After getting arrested recently for attempted murder, Taiwanese actor Darren Wang’s (王大陸) career is facing an abrupt end. His tarnished image also impacted his past costars. An episode in the variety show Watch My Life <看我的生活>, in which Darren partook, may also not be aired. This will impact fellow actor Cheney Chen (陳學冬), who also starred as a guest in the same...
BEIJING: A total of 36 men in Shenzhen are alleged to have been swindled by the same woman who pretended to date them before luring them into buying flats in a nearby city. The woman behind the scam identified herself as Liu Jia to each of the men while the houses she asked them to buy...
Battling illness in recent years, Hong Kong singer-songwriter Khalil Fong (方大同) has passed away at age 41, according to his record label Fu Music. An award-winning singer, Khalil had nabbed the Best Mandarin Male Singer at Taiwan’s prestigious Golden Melody Awards in 2017. Cause of Death is Pneumothorax The statement read, “Facing a disease with a positive attitude for 5 years, Fong...
BEIJING: Chinese tourists are increasingly turning away from traditional destinations such as the United States and Europe in favour of hotspots in the Middle East, South-East Asia and Latin America, according to foreign exchange firm Travelex. The company has seen a marked shift in the currency exchanges requested by its Chinese customers since 2019, with US...
After months of speculation, Chinese actress Michelle Chen (陳妍希) and actor Chen Xiao (陳曉) confirmed the end of their 8-years of marriage and announced their divorce. On February 18th, the couple issued a joint statement on their social media and wrote, “Grateful for meeting each other. I wish you well in the future. As parents of our child, we will...
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi and Hong Kong actor Francis Ng have been in showbiz for decades and have seen many types of acting, but they were certainly not prepared to see how some participants performed in this Chinese acting reality show. The third season of Everybody Stand By released its first episode on Feb 14, gathering...
Taiwanese actress Michelle Chen and Chinese actor Chen Xiao have announced their divorce. On their respective Weibo accounts today (Feb 18), the former couple posted the same message: "Grateful to have met each other. I wish you all the best in the future, we will co-parent our child together and accompany him as he grows up." Matching...
Since his divorce from Angelababy, Huang Xiaoming’s (黃曉明) new relationship with influencer Ye Ke (葉珂) has been equally rocky. An online gossip influencer accused Ye Ke of infidelity in her ex-marriage and for being a trained socialite, setting her sights on dating rich men. Ye Ke continuously sparked controversy with her live streaming content. Later, Huang Xiaoming was found...
BEIJING/BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand's prime minister, seeking to allay security concerns among Chinese tourists visiting Thailand, said she had "Chinese blood in her" and that she had personally looked into security protocols in place to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens. Security in Thailand has become a trending topic of conversation among Chinese nationals, by far the...
HONG KONG: Thai authorities rescued a Hong Kong woman from a Chinese call centre gang operating on the Myanmar side of the border near Tak, on Feb 2. The rescue of the 31-year-old Hong Kong passport holder was carried out through cooperation between the Royal Thai Army and the Royal Thai Police, following an earlier alert...
