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While we wait for the final denouement of this month’s Party Congress here in Beijing, what is striking to me is not that Xi is making history, but that his ideas are set to fundamentally alter the ...
We owe a lot to the advancements of modern medicine. But Western medicine, and the shadowy figures in pharmaceutical board rooms, may be missing some of the bigger picture. Powerful prescriptions and ...
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), earth’s largest military body, turns 90 tomorrow, and the people are celebrating with patriotic blogs posts, ceremonial troop inspections, and, of course, ...
At just under 30 minutes, this mix draws from a range of styles and artists in East and Southeast Asia. Some of our favorite Chinese artists, like Beijing emo rapper Bloodz Boi, as well as legendary ...
Doris from Fangsheneng Visual Studio explains the Lanzhou phrase "The walnut needs to be cracked." Doris from Fangsheneng Visual Studio explains the Lanzhou phrase “The walnut needs to be cracked.” ...
Confucius was born on this day in history. He went on to have a pretty substantial impact on the next 2,500 years of human history, as you know. Still going strong today, in fact.
At Liehuo #Arcade in central #Shanghai, avid arcade #gamers converge to play their favorite games. Stepping out of the elevator, visitors to the arcade are bombarded by the whizzes and bells from ...
If you’re around Beijing this Friday, October 27, join RADII for drinks and post-work-week chatter at The Opposite House in downtown Beijing. The Opposite House has long hosted a diverse cross-section ...
Roland from Radii explains the importance of being in the "center C 位" of everything. Roland from Radii explains the importance of being in the “center C 位” of everything. Slang Dynasty is a series ...
Niu Yun is a restaurateur and VJ known for decorating Shanghai's LGBTQI+ dance spaces with wild & trippy visuals. Here, she explains how to say "Gross" in the Chinese minority dialect of her home ...
We look at how social media is reshaping urban food culture across continents. In a surprising cultural crossover, American youths are now exploring Xiaohongshu (RedNote) to document their foraging ...
We look at how the unemployed youth in China are paying to pretend they’re clocking in. In China’s bustling cities like Chengdu and Hangzhou, a bizarre new trend is taking root: unemployed youth are ...