The popularity of Chinese dramas is exploding, creating a multibillion-dollar industry. People worldwide find themselves attracted to these "universal" stories some say are normalizing Chinese culture ...

"We thought, how can such great products [micro-dramas] only be used by Chinese people? They should benefit the whole world," Tong Zhilei, founder and chairman of COL Digital Publishing Group, said at ...

Get into the CNY mood with these 2026 movie releases, including Singapore-Malaysia comedy Liang Po Po Vs Ah Beng, action film Kung Fu and Hong Kong drama Night King. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Artsy film critics are unlikely to be impressed by China’s micro-dramas. Even so, the roughly two-minute episodes, which cram soap-opera plots into a short-video format, are wildly popular. Watched ...

Shine On Me’ is a Chinese drama that premiered on Netflix on December 22, 2025. Keep scrolling to know its filming locations.

Even among Westerners who have dabbled in Chinese micro-dramas, few will have heard of Zhengzhou, the sooty city at the heart of the industry. In recent years the drab inland manufacturing hub of 13m ...