversial-boozy-slap/article/3098594?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Aug 2020 06:42:08 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Li Ziqi’s snail rice noodles factory  Internet superstar Li Ziqi is investing in a factory for popular snail rice noodles in the southern city of Liuzhou.  A delicacy of Liuzhou, snail rice noodles feature a soup base made of boiled snails and typically include sour bamboo shoots, mushrooms and rice noodles. It is famous... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-li-ziqis-rice-noodle-factory-and-more-floods-along-yangtze/article/3097961?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-li-ziqis-rice-noodle-factory-and-more-floods-along-yangtze/article/3097961?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Aug 2020 09:26:48 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Coins for coffee China’s digital payment revolution may have gone too far for some. Starbucks China was forced to apologize over the weekend after a viral video showed an employee refusing to accept coins as payment. The footage, which was shot at an unspecified location in China, sparked a backlash on social media from... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-starbucks-apologizes-over-coin-fiasco-and-end-two-child-policy/article/3097649?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-starbucks-apologizes-over-coin-fiasco-and-end-two-child-policy/article/3097649?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Aug 2020 06:37:59 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. ‘N-1’ banquets Large banquets in China where hosts order more food than anyone can eat, sometimes to show generosity, may soon be reined in. As part of President Xi Jinping’s campaign against food waste, an industrial group in Wuhan is asking restaurants to provide “frugal” meals to customers. The group has advocated for... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-chinas-anti-food-waste-campaign-and-anniversary-tianjin-explosions/article/3097062?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-chinas-anti-food-waste-campaign-and-anniversary-tianjin-explosions/article/3097062?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Aug 2020 08:13:28 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. WeChat or iPhone?  After US President Donald Trump ordered fresh restrictions on the Chinese messaging super-app WeChat on Friday, many in China wondered whether it meant they would have to part ways with Apple. Trump used the power of executive orders to block all US transactions related to WeChat, beginning 45 days later.... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-wechat-ban-clouds-iphone-use-china-and-closed-mines-continue-pollute/article/3096773?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-wechat-ban-clouds-iphone-use-china-and-closed-mines-continue-pollute/article/3096773?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Aug 2020 03:54:12 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Man wrongly jailed for 27 years A Chinese man was exonerated and freed after spending nearly 27 years in jail for murder, sparking widespread sympathy and anger online.  Zhang Yuhuan, now 53, was accused of killing two children in 1993. He was given a suspended death sentence in 1995, despite telling the court that police... https://www.scmp.com/politics/china-trends-man-exonerated-after-27-years-jail-and-rural-students-archaeology-dream/article/3096137?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/china-trends-man-exonerated-after-27-years-jail-and-rural-students-archaeology-dream/article/3096137?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Aug 2020 03:45:59 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Sewage finds its way into tap water Social media users in China are incensed by reports of water contamination in a village near the eastern city of Hangzhou. Residents of Hubu village on July 26 told local authorities that tap water in their homes was causing diarrhea and allergic skin reactions.  In less than a week, on... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-tap-water-tainted-sewage-and-controversial-ban-phones/article/3095807?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-tap-water-tainted-sewage-and-controversial-ban-phones/article/3095807?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Aug 2020 07:10:59 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. Caught in US-China consulate clash The food writer wife of the US consul general in Chengdu has come under fire on Chinese social media as the consulate dispute between Beijing and Washington caused another spike of anti-US sentiment in China.  Tze-i Chuang, a Taiwanese food writer and wife of US diplomat Jim Mullinax, has... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-wife-us-consul-general-under-attack-and-female-cosplayers-indecent-pose/article/3095206?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-wife-us-consul-general-under-attack-and-female-cosplayers-indecent-pose/article/3095206?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:02:57 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. WeChat complies to India’s ban WeChat, China’s messaging super-app owned by Tencent, officially restricted users in India from using the app on Saturday, as a result of India’s ban on WeChat and 58 other Chinese apps in June.  The Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps in late June, including TikTok, WeChat and Baidu... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-wechat-blocks-indian-users-and-student-quits-top-college-change-major/article/3094852?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-wechat-blocks-indian-users-and-student-quits-top-college-change-major/article/3094852?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:32:07 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. University under fire for not expelling sex offender A prestigious university in China is facing an online backlash over its decision not to expel a student who was convicted of rape.  The male student at Zhejiang University in the eastern city of Hangzhou was in April given a suspended sentence of 1.5 years in jail.  Last... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-university-rape-case-controversy-and-shock-tv-viewer/article/3094237?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-university-rape-case-controversy-and-shock-tv-viewer/article/3094237?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Jul 2020 03:20:38 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. A teacher lost her job over a bouquet of flowers A student at a Chinese primary school gave her head teacher a bouquet of flowers as a token of gratitude, but the well-meaning gesture soon devolved into the public firing of one teacher and three school administrators.  A teacher, surnamed Wang, became visibly angry after... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-teacher-fired-flower-envy-and-movie-theaters-reopen/article/3093947?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-teacher-fired-flower-envy-and-movie-theaters-reopen/article/3093947?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Jul 2020 04:13:08 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. A poor town that borrowed billions A remote Chinese town that went on a borrowing spree in the past decade has come under fire following a video showing its extravagant, debt-funded buildings.  Located in the southwestern province of Guizhou, Dushan County is in a mountainous area and has a large poor population. Despite... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-labor-education-kids-and-poor-town-borrowed-billions/article/3093266?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-labor-education-kids-and-poor-town-borrowed-billions/article/3093266?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Jul 2020 03:12:30 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. The next Li Ziqi?  A 63-year-old Chinese grandpa has become a YouTube sensation. Grandpa Amu, whose original name is Wang Dewen, makes toys, furniture and structures out of wood without using nails, glue or screws. Fans of his videos and media outlets in China have lauded him for promoting the traditional craft abroad... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-woodworker-captivates-youtube-and-local-government-pleads-online-flood-aid/article/3093054?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-woodworker-captivates-youtube-and-local-government-pleads-online-flood-aid/article/3093054?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Jul 2020 07:15:43 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. 21 people die after a bus plunges into reservoir At least 21 people have died in the southwestern province of Guizhou after a bus turned sharply and drove off a dam and into the reservoir. Security footage captured the incident, which happened at about noon on Tuesday. It is causing a stir online because the road appeared... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-21-killed-after-bus-plunged-water-and-empty-cinemas-get-subsidies/article/3092306?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-21-killed-after-bus-plunged-water-and-empty-cinemas-get-subsidies/article/3092306?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Jul 2020 03:12:18 +0000 Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world’s biggest internet population is talking about. No money, no problems? Chinese internet users have criticized a state media report for suggesting that, based on a survey, people with high incomes are not necessarily happier than people who make less money. According to the survey conducted by state broadcaster CCTV, about 60% of respondents who made 1 million yuan... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-income-survey-mocked-and-pregnant-coronavirus-patient-takes-flak/article/3091995?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-income-survey-mocked-and-pregnant-coronavirus-patient-takes-flak/article/3091995?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Jul 2020 08:51:57 +0000