NEWS

Why Are Sad Frogs Invading China’s Streets?

An invasion of people in frog costumes has taken China’s internet by storm—and posed a challenge to urban management

NEWS

China Reacts to Queen’s Death and Other Trending News

Netizens react to death of Elizabeth II, celebrity arrested for soliciting prositutes, vlogger banned after eating wasp, man trapped in balloon for two days—it’s Viral Week

NEWS

53 Dead in Building Collapse and Other Trending News

Cooking and cleaning added to school curriculum, Weibo shows users’ locations, Beijing Covid-19 restrictions tighten, Changsha building collapses—it’s Viral Week

ENTERTAINMENT

China’s “Disappeared” Celebrities of 2021

The biggest Chinese celebs engulfed by scandal so far in 2021

NEWS

Weibo Gets Heat for ‘Hot Search’

Week-long ban on trending searches and celebrity hashtags the latest casualty in ‘internet clean-up’ crackdown

ENTERTAINMENT

The Economy of the Internet Celebrity

Understanding the obsession with making and breaking online celebrities