The hugely popular mobile chat client WeChat has started showing advertisements in its "Moments" or "Circle of Friends" feed, by which users share information with friends.
Wechat users have been talking all weekend about which brand has become the first such advertiser among the following three—BMW China, Vivo Smartphone and Coca-Cola, since most wechat users have received ads from the three.
Will this dissuade you from using WeChat?
Topic2 Chinese Create English Words
No zuo no die, is this phrase English or Chinese?
A generation of Chinese people have devoted a large part of their academic lives to studying English, but that doesn't mean everyone can, or at least want to speak good English. So in the Chinese internet world, certain English words have taken on a life of their own.
How prevalent is it?
Topic3 Chongqing Bans Smoked Bacon Out of Pollution Concern
Residents in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality have been banned from making smoked bacon, a traditional method of preserving pork, as it is blamed for causing foul air in the city.
Does it make sense?
Topic4 Walls with Graffiti Torn Down
The destruction of drawings on the walls of an abandoned community in Shanghai that had become popular with residents brought an angry reaction.
The 10-plus doodles feature Chinese people and expressing affection for old houses, and were the work of a French artist and a Shanghai artist. They appeared around January 20 on the walls of adeserted community in the city's central Jing'an district.
The drawings soon attracted lots of visitors. Some even had their wedding photos taken with the graffiti as a background. But they disappeared overnight as the walls were torn down.
Is this graffiti acceptable?
