Meet ciggie.app, the world's "most complete catalog of Chinese Cigarette brands, SKUs, and imagery." We explore not just the app itself, but what it signals for what the youth are creatively chasing.

It's PUBG, but IRL, and played at shopping malls. Discover how these immersive augmented reality arenas for epic battle royale games are now a thing in China. In a fascinating twist on urban ...

Beneath the curated smiles and online personas, a generation grapples with unprecedented pressures, often masking their deepest anxieties in a phenomenon akin to 'smiling depression.' For many, ...

From ranking everything 'excellent to lame' to dramatically demanding a card check, this is RADII 's latest dive into the freshest slang capturing the pulse of China's Gen Z. Then there’s Wǒ Yào Yàn ...

Created centuries ago in Hunan Province, nüshu is making a come back thanks to the women of today. Did you know there is still a language that was created and used exclusively by one gender? It’s ...

Betrayal, hidden agendas, and high-stakes power plays define this summer's most anticipated drama. Plus, wait till you see the cast. Image via Variety. From what we’ve been hearing: imagine the ...

We spoke to the two influential creatives on what The Wang Contemporary stands for, and why not only celebrating, but creating long-lasting support for Asian creatives, is paramount. On a frigid ...

From Hype to Headaches: The Autonomous AI Agent Openclaw is Facing Mass Uninstalls in China, Signaling a Broader Reckoning with the Speed and Risks of AI Innovation. The digital landscape is a ...

Shanghai’s largest vintage book returns with rare books and lianhuanhua comics, drawing collectors back to China’s 20th-century past. A time capsule of art and artifacts, Shanghai’s largest vintage ...

Missing CNY already? Check out RADII's six films that defined this year’s Spring Festival movie rush. There are plenty of reasons why the Chinese New Year is the most anticipated holiday on the ...

Play/GROUND Magazine takes John Legend on a Chinamaxxing whirlwind through Beijing. Image via Instagram/play/GROUND. His journey kicked off in a public park, where the star witnessed Beijing’s senior ...

Chinese diaspora poetically portrayed by these five remarkable women through English-language literature. During the Christmas break, I finished reading Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang during my trip to ...