Daily DripBeijing Student Fined Hundreds of Dollars for Leaving Bad Online ReviewA postgraduate student in Beijing was fined more than 500 USD for negatively reviewing a grad test prep program on Quora-like platform Zhihu By Jesse Pottinger3 days ago0
Daily DripThis New Video Game on Steam Can Teach You Kung FuUsers can pause the illustrated demonstration any time and rotate it 360 degrees to view the actions in closer detail By Lu ZhaoJanuary 7, 20220
EntertainmentMeet the Viral Influencer Making Chinese and American Netizens LaughDigital Existence is a series where we explore how technology and the internet impact everyday people’s lives in China and beyond. Given the cultural ... By Kayla HeJanuary 5, 20220
Daily DripTop Livestreaming Influencer Viya Fined Whopping $210M for Tax EvasionUpdate (10:55 PM, 2021/12/30): Chinese media is reporting that hugely popular livestreaming influencer Viya has had her social media accounts removed from services ... By Kayla HeDecember 20, 20210
Art & DesignDigital Currency, VR, and Green Tech at 2022 Winter Olympics in BeijingAdvanced technology at the upcoming Games spans everything from retail to health to the city's modern sports infrastructure. By Jesse PottingerDecember 16, 20210
Daily DripSocial Media Platform Bans Profane Words in UsernamesOn December 1, administrators on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging platform, announced a new guideline banning the use of profane terms in usernames. As ... By Kayla HeDecember 7, 20210
Daily DripPopular Chinese Super App WeChat Ends ‘War on External Links’If you’ve ever visited China, you probably know that it is nearly impossible to go about day-to-day life without using the WeChat app. ... By Tian TianDecember 1, 20210
Daily Drip24/7 Livestream Makes Shanghai’s ‘Loneliest Tree’ Slightly Less LonelyThere is no shortage of bizarre livestreams on the internet, from the ‘bulbcam’ in California (a stream of the world’s oldest known lightbulb) ... By Matthew BossonsNovember 29, 20210
Daily DripBusted! Famous Livestreamers Fined Millions of Dollars for Tax EvasionTax authorities in China’s eastern Zhejiang province announced on November 22 that popular livestreamers Zhu Chenhui (known as Xueli Cherie) and Lin Shanshan had been fined 65.5 ... By Kayla HeNovember 24, 20210
Art & DesignMetaverse Gets Big Dose of China Cred With Zhang Huan’s New NFTsOn November 10, Chinese painter, sculptor, and performance artist Zhang Huan entered the non-fungible token (NFT) metaverse, presenting the first of three NFT works in ... By Tian TianNovember 19, 20210
