If you felt that Kenny G popping up in Kim Kardashian’s living room last month was some sort of harbinger of end times for us as a species, then you might want to look away now. In Shanghai, a story ...
Soon after his suicide in 1989 at the age of 25, Hai Zi’s poems about nature, loneliness, and the fleeting nature of yearning and happiness began inspiring a generation of steadfast, fiercely ...
As we predicted back in October, the Beijing-based bike sharing pioneer Ofo is wobbling on its last kickstand. Here are signs the end is near: One, every sidewalk is littered – one might even say ...
Did you know you lose 50% of your body heat through your belly? No? That’s because it’s not true. But you could be forgiven for thinking that was the belief among a certain segment of Chinese society, ...
Online market Taobao has everything you could ever ask for, and in an effort to experience the breadth of its offerings, we ate like five pounds of gummies We Tried is a series where RADII staff try ...
In Shanghai, a new wave is sweeping the city — sorting garbage. The unexpected trend comes about as a result of the new Domestic Waste Management Law, which went into effect on July 1st. The law ...
This recent news item touches on a few of Radii’s core content areas (things Chinese millennials do, weird theme parks, problems of scale): China is home to about 100 known firefly species in 21 ...
We Tried is a series where RADII staff try out unique foods, experiences, and phenomena in China. Drop us a line if you have a suggestion. In China, there’s more to your average TCM/massage parlor ...
The last few weeks have seen Harvard’s admissions process on trial. But the case — brought by Affirmative Action opponent Edward Blum and being tried by the Boston Federal Courthouse at the moment — ...
Our photo theme this week is “Get Physical” — physical education and culture that spans dynasties. Kung fu, qigong, elderly square dancing, and everything in between. We’re kicking off our ...
Naomi Wang Ju may have already earned the moniker of “China’s Beyonce”, but the breakout pop star actually considers herself more of a “Yangpu Rihanna” (Yangpu being a district in Shanghai) — and RiRi ...
Take a look inside UFC's massive, 9,000-square meter training facility, which just opened in Shanghai this past week In a country with some of the oldest martial arts traditions known to man, does ...