It will be three weeks tomorrow since China's mega-starry propaganda film The Founding of a Party (建党伟业, called "Beginning of the Great Revival" by international media) was released in Chinese theaters in the lead up to the CPC 90th Anniversary. Here's the story so far: more ›

In an announcement made on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) on Tuesday, May 17, multiple LGBT advocacy groups, mostly based in Beijing, say they have decided to cancel their accounts on Douban, one of China's leading social networks, in protest against its alleged homophobic moderation policy. more ›

Resonance China points out a fun little graphic, apparently from Ogilvy's China social media team, demonstrating the typical users for five of China's most active social networks. more ›

In an interesting turn of events, Foursquare, the location based social networking system, has been de-listed as a banned site in China thanks to a partnership with China Daily USA. You may remember the popular service was quickly shutdown after waves of check-ins and sensitive comments at Tiananmen Square on June 4th. more ›

We remember how psyched we were when we first got our hands on Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), so we're absolutely thrilled at this piece of news: Ghostface Killah is coming to Shanghai on June 14 (after stopping over in Beijing the day before)! And even better, he wants local talent to share his bill with him. So if you're an MC or DJ or singer with aspirations to open for one of the biggest acts in hip hop, head to the Douban/Splitworks contest site. Competition begins on May 14 and will end on June 9. more ›

Déjà vu all over again? Here it is once more, Shanghaiist's nearly quarterly review the Douban book Top Ten List: Annie Baby - "Sunian Jinshi" (Beijing-based author, photographer and blogger who writes about love and self-exploration in the big city.) JK Rowling - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (Official Chinese version, published by the People's Literature Publishing House.) Markus Zusak - "The Book Thief" (Australian author of Austrian-German heritage writes a WWII book... more ›