Lululemon apologized and withdrew a marketing video in China after a controversy arose over the use of a Japanese drum instead of a traditional Chinese one during a yoga event on the Great Wall.
Female comedians in China are using standup to address sexism and societal pressures, gaining a cult following. Despite censorship, they provide a release valve for women frustrated with everyday inequalities, though the line of acceptable topics shifts.
Lululemon apologized after a promotional yoga festival on the Great Wall of China featured what appeared to be a Japanese taiko drum instead of a Chinese dagu drum. The incident sparked an uproar on Chinese social media, with users calling it insulting. The brand removed event content and pledged to be more cautious in future.
A former host criticized Taiwan Power Company's logo change, linking it to "de-Sinicization" and "purging Chinese culture." The author argues the real threat isn't a logo, but culture being forced into a single political interpretation, potentially leading to identity checks.
Two women in China attempt to alter the deeply ingrained cigarette smoking culture, discussed with NPR's Steve Inskeep.
The relationship between mainland China and Taiwan is not one of state-to-state relations, Chang Rong-kung, vice-chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), the island’s main opposition party, told Beijing’s top official on Taiwan affairs on Monday. Chang met Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and the Communist Party’s No 4 official, at the opening day of the third annual Cross-Strait Chinese Culture Summit. Wang said the summit showed people on both sides of...
