Actress Zheng Shuang (left) was fined US$46 million (S$61.8 million) for tax evasion and her ex-partner Zhang Heng was fined US$5 million for abetting the crime.Weibo The former partner of Zheng Shuang, who has run afoul of Chinese regulators, was fined more than 32 million yuan (S$6.7 million) on Monday (Oct 17) for helping the...
A handout photo. Textbook publisher embarrassed by insect mix-up.South China Morning Post A Chinese father lay down in the middle of a road begging police to detain him because his daughter could not solve a simple mathematics calculation. The man, a resident of Kunshan in Jiangsu eastern China, said he felt “so angry and so helpless”...
Beneath the glitz and glamour, many celebrities in showbiz have secrets they’d prefer to keep close to their chests. But in some instances, the past can come back to haunt certain people. As seen in the list below, some of these famous A-listers from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and even Japan apparently have close connection to...
Most people usually plan for a simple life- study hard, get a job, get married, have kids and then retire. It’s a tried and true life plan which many people subscribe to. It’s a life plan that leaves out a lot of complications. Social influencer Abby Han Anran (韩安冉) (22) is following a different life...
A handout photo. In Neflix’s Squid Game, financially-troubled contestants play a series of deadly children’s games for the chance to win a cash prize.South China Morning Post New Netflix series Squid Game has yet to be officially released in China, but factories in the country are already busy churning out related products for domestic and...
A sushi enthusiast shared a photograph of his meal on Facebook, only to be pranked by netizens who ordered more food for him via the QR code in the image. On Saturday (Oct 2), a man in Hong Kong posted in a sushi and sashimi interest group on Facebook, showing him dining in at Genki...
It has been nearly a week since Chinese actress Zheng Shuang (郑爽) launched a virtual campaign against ex-husband Zhang Heng (张衡). It began with her accusing him of cheating, followed by nude photos of Zhang Heng’s mistress. Although she initially claimed she was exposing Zhang Heng to obtain an apology, her most recent posts seem to indicate...
Your name is a huge part of your identity. Parents spend ages agonising over names for their children and often have disputes over it. Most people are pleased when they share names with celebrities. But, it can be a bad thing when the celebrity gets into a scandal. After Kris Wu or otherwise known as...
Wishing each other safe travels when a person has to travel a distance is normal. After all, you never know when or how an accident might occur. Chinese actress Li Xi Er (李羲儿) worried netizens when news of her in an accident made headlines. Their concerns weren’t unfounded, she was involved in a major car...
It has been nine months since news of Chinese actress Zheng Shuang (郑爽)’s surrogate scandal broke. Unfortunately, the actress has yet to fully recover from the damage wrought by it. In addition to her movies being removed, fans have sided with former lover Zhang Heng (張衡). However, Zheng Shuang is now exposing her ex-husband’s true colours and...
