Meta in the madness
The global metaverse hype has hit China in a big way. Tech companies are rolling out wildly popular digital worlds, virtual idols and real estate built on blockchain technology. China Correspondent Aw Cheng Wei reports.
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BEIJING • In Zheli, China's latest and hottest metaverse app, users can customise their 3D avatars - complete with Chinese characteristics.
They can show their avatars petting a fish, which on the Internet means "mo yu" or "slacking on the job". Or they can have their avatars lie flat on the ground - or "tang ping" - to describe giving up in the face of intense competition at work and in school.