Singles' Day

By the Numbers: Was Singles’ Day a Success in 2018?

Numbers don't lie. Was Singles' Day a success in 2018?

By Adan KohnhorstNovember 12, 2018

Wǒ Men Podcast: Buy, Buy, Buy – Singles’ Day Special

Yajun and Jingjing look at the shopping phenomenon that is 11.11, or Singles' Day

By Wǒ Men PodcastNovember 9, 2018

Singles Day Alibaba China 11.11

China Explained: How Singles’ Day Became the World’s Biggest Shopping Event

What is China's Singles' Day and how has it grown to become an Alibaba-backed shopping sales phenomenon ...

By Andrew LittleNovember 7, 2018

Lipstick Messages, Bunny Massages, and Marathon Manicures: Sexist Stereotypes Hit Chinese Headlines

Long way to go, fellas

By Fan ShuhongNovember 5, 2018

Tmall Singles Day Alibaba

Alibaba is Launching a Space Station for its 11.11 Shopping Festival

Is it a plane? Is it a bird? No, it's a Tmall-backed satellite and space station, set ...

By RADII ChinaOctober 23, 2018

Click-through: Magpie Digest

A new weekly newsletter cherry-picks the most salient Chinese-internet-culture topics du jour and delivers them to your ...

By RADII ChinaDecember 7, 2017

Tmall Singles Day Alibaba

Alibaba’s Singles Day Gala Blurs the Line between Shopping and Entertainment

Alibaba's Singles' Day Gala, with more viewers than the Super Bowl and more cash exchanged than Black ...

By Máté MohosNovember 13, 2017

Photo of the day: Who Needs a Mate When You Have VR?

Visually celebrating the bounty there to be picked up at a discount by singles with expendable cash

By RADII ChinaNovember 6, 2017

Pharrell Williams to Perform at Alibaba’s Singles’ Day Gala (Also: RADII’s November Theme is “Single Life in China”)

We'll be covering the single experience in today's China all month — submit your stories from the ...

By RADII ChinaNovember 1, 2017

China’s Flourishing Mobile Economy is its Greatest Innovation

What is the most celebrated Chinese holiday globally, by the Chinese and by everyone else? Here’s a ...

By Winston Wenyan MaJune 27, 2017