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 ...

We look at what exactly the artist's monumental new Manchester exhibition highlights, and why it features so many buttons and lego pieces. Ai Weiwei has never been one to shy away from making noise, ...

A new generation of Shanghai eateries are building menus where the East-West binary melts away into the background. RADII chats with scene. Shanghai has always had a tradition of inviting in the ...

The tech giant recently announced Wan Streamer, an ultra-realistic AI model that sees, hears, and responds in real time. But is this highly-advanced digital human what Gen Z really wants? Alibaba has ...

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 ...

Though Darlie's English name changed in the 1980s, its racially-charged Chinese name has remained intact until today Darlie, the Chinese toothpaste brand infamous for its blackface packaging, will ...

“It requires time to have the design confidence — to see enough horrifying design interpretations of Chinese culture to actually give you the confidence to say ‘I’m going to speak for China now.’” Lin ...

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 ...

The FIFA tournament officially started last Thursday. Out of 48 teams, China has not made it in again. Yet from high-tech sponsorships to Mexico City’s transportation system, China has become the ...

Meet the 'crispy' Gen Z patrons mixing Traditional Chinese Medicine with nightlife in a bid to save themselves while getting wrecked. Picture this: you walk into a bar ready for a wild, loose night ...

We explore how HEYTEA’s newest concept store in Manhattan seeks to redefine the modern Chinese tea experience. Manhattan’s Upper East Side is now home to a different kind of HEYTEA. The Chinese tea ...

From old-school comfort food in Manhattan to spicy Sichuan cuisine in Melbourne, Anthony Bourdain celebrated the evolving flavors of global Chinatowns and the stories they tell. Chinatowns, easily ...