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 ...

No time to walk a dog? No room for a cat? How about raising a mango pit as your pet? Check out all the creative ways Chinese youth are "dressing" their furry little friends. Recently, a growing ...

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 ...

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 ...

From street ruffian to the King of Wei, this new Chinese period drama brings intense political intrigue, an epic glow-up, and a romance that gets messier as the stakes get higher. If you’re looking ...

In celebration of International Record Store Day, which falls on April 21 this year, our photo theme this week is Record Shopping in China. Though vinyl culture never quite caught on China in quite ...

Toy Story 5’s China comeback is playing out as a three-act campaign across sky, screen, and street, built less on shouting for attention than on showing cultural fluency. Toy Story 5 returns to China ...

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 ...

Chinese brand Molly Tea became a stateside hit before an intense franchise and trademark dispute turned its NYC signs into giant question marks. Here's what went down. Walk past any of the former ...

Manchester City’s superstar striker Erling Haaland teamed up with Chinese herbal tea brand Walovi in a bizarre campaign that proves out-of-context marketing is the new meta. No one would’ve thought ...

A missed celebrity appearance, a missed reference. What went down at this latest pop-up? After Givenchy’s three-day breakfast pop-up wrapped in Shanghai last month, there was a bit of a joke that made ...