BEIJING — Tears, wild hair and unhealthy songs are banned when China’s version of “American Idol” goes on the air next month. “No weirdness, no vulgarity, no low taste,” the State Administration of ...

A new documentary called Supergirls! shows how a Chinese TV-singing contest is more than a chance for aspiring singers to get famous — it's also brought one of the biggest spasms of voting and ...

SHANGHAI — With China home to over 400 million TV sets and close to 350 million mobile phones, revenue-hungry local programmers are eager for formats that encourage viewers to text in their opinions, ...

SHANGHAI — At a bustling cinema, a crowd of excited young women — and one passionate man — is buzzing about a pale boy with a bowl cut. He’s 18-year-old Wang Junkai, the lead singer from China’s ...

China's National Radio and Television Administration issued a notice on September 2 that put a lid on idol training shows - competitive reality shows that pit potential stars against each other, with ...

CHANGSHA, China — The name may not roll off the tongue like “American Idol” does, but that hasn’t kept the “Mongolian Cow Sour Sour Yogurt Super Girl” contest from consuming China. “Super Girl” has ...

Generally speaking, idol bands are music groups made up of idols or young stars. They help shape pop culture, lead the music trends and bring mellow memories for generations. They offer young people ...

The first edition of "Chinese Idol" - the Chinese version of "American Idol" - gets high ratings but is criticized for being too sentimental, tearful - and even dishonest. Another reality TV show has ...

Millions of Chinese high schoolers will take the country’s grueling two-day college entrance examination starting Wednesday, competing to get into the country’s top universities. But of the nine ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Can a Chinese pop star make it big in the west? Rising tensions between China and western nations suggest not.

BEIJING: Chinese singer, actor and former South Korean boy band EXO member Lu Han was banned from accepting new followers on major social media platforms, allegedly because he behaved inappropriately ...