“If we fail to speak up today, anyone of us could be like that Xuzhou mother of eight.” Variations on this social media comment have been sent across Chinese cyberspace for two months since a human trafficking scandal in Feng county, Xuzhou, in eastern China came to light. A video of a middle-aged woman chained by her...
A teenage man with muscular dystrophy that left him physically disabled has become a top esports player, a profession that requires a high level of finger dexterity. Sa Ye, 19, better known as Qizai — a nickname used by his friends and fans, said he loves the industry as it enables him to run in the...
Over the past three decades, an 81-year-old Chinese man has been operating by himself a small zoo hosting animals, most of which were saved off the streets or on the way to be slaughtered. The zoo on Phoenix Mountain Forest Park in Enshi, central Hubei province, is dubbed as the “world’s loneliest zoo” as very few...
Chinese historical romance Peaceful Like a Dream <寧安如夢> is rumored to be led by stars Bai Lu (白鹿) and Vin Zhang Binbin (張彬彬). Both are still busy filming for other projects, but are expected to jump straight into shooting for the new drama once they are free. Adapted from popular novel Kun Ning <坤寧> by author Shi Jing (時鏡), it tells a love story between the...
Sally Jing Tian (景甜) and Xu Kai (許凱) have started filming for Chinese costume romance Le You Yuan <樂游原>. Many believe in their compatibility and are hopeful they will bring forward refreshing chemistry. Le You Yuan is adapted from the novel of the same name by author Fei Wo Si Cun (匪我思存) who wrote popular tear-jerking romance Goodbye, My Princess <東宮>. The story will follow a...
As new coronavirus cases reach fresh highs in Hong Kong, the neighbouring city of Shenzhen is also feeling the pressure to contain its worst outbreak fuelled by a new Omicron sub-variant. To help prevent transmission, Shenzhen has put cross-border drivers under greater scrutiny. From Tuesday (March 1), drivers must show a negative nucleic acid test result from...
A young ByteDance employee in his late 20s died Wednesday (Feb 23) afternoon, according to two internal company memos seen by the South China Morning Post, which said the person collapsed after a workout at a company gym. The company, China's most valuable unicorn and the owner of short video platform TikTok, confirmed the authenticity of...
If you buy illegal plants or their by-products in China, you could be jailed for up to seven years. Buying endangered animals could result in life imprisonment or death. But for someone found guilty of buying a trafficked woman or child , the maximum jail term is three years. And if the court rules that the...
As China’s culture of various aspects becomes increasingly competitive, children’s education is a top priority for many families. Worried Chinese parents are enrolling themselves in various communication boot camps on parent-child relationship to learn how to interact with and teach their children better. Ming Xu, 42, mother of three children, aged three to 10, felt concerned and...
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai was on hand on Tuesday (Feb 8) to watch China's Eileen Gu as she won gold in the Big Air competition in Beijing to put the host nation at the top of the medals table. Peng, who could be seen in the stands wearing a black knit hat with the Olympic...
