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Alibaba Tests New Technology That Detects Pornographic Content

Aug 23, 2018 / News /

Alibaba’s new porn-busting service converts speech to text and checks it against a database of licentious lexemes. Read More

China’s ‘Friends’ Knockoff Complains of Unauthorized Film

Aug 8, 2018 / News /

The one where the movie about swashbuckling tomb raiders copies the show that copied the beloved American sitcom. Read More

Epic Budget, Epic Fail: Chinese Blockbuster ‘Asura’ Tanks

Jul 16, 2018 / News /

China’s latest fantasy epic, “Asura,” claimed to be the most expensive domestic production to date — but it didn’t even last three days in cinemas. Read More

‘The Rap of China’ Returns After Off-Beat Year

Jul 16, 2018 / News /

China’s first hip-hop reality show shone a spotlight on the local rap scene, but ultimately artists found themselves cast in a bad light. Read More

Douyin Suspends Ads After Martyr Misstep

Jul 3, 2018 / Entertainment Marketing /

Five internet companies have been reprimanded and ordered to train their staff in revolutionary history and core socialist values. Read More

Fan Bingbing’s Leaked Contract Breaks the Chinese Internet

May 30, 2018 / Celebrity /

Actress’ studio says it may sue TV personality Cui Yongyuan for posting the private document. Read More

China’s Hip-Hop Haters Turn Their Ire to ‘Hanmai’

Feb 4, 2018 / Chinasplaining /

Hip-hop has recently found itself in the firing line of Chinese authorities. But now even "hanmai" — a style of emceeing popular in northeastern China — has come into the crosshairs of the country’s culture wars. Read More

China’s Die-Hard Star Wars Fans Respond to ‘Last Jedi’ Flop

Jan 10, 2018 / Box Office /

Disney may have had new hope for the Star Wars film franchise in the world’s largest movie market, but a subpar opening weekend in China suggests cinemagoers are feeling less than nostalgic for “The Last Jedi.” Read More

Hit Mobile Game ‘Honour of Kings’ Inspires Celebrity TV Show

Dec 19, 2017 / News /

Thanks to the game’s extensive fan base and an A-list cast featuring actresses Angelababy and Lin Chi-ling, the new TV show “Kings Attack” has already gained 220 million views — though some unimpressed online commenters have called it “IQ-lowering” programming. Read More

The Mobile Stock Exchange Selling Celebrities by the Second

Nov 23, 2017 / News /

How much would you pay for your favorite celebrity’s time? What do you think their fame is worth? Read More

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