A new movie in China, "Her Story," is making waves. While it appears to be a typical rom-com, it’s being hailed as a feminist comedy and is a box office hit. This comes as the government cracks down ...

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Comedian Xi Diao says he knows he should avoid talking politics on stage, but sharing a family name with Chinese President Xi Jinping makes it hard to resist. Even his name is politically sensitive, ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Vickie Wang calls Jamie Wang her "mirror sister." No, they are not related, but they share an inverse history. Vickie, who's originally from Taipei, Taiwan, spent about a decade ...

“Her Story,” a Mainland Chinese comedy-drama film told from a largely female perspective, is set for a release in major international territories later this month that are coordinated with its wide ...

On December 5, 2025, in China, @JustTalking shared a funny video of a young girl who appeared visibly annoyed while riding a train. In the video, the girl is seated across from the author, focusing on ...

On November 17, 2025, in Gansu, China, @Liànwǔshù shared a funny video of two students joking during a small dispute on a gymnastics court. In the video, a girl hits a boy with an inflatable exercise ...

BEIJING — For women in China, it may feel as if there is little to laugh about these days. The world’s second-largest economy is struggling to recover from the pandemic, and the government is cracking ...

In the past two decades, the rapid development of Chinese social media, in particular video streaming platforms such as Bilibili, has enhanced the popularization of stand-up comedy. This genre ...