Zhang Weili loses UFC title after first-round knockout
Zhang Weili lost her UFC strawweight championship at UFC 261 to Rose Namajunas in 1 minute 18 seconds. Afterwards, she took to Instagram to congratulate the new champion — and ask for a rematch.
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The future of advertising is here, and it’s a giant QR code formed by drones flying over Shanghai
Video streaming app Bilbili got people talking with a huge advertisement in the skies above Shanghai — a scannable QR code formed by drones.
Xu Ruotao’s experimental indie films about artists and dissidents
The streaming service Montage has released a collection of seven of director Xu Ruotao’s films, including his most recent documentary, "Ants Dynamics."
Shanghai’s upscale Da Vittorio brings back outdated ‘ladies’ menu’
Chinese women don’t need men to pay for their truffle pasta, okay?
Chanel mocked on Chinese social media after losing trademark lawsuit against Huawei
Internet users are jeering at French fashion brand Chanel after it lost a trademark infringement lawsuit to Chinese mobile phone giant Huawei.
Heretic, separatist, traitor: Uyghur activist Halmurat Harri’s in-between life
Few people have done as much as Halmurat Harri, the activist behind the #MeTooUyghur movement, to raise awareness globally of the suffering of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. But Harri's approach has made him a controversial figure among fellow activists.
The first McDonald’s in Beijing was a symbol of engagement
When it opened near Tiananmen Square in 1992, the golden arches of America's most recognizable restaurant represented an act of strategic engagement for the U.S. For Beijingers, McDonald's represented cosmopolitanism, with Party officials allegedly rented out the 700-seat space for private functions such as their children’s birthdays.
Chinese celebrity apologizes for texting employees at all hours after social media backlash
A celebrity boss who overworks her employees has sparked another discussion on Chinese social media about the country’s severe lack of work life balance.
In China, delivery workers struggle against a rigged system
China’s 7 million food delivery drivers, classified as part of the gig economy, lack protection from the country’s labor laws. Their attempts to improve their working conditions have repeatedly been rebuffed.