A new dance craze named after China’s famous Bo Bo Chicken snack has gone viral on mainland social media. Two months after the hip-twisting folk dance known as “Subject Three” became an online sensation, new dance moves inspired by the spicy skewer snack featuring chicken, its offal, and a variety of vegetables and meats, have become...
From her stunning action movies in Hong Kong at the outset of her career to now critically-acclaimed status in Hollywood, Michelle Yeoh (楊紫瓊) seems to always be breaking barriers and outdoing her own achievements. Last year, Michelle won Best Actress at the Oscars for Everything Everywhere All at Once and married longtime partner Jean Todt. She also became a grandmother...
With his elite status as film director Chen Kaige’s (陳凱歌) son, Arthur Chen’s (陳飛宇)handsome looks made his acting career soar quickly. However, Arthur’s bed photos with an ex-lover surfaced in February 2023. Although Arthur explained they were intimate before the female influencer got married, the scandal eliminated his opportunities for an entire year. The 23-year-old actor is finally making...
Nothing beats the original, maybe. Chinese actress Mao Xiaohui apologised for her looks after netizens criticise her for not looking beautiful enough in the drama adaptation of the video game The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4, also known as Sword and Fairy 4 or Chinese Paladin 4, which premiered on Jan 17. In a Weibo post...
Releasing its latest teaser, the second season to popular web drama Joy of Life <慶餘年> has attracted 11.72 million views in just 2 days. Besides showing Sweet Li (李沁) in a stunning wedding outfit, an epic battle of wits between Zhang Ruoyun (張若昀), Chen Daoming (陳道明) and Wu Gang (吳剛), is balanced by several humorous scenes, while the addition of supporting actresses Gina Jin (金晨), Wang Churan (王楚然) and Mao...
A new report from The New York Times sheds light on how Chinese investors, aided by Binance, acquired a Texas mining facility. A 23-year-old Chinese national and NYU student, Jerry Yu, appears to be the majority owner of a Texas-based crypto mining facility BitRush, which was backed by $6 million in Tether (USDT) by undisclosed Chinese investors,...
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping (pic) vowed on Tuesday (Dec 26) to resolutely prevent anyone from "splitting Taiwan from China in any way", the official Xinhua news agency reported, a little more than two weeks before Taiwan elects a new leader. China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite the strong objections of the government in...
PETALING JAYA: National coaching director Rexy Mainaky wants more from the back-up shuttlers in the national team. Without specifying any players, Rexy believes his charges need to aim to win more titles instead of just being satisfied with improving their rankings. “Our back-up players need to adopt a winning mentality rather than just think about surviving in...
BEIJING: China on Dec 22 unveiled new draft rules for online video games, imposing strict rules on players' spending as Beijing continues to tighten regulations for the sector. Online games need to set spending limits and ban daily login rewards, according to the draft rules released by the National Press and Publication Administration on Friday. The draft rules...
SHANGHAI: China on Dec 22 announced new plans to restrict the online gaming industry, sending shares in tech giants including Tencent tumbling. New draft restrictions published online by the regulator are aimed at limiting in-game purchases and compulsive playing behaviour. Following the news, Tencent dropped over 10% in Hong Kong, while rival Netease was down more than 20%. Beijing...
