My Search for China’s Best Theme Park

 /  Chinasplaining  / 
China has built dozens of theme parks in recent years, but are they any good? Read More

Le.com Prepares for Potential Bankruptcy and Delisting

 /  News  / 
Le.com, internet technology and content company founded by Jia Yueting, founder of Faraday Future (FF), reported a total debt with interest to be around RMB8 billion ($555.4 million) for the period ended September 30 during an interim shareholders’ meeting on November 19. Read More

Declaration of Independent Films: China’s Arthouse Market

 /  Opinion  / 
How China’s film industry is maturing, diversifying, and embracing arthouse films. Read More

Douyin Claims to Have 400 million Monthly Active Users in China

 /  News  / 
Looks like China’s obsession with short videos is not going away anytime soon. Douyin’s international version, Tik Tok, was the world’s most downloaded non-game app in iOS App Store in Q1 2018. Read More

Douyin Becomes 2nd Bytedance Product to Introduce Mini Programs

 /  Technology  / 
Eagle-eyed users of Douyin (known as TikTok abroad) have spotted a new addition to the app following the latest iOS update. Starting October 24, the app has an option, under settings, to access “mini programs.” Read More

PandaTV Says It‘s Not Dead And Will File For An IPO This Year

 /  Money  / 
PandaTV, Chinese live streaming platform specializing in e-sports and other entertainment content, plans go public by the end of this year, Chief Operation Officer Zhang Juyuan told local media. Read More

Alibaba Prepares for Life After Jack Ma

 /  News  / 
Alibaba’s chairman and founder is taking a step back, so what comes next for the tech giant? Read More

The Unincredibles: Why China Isn’t an Animation Superpower

 /  Animations  / 
For those trying to resuscitate China’s animation industry, it’s about more than cute flicks — it’s about national pride. Read More

Film Review: The Island

 /  Reviews  / 
Shipwrecked on a desert island, workers face a series of crises that are largely their own doing in this Chinese dramedy. Read More

The Secret To WeChat Mini-games’ Success

 /  Game  / 
In recent months, the world’s media has lit up in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the App Store. But did anyone stop to notice another app with a 1 billion-plus user base, WeChat, celebrating a milestone of its own, for its arguably less flashy applet store? Read More

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