PETALING JAYA: Red-hot shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah have set their sights on an even bigger prize - toppling China’s formidable top two women’s doubles pairs. Fresh off their sizzling run in Kumamoto, the in-form duo clinched their third title of the year at the Japan Masters on Sunday, underscoring their growing confidence and ambition. The victory meant...
BEIJING: Cosmetics giant L'Oreal said on Monday it has taken a minority stake in mass-market Chinese skincare brand Lan, marking its second investment in recent months in China, where local brands have grown rapidly. L'Oreal did not disclose the size or cost of the stake, but L'Oreal North Asia President and China CEO, Vincent Boinay, said...
A Chinese man who entrusted more than one million yuan (US$140,000) in savings to his girlfriend for safekeeping was shocked when she spent it all on cosmetic procedures. The man, surnamed Jin, and his girlfriend, Min, were in a romantic relationship when the cash was handed over. Min had relocated from southeastern Jiangxi province to Chongqing in...
Apple Inc’s iPhone Air went on sale in China on Oct 22, eliciting a subdued consumer response in the world’s biggest smartphone arena. The launch in mainland China comes a month after Apple’s latest iPhone lineup rolled out internationally, drawing lengthy lines at many stores. Chinese consumers had to wait longer for the 7,999 yuan (RM4,751)...
SINGAPORE: While he was taking a lift at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) with his wife and friends, a man glanced at another woman’s buttocks and molested her as he exited. Chinese national Hu Guisheng, 39, was jailed for six days after pleading guilty to one charge for outrage of modesty on Wednesday (Oct 22). He was on...
BEIJING: A Chinese boy was spotted running on all fours naked and behaving like a dog, while his parents dismissed government inquiries, claiming it was a form of “natural parenting.” On Oct 15, a video was posted online showing a naked boy running on all fours in a highway service area in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. Social...
BEIJING: An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck Ganzi prefecture in the Western highlands of China's Sichuan province on Thursday (Oct 9), according to China Earthquake Networks Centre. The quake was at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles), the centre said. Ganzi, a sparsely populated region, borders Yunnan to the south and Tibet to the west. Known for...
Chinese actor Yang Yang (楊洋) was once one of the most sought-after stars, enjoying immense popularity and long recognized as a household name. In 2023, the release of his modern romance drama Fireworks of My Heart <我的人間煙火> had the opposite intended effect. Yang Yang faced harsh criticism for his acting style, which the audience described as overly showy, unnatural,...
Since divorcing Angelababy, actor Huang Xiaoming (黃曉明) has been romantically entangled with influencer Ye Ke (葉珂), and went public about their relationship in a post in September 2024. However, he was found to have deleted his post in the aftermath of controversy, while swirling talk of Ye Ke’s pregnancy accompanied their breakup rumors. In a recent comeback livestream, the influencer...
BEIJING: A deputy to a prominent Chinese diplomat being questioned by authorities was also detained, three people with knowledge of the matter said, a further sign of uncertainty in the top echelons of China's diplomacy. Sun Haiyan (pic), a senior diplomat and former ambassador to Singapore, was detained in early August around the time Liu Jianchao,...
