Blog Tag - Scandal

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The year 2021 has been filled with twists and turns, making us all the more ready to bid it farewell. But Beijing wasn’t too bad of a place to spend...
Beijing Pops: Piano Prince Arrested for Soliciting Prostitution, Another Celebrity Divorce & More
Feeling left out when your Chinese colleagues are gossiping about a trending star? Puzzled by those glamorous Chinese faces in subway ads, but can't...
Trending in Beijing: Kris Wu Detained, New Asian Men’s 100 Meter Record, and an Ice Cream Controversy
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this? Trending in Beijing is a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags,...
Kapital Koopas: Kris Wu's Music Removed From "Just Dance," Mario Kart Tournament Hosted by Nintendo Hong Kong
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas. Ubisoft...
Official Weibo Account of King's Joy Hacked, Posts Inflammatory Comment
京兆尹 King’s Joy, the world's first – and currently only – vegetarian three-star Michelin restaurant located across from Lama Temple on Wudaoying has...
Hot Take: Legal or Not, Please Don't Have Sex With Your Students
China recently announced that it will consider banning teachers from having relations with students, leading us to collectively wonder: How the hell...
2018 Year in Review: Beijing's Top 10 New Bars
As the year comes to a close, it's time for us to look back on some of the happy, the sad, and the downright weird happenings in Beijing over the...
Now Urine Trouble: 'Racist' Instagram Post by the Rosewood Hotel Manager Incenses Netizens
Less than a week after a video depicting maids in top Beijing luxury hotels failing proper cleaning practices went viral, another hotel scandal has...
Four Shaken Up Cocktail Spots to Try
After a relatively quiet first half of the year (compared to the nonstop openings of 2017, at least) the summer of 2018 saw a number of new cocktail...
All-Star Lineup of Chinese Mixologists Contribute to 247 Secoo Takeover at Canvas
Normally taps and bottles are associated with craft beer bars, but 24|7 by Secoo is turning that nightlife notion on its ear. The new concept at...
New Cocktail Bar Scandal in Courtyard 4 Deserves Your Attention
When you hear "cocktail," what images spring to mind? For us, shakers, rows of gleaming spirits and ice – lots and lots of ice – and perhaps a smooth...
China's Elusive Elevated Bus Accused of Being Not Only Phony, But Also Fraudulent
The notion of a futuristic, high-tech bus that can miraculously reduce traffic congestion with its elevated, car-straddling design sounds like...
Beijing-Based Writer Jiu Dan Accuses Spanish Ambassador of Striking Her
A bit of scandal to spice up the holiday weekend: Beijing-based writer Jiu Dan (née Zhu Ziping) has accused Spain's ambassador to China Manuel...
Weibo Roundup: Whistleblowing, Grumbles, Praise and Rage
Gone are the days of hushed tones, trench coats and spies. Weibo seems to be the fashionable way to blow a scandal wide open nowadays. Case in point...