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In 2016, two groups of Chinese livestreamers began feuding on Kuaishou, a short-video platform popular in China’s countryside and lower-tier cities. Their leaders, Brother Hu and Captain Shamate, were both grassroots streamers from Northeast China, or Dongbei. Video after video, they traded insults, accusations, and challenges. These gang-style exchanges were loud, theatrical, and unmistakably regional,…

A Chinese role playing game may be the last place you would expect to find a Welsh character called Rhiannon, but that is the case in Reverse: 1999.

‘The Little Horsewhip’ tells the story of a young Kazakh boy who dreams of becoming a skilled horse rider. Photo: Handout

Seven Digits, One Secret Message Of Lifelong Love •Published Sep 30, 2026•6 min read

Union Mall, a major shopping center in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao district, is widely considered one of the city’s most popular hangouts for fans of K-pop and Korean culture, with a nonstop stream of fan-organized events and advertisements celebrating Korean stars. But a visit last Sunday offered a glimpse of something else: the growing influence of…

A staff member helps a visitor put on VR glasses in the viewing area of the Immersive section at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept 3. WANG KAIYAN/XINHUA

Chinese romantic drama “The Early Spring,” an adaptation of a 2021 web novel, has become the highest-ranked Chinese series on streaming giant Netflix’s weekly non-English TV chart. However, the show has divided domestic viewers over whether it romanticizes an unhealthy power imbalance between its protagonists: a male boss and his female subordinate.

China’s games market surpassed $50 billion for the first time in 2025, growing 5.4% year-on-year to $51.8 billion.

Liu Yifei topped a five-year fan poll of the most beautiful actresses in Chinese historical dramas, ahead of Wang Churan and Song Zuer. (Photo / Weibo)