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A lovelorn young Chinese man has shocked social media after he spent six days wandering in the wilderness, often without food or water or a mobile phone, all in an attempt to forget his ex-girlfriend. Police in Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province in southeastern China received a call from a man in Changsha, Hunan province, reporting...

Barbie’s Family Could Not Visit Her Kids?

After her sudden demise in February this year, Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛) and Wang Xiaofei (汪小菲)’s two children are now being cared for by Wang and his wife Mandy (馬筱梅), as they continued attending school in Taipei. According to Taiwan’s Apple Daily, Barbie’s mom May (黃春梅), her sister Dee Hsu (徐熙娣), and spouse DJ Koo (具俊曄) have to obtain approval from Mandy before they are able to see...

Long time no see! Sharon Au, Li Nanxing, Yvonne Lim and others return to Star Awards stage

In celebration of the 30th edition of the Star Awards in Singapore, artistes who haven't been seen at the ceremony for years have been popping up and surprising us at the July 6 show. Scroll down for the familiar faces. Li Nanxing PHOTO: Mediacorp Actor Li Nanxing, for one, is attending the awards show for the first time in...

Christopher Lee, Cynthia Koh, Chantalle Ng among Star Awards 2025 winners

Star Awards 2025, with its lavish guest list of over 200 celebrities, ended on a high note last night (July 6). From Best Actress to Favourite CP, here's the list of all the winners in each category. Performance Category Best Actor Christopher Lee went home with Best Actor for his role in the 2024 drama Kill Sera Sera. This...

Gossip mill: Angelababy and son seen at Universal Studios Singapore, former K-pop idol dies of leukaemia at 23, Marcus Chin explains bloodied mouth at charity show

Angelababy and son seen at Universal Studios Singapore PHOTO: Screengrab/Xiaohongshu/ Zhishi Ka Ka Cui, screengrab/Xiaohongshu/Hemin School's out and it's summer vacation time! Angelababy and her son were spotted in Universal Studios Singapore on Monday (June 30) by netizens visiting the amusement park, and many took to Xiaohongshu to share their sightings. In one video taken from behind, the Chinese...

Xi plays long game on US-China trade as Trump seeks quick wins

WASHINGTON: While Donald Trump hailed the outcome of trade talks in London, Xi Jinping walked away with an understated strategic gain: a negotiating process that buys China time and helps defuse the threat of more harmful tariffs and technology curbs. Shortly after two days of negotiations wrapped, Trump declared Wednesday (June 11) on social media that...

China women pay US$14 to relax with charming men who take them on luxury car rides

Young women in southern China are spending 99 yuan (US$14) to relax with fit, handsome men who treat them to luxury car rides after work. According to the mainland media outlet Vista Hydrogen Business, a new trend called “city ride” is gaining traction in cities like Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Xiamen. This service features so-called “man bodhisattvas,” who...

Man carries daughter through 12 years of school to gaokao

BEIJING: Cao Yalin, a girl from Sanjiang Dong autonomous county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, who suffers from myasthenia gravis, entered the examination venue on her father's back to take the national college entrance examination, or gaokao, on Saturday (June 7), Chinanews.com reported. Before entering, Cao hugged her father tightly, whispering gratitude: "Dad, thank you for all...

Two Chinese aircraft carriers seen in Pacific for first time: Tokyo

TOKYO: Japan said Tuesday (June 10) that two Chinese aircraft carriers had been seen operating in the Pacific for the first time as Beijing boosts its military capability in far-flung areas. On Monday (June 9), China's Shandong carrier and four other vessels, including a missile destroyer, sailed inside the Japanese economic waters surrounding the remote Pacific...

Beijing airports see surging tax refunds for overseas travellers

BEIJING: In the first five months of this year, the customs of two major airports in Beijing processed departure tax refund applications for overseas travellers totalling approximately 478 million yuan (about US$66.52 million), up 91.61 per cent year-on-year, setting a new record high for the same period in history, according to Beijing Customs. From January to...