Recently, a photo posted by Chinese actress Yang Mi featuring her "anime waist" caused a sensation on China's microblogging site Weibo, with polarized comments for and against. A cartoon shows the ...

If you have eyes and an Internet connection, over the last few days you've probably (and unfortunately) seen pictures of young women posing with a piece of paper over their waists above a "paper waist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yet another completely absurd beauty challenge has emerged from Chinese social media site Weibo. Girls are holding iPhone 6s up to ...

Originating in China, a bizarre new trend has popped up on social media encouraging drastically unrealistic body standards for women. The "challenge" calls for girls to hold a piece of paper up to ...

Pages from the 'A4 waist' debate: (Left) Women practice yoga in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, on March 16. (Right) Instagram user "be.arum" from Seoul, South Korea, holds a clipboard with ...

[Asia Economy Culture Young Intern Reporter] As Chinese women post challenges to show off their 'slim figures,' a 'body challenge' is spreading mainly on Chinese social networking services (SNS).

A social media trend is sweeping those on the never-ending quest for the "ideal body” right off their feet. In recent months, China witnessed several ways to prove one's top-notch shape, including ...

Who knew there were so many ways to body shame women using seemingly innocuous office supplies? In January, the viral #UnderboobChallenge had women shoving pens under their boobs to see if they would ...