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Jan 15, 2025 | 
radii.co | John Lim |Jia Yan |Mia Fan |Xinrou Shu
China’s gaming industry has steadily risen to global prominence, with titles like Black Myth: Wukong and Genshin Impact achieving international critical and commercial success. The former, a AAA title from Game Science, took home Best Action Game at The Game Awards in 2024 — arguably the most important awards ceremony in the gaming industry. In 2025, this momentum continues with a fresh slate of releases that highlight the creativity and technical prowess of Chinese developers.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
radii.co | Richard Lai |John Lim |Jia Yan |Mia Fan
If you want a preview of all the coolest tech coming out over the next two years, look no further than CES. The world’s largest electronics show just wrapped up in Las Vegas, and this 2025 edition featured more than 1,300 Chinese companies — over a quarter of all exhibitors. To help you stay ahead of the trend, we’ve highlighted 10 of the most interesting Chinese products from the show floor.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
radii.co | Mia Fan |John Lim |Jia Yan |Xinrou Shu
Last Friday, the United States Supreme Court held oral arguments to decide TikTok’s future in the country. Following last year’s accusations of security violations, media outlets have described this as TikTok’s most precarious moment yet. In response, U.S.-based TikTok users panicked and turned to Xiaohongshu over the weekend, a surprising cultural shift. So, what is Xiaohongshu?
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
radii.co | John Lim |Jia Yan |Mia Fan |Xinrou Shu
If you’ve been on social media over the last six months or so, you’re likely familiar with Tony Zhu — or as he’s more famously known, as “Tony from LC Sign”. As the face of LC Sign, a company specializing in illuminated signage solutions in Guangzhou, Tony has leveraged social media to simultaneously showcase his products and entertain a global audience. How so? Tony captivates audiences with his engaging product demonstrations and remarkable ability to mimic diverse English accents and dialects.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
radii.co | Jia Yan |John Lim |Mia Fan |Xinrou Shu
Reality TV rarely produces genuine moments of sociological interest, but when it does, the results can be fascinating. Enter Mai Lin from season 4 of Chinese divorce reality show See You Again, whose behavior has inadvertently turned her appearance on the show into a masterclass in contemporary social discourse.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
radii.co | John Lim |Mia Fan |Kimberly Yau |Jia Yan
The resurgence of bag charms has turned what was once a childhood hobby into a full-blown fashion statement. From couture runways to high streets, bag charms have staged a comeback that appears to be staying, outliving the many microtrends that have come and gone this year.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
radii.co | John Lim |Mia Fan |Kimberly Yau |Jia Yan
The Chinese traditional cough syrup Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa, commonly known as Pei Pa Koa, has been experiencing a rise in popularity recently, thanks to the cast of the Jon M. Chu-directed Wicked. During an interview with Hong Kong-based news outlet Newsdaily Asia, stars of the musical fantasy film — Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, and Jeff Goldblum — were each handed a gift-wrapped bottle of Pei Pa Koa.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
radii.co | Mia Fan |Kimberly Yau |Jia Yan |Wei Wong
2024 was a banner year for Chinese dramas: Wong Kar-wai’s eagerly anticipated Blossoms Shanghai fused art house cinema with a Shanghainese soap opera, and a spate of other shows including To the Wonder demonstrated a perhaps surprising dedication to realism. Major acting talent equally at home on the silver screen, for example actresses Liu Yifei and Song Jia, took the lead in The Tale of Rose and She and Her Girls, respectively.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
radii.co | Kimberly Yau |Sebastien Raybaud |Mia Fan |Jia Yan
Her Story, the latest film by award-winning director Shao Yihui, premiered in China on November 22, 2024, to widespread acclaim. The film offers a sharp and witty exploration of contemporary gender dynamics and female relationships, earning it a remarkable 9.1 out of 10 rating on Douban, China’s leading film-review platform. It also seems set for box office success, having already earned 46 million RMB.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
radii.co | Sebastien Raybaud |Jay Ganglani |Mia Fan |Jia Yan
A figure stands behind a table of electronic gear at Hong Kong’s Clockenflap music festival, wearing a headband that brings to mind an old school tennis star. As he tweaks knobs, the sounds that come out evoke decades past in an even more intriguing manner. Is he playing forgotten dance tracks unearthed from dusty record stores, or new productions? European disco or reimagined Cantopop classics?
