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...
SINGAPORE (Reuters): A sharp fall in the number of private jets based in China in recent years shows the impact a weakening domestic economy, anti-corruption drives and the pandemic have had on the country's wealthiest, according to business aviation industry data and experts. At the end of last year there were a third fewer private jets...
BEIJING, March 7 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- China is ready to work with Asean countries to step up communication, stay clear of disturbances, and build consensus for an early conclusion of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC), so as to make the South China Sea a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation, Chinese...
BANGKOK: Thailand’s deportation of 40 Uighurs to China last week was in the South-east Asian country’s best interest due to the possibility of retaliation from Beijing if the group was sent elsewhere, a Thai minister said on Thursday (March 6). Thailand’s government has repeatedly defended the secretive deportation, which came despite calls from United Nations human...
The true definition of "Surprise!". A Chinese beauty influencer named Ting Ting has gone viral for her super whirlwind pregnancy experience. Basically, she found out she was pregnant one day before giving birth. Ting Ting shared her story online, and immediately became a trending topic on Weibo. Recalling the events leading up to her baby’s birth, Ting Ting said: “On the night of...
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...
HONG KONG: Khalil Fong Tai-tung, Hong Kong-based singer-songwriter, producer and composer, has died at the age of 41, after fighting illness for five years, according to his music label. The singer “gently and gracefully bid farewell” on Feb 21, Fong’s independent label, FU MUSIC said in a statement posted on social media. “With unwavering optimism in the...
He was motivated to set a good example for his patients, but does not advocate “drastic, short-term methods” for them. A doctor from China has gained attention for his 25kg weight loss in just 42 days. After his weight loss feat, Wu Tian Gen, a 31-year-old surgeon at Hubei’s Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, then bagged several awards at a...
BEIJING (SCMP): A woman from southwestern China misidentified a firecracker as a milk confectionery, resulting in mouth injuries when it exploded unexpectedly, alarming many and raising concerns about misleading packaging. The woman, surnamed Wu, from Chengdu in Sichuan province, shared her experience on social media, revealing that the packaging of a specific type of firecracker, commonly...
China’s Ya’an Bifengxia Wildlife Zoo has gone viral for selling really unconventional merch. According to one visitor, the Sichuan zoo now sells the urine of their Siberian tigers. In the photo they shared online, each bottle of yellow liquid retails for 50 yuan (S$9.40). A label on the bottle claims that tiger’s urine can help treat conditions such as rheumatism, sprains, and...
