E-Commerce Livestreaming in U.S. Heats Up as TikTok and Walmart Broadcast Joint Session

 /  Livestreaming  / 
TikTok concluded its first livestreamed e-commerce sales session featuring U.S. retail giant Walmart on Friday night, with up to 20,000 viewers watching the one-hour show. Read More

Trending in China: Cyberpunk 2077 Hits Jackpot in Flourishing China Games Market

 /  Game  / 
Cyberpunk 2077, a game based on an alternative near future, has created a stir on Chinese social media since its release on Dec 10. Read More

Headlines From China: Launch of Video Game Rating System Prompts Calls for Film Rating System Along Similar Lines

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The launch of the draft also prompted a heated discussion on Chinese social media as many Chinese netizens called for the launching a motion picture content rating system in China. Read More

Headlines From China: Top Chinese Film Studio CMC Pictures Releases Latest Lineup to Expand Overseas Market

 /  Headlines From China  / 
As one of the country's largest distributors to export Chinese films overseas, CMC Pictures, the film arm of CMC Inc, has recently released a lineup consisting up of nearly 30 films in Beijing. Read More

Chinese Song Amplifies Awareness of Violence Against Women

 /  Music  / 
Tan Weiwei’s latest album revolves around the everyday struggles faced by women from diverse backgrounds. Read More

Headlines From China: China’s Top Female Directors Join Force for ‘HerStory’

 /  Headlines From China  / 
The filmmakers wanted to inspire the world by telling stories from a female perspective about the struggles of normal people, especially women, in their normal life, loves, emotions, career and families under pressures of a major crisis. Read More

Trending in China: Japanese Viewers’ Complaints About Sexist Manga Cartoon Go Viral in China

 /  Animations  / 
An online petition started in Japan about the apparent inappropriate sexual behavior of a character in the popular animated Manga TV series Doraemon has attracted the attention of Chinese social media and sparked discussions on the limits of acceptable behavior for cartoon characters. Read More

Headlines From China: Market Watchdog Fines 3 Top Firms for Anti-Trust Breach

 /  Headlines From China  / 
China’s top market watchdog on Monday slapped administrative penalties on three leading companies for failure to notify concentration of undertakings in advance, which violated the country's anti-monopoly law. Alibaba Investment Limited, Tencent-owned China Literature Limited, and Hive-box Technology Company. Read More

All Work, More Play: Why Young Chinese Are Embracing Tabletop Games

 /  Chinasplaining  / 
If games like Werewolf are this generation’s mahjong, it’s only fitting that they also symbolize the blurring lines between work and leisure. Read More

Headlines From China: The Third Hainan Island International Film Festival Closes With the Sound of Waves

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The 3rd Hainan Island International Film Festival (HIIFF) drops its curtain after eight days. Read More

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