Jenny Feng

Society & Culture

More than 70% of sexual offenses against minors are committed by family members or acquaintances, new report finds

On May 19, Girl’s Protection, a Beijing-based nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating child sexual abuse by raising public awareness, released three reports (in Chinese) on sexual offenses against minors. By analyzing a total of 301 adult-to-minor sexual assault cases that made news in 2019, the organization found that more than 70% of the offenders in these cases were people the victims knew: family members, teachers, and neighbors.

Jenny Feng

Society & Culture

Stop hiding your periods, says Chinese pad commercial

A new commercial airing in China for Libresse, a Swedish brand of feminine hygiene products, has generated a shower of praise on social media for breaking new ground in menstrual products advertising in China.

Jenny Feng

Society & Culture

Chinese state media and Hong Kong’s education bureau slam local exam authority over history question about Japanese occupation

Hong Kong’s education bureau announced (in Chinese) today that it had launched an investigation into the local Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) after a history question concerning colonial Japan’s invasion of China appeared in this year’s university entrance test. The question has caused widespread indignation in the mainland and drawn harsh condemnation by Chinese state media, including Xinhua News and People’s Daily.

Jenny Feng

Business & Technology

Chinese internet users expect seamless ecommerce delivery, or else!

Hive Box, China’s largest smart locker company, faces a consumer backlash after its failed attempt to raise prices amid COVID-19-induced spikes in demand for its services.

Jenny Feng

Society & Culture

Ecommerce delivery: Hive Box apologizes for price increase, but customer revolt rages on

After enduring a world of online hate for a recent price increase, Hive Box, the company that runs China’s largest network of self-service package lockers, released a statement today apologizing for “the inconvenience caused to” its customers. The company, whose boxes have become essential for many ecommerce customers to receive their goods, said that it had reversed its decision to start charging non-member customers for storing their packages in its lockers for more than 12 hours.

Jenny Feng

Society & Culture

Papi Jiang, China’s internet queen, sparks messy feminist debate

Papi Jiang, China's internet queen, sparks messy feminist debate

Jenny Feng

Society & Culture

China investigates claims of link between suspicious infant formula and children’s swollen heads

This week, China’s dairy industry has been rocked by another baby milk scandal, which involved a string of claims by parents in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, that their children developed deformed heads after being given a protein drink sold as an infant formula.

Jenny Feng

Society & Culture

Sony shuts down PlayStation Store in China after backdoor tip-off to authorities

Japanese electronics behemoth Sony has announced that it has suspended online services for its PlayStation Store in China, with no guarantee of a reopening date. While the company didn’t give any specific reasons other than “system security updates,” many people believe that the abrupt closure was caused by a social media user on Weibo, who reported to the country’s top content regulators that some Chinese gamers were downloading unlicensed games from overseas services via a back door (such as an unofficial download channel).

Jenny Feng

Society & Culture

China’s largest smart locker company, Hive Box, faces boycott from customers after ending free services

A growing number of neighborhoods across China have taken a stand against Hive Box, the operator of China’s largest network of express delivery lockers, which people use to receive goods bought from ecommerce vendors. They are calling for a boycott after the company ended free services after it acquired its biggest competitor in the business of smart lockers.

Jenny Feng