The China platform faces political risks and e-commerce challenges in its overseas push ahead of a possible IPO.
Chinese platforms came for global customers. Now they want global sellers.
China’s growing obsession with Buddhist paintings has transformed life in the historically Tibetan village of Wutun — and sparked local soul-searching about the trade-offs between economic progress and religious faith.
During the pandemic, women across China became infatuated with the dashing male characters in a series of viral video games. Now, many are hiring cosplayers to bring their digital beaus to life.
As China moves on from the pandemic, garment factories in Guangdong province are desperate to return to business as usual. Migrant workers, not so much.
Lego has found huge success in recent years by tapping into popular movie franchises like “Star Wars.” Its Chinese rivals are turning to a very different source of inspiration: the People’s Liberation Army.
Since 2002, thousands of Chinese teenagers have been labeled “internet addicts” and thrown into psychiatric facilities, where they’re subjected to forced medication, military training, and in some cases even electroshock therapy. A new film offers a terrifying glimpse inside the system.
Across China, failing developers are halting construction on new housing complexes. Desperate buyers are moving in anyway.
In April, thousands of bank depositors in central China’s Henan province lost access to their life savings. Four months later, their lives have descended into a Kafkaesque nightmare.
A Chinese woman created over 200 fictional articles on Chinese Wikipedia, writing millions of words of imagined history that went unnoticed for more than 10 years.
Everyone hates China tech’s culture of overwork, but a new game argues that structural incentives tempt bosses to rely on overtime.
A 23-year-old Anhui native describes his journey from Kharkiv to the Romanian capital Bucharest amid bombings and uncertainties.
As live-streaming disrupts China’s e-commerce landscape, gaps between urban and rural sellers may be getting wider.
The Chinese startup has won over Western shoppers by churning out trending styles at ultra-low prices. But at what cost?
As the Chinese tech giant tightens its grip on Africa’s e-commerce market, Africans in China suddenly find their businesses at risk.
