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Undeterred by Potential Ban, Chinese Line Up for Clubhouse

Feb 5, 2021 / Social /

Invitation codes to Clubhouse are becoming a coveted commodity in China, though many wonder whether the largely unmoderated chat room app has a future in the country. Read More

Headlines From China: Spring Festival Holiday Pre-Sale Tops $46 Million

Feb 5, 2021 / Headlines From China /

As of February 5, the Spring Festival holiday box office pre-sale has reached 300 million yuan (46 million U.S. dollars). Read More

Headlines From China: Shanghai Police Crackdowns on Fansub Piracy Group to Protect Intellectual Property Rights

Feb 4, 2021 / Headlines From China /

Policy in Shanghai said on Wednesday that they have busted an alleged piracy group, “Renren Yingshi Subtitle Group”, which operates China’s largest subtitling site YYeTs.com. Read More

Kuaishou Mired in Music Copyright Troubles on Eve of Hong Kong Share Trading

Feb 4, 2021 / Legal /

A Chinese copyright body has requested Kuaishou remove 10,000 videos from its platform for alleged infringement of intellectual property rights, and that may just be the start. The order comes as the short video app prepares to trade its shares in Hong Kong. Read More

Headlines From China: Local Comedy Film ‘Big Red Envelope’ Tops Weekly Box Office

Feb 3, 2021 / Headlines From China /

After debuting for one week, the local romantic comedy film “Big Red Envelope” beats Andy Lau’s crime thriller “Shock Wave 2” and tops Chinese weekly box office for the first time. Read More

Next in Innovation for Q&A Site Zhihu: Sci-Fi Television

Feb 3, 2021 / TV /

The popular knowledge-sharing platform has announced its first original series, giving hope to China’s long-suffering sci-fi fans. Read More

Future Tech China: Douyin’s Winning 2021 Playbook

Feb 2, 2021 / Business /

The gloves are coming off for Douyin this year. Here’s what they’ll do to guarantee their ascendancy at home in China over the course of 2021. Read More

Headlines From China: Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum Announces 21 Projects Selected for Work-in-Progress Section

Feb 2, 2021 / Headlines From China /

The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum, the leading film project market in Asia, has announced the line-up for this year’s “working-in-progress” section. Read More

China Wants to Mitigate Male ‘Feminization’ With More Gym Class

Feb 1, 2021 / Chinasplaining /

Education authorities ruffled feathers Thursday by endorsing the idea that the country is suffering from a “masculinity crisis.” Read More

Headlines From China: Spring Festival Holiday First Day Pre-Sale Reaches $15.56 Million

Feb 1, 2021 / Headlines From China /

As of 12pm on Jan 30, nine blockbusters have achieved pre-sale of 100 million yuan ($15.56 million) for the first day of Chinese Spring Festival holiday, according to ticketing platform Maoyan. Read More

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