China's local symptomatic coronavirus cases crept up again, with most new infections reported in the northwestern city of Xian as it entered a fifth day of a lockdown. Xian's case load — 150 local symptomatic cases on Sunday (Dec 26) versus 155 a day earlier — remains tiny compared with many clusters overseas, but it has...
China will scrutinise online platforms such as social media networks and video-sharing sites to clamp down on fake accounts and information as part of its drive to "clean up" the internet, the country's cyber regulator said on Thursday (Dec 23). The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said it would launch a two-month special operation to target...
A handout photo. Karry Wang ended his relationship with Intel when the chipmaking giant banned suppliers from operating in Xinjiang.South China Morning Post One of China's most famous young pop singers announced on Wednesday (Dec 23) he would terminate his brand ambassadorship with US chip maker Intel over the corporation's boycott of products made in Xinjiang...
Chinese provincial authorities have ordered celebrities and livestreamers to report tax-related crimes before 2022, just days after China's "queen of livestreaming" Viya was fined 1.34 billion yuan ($286 million) for tax evasion. Top e-commerce livestreamer Viya, whose real name is Huang Wei, was fined on Monday (Dec 20) by the tax bureau in Hangzhou, a city in southern...
Starring Simon Gong Jun (龚俊) and Bridgette Qiao Xin (乔欣), psychological suspense romance Dream Garden <沉睡花园> premiered on December 13 through Hunan TV and Mango TV. With mental health discussions on the rise, Dream Garden offers new perspectives as the leads dissect complex feelings of others and their own. Dream Garden tells a story of growing love and respect between popular relationship coach Xiao Xiao (Qiao Xin)...
The following top 10 buzzwords of the year have been released this week by the National Language Resources Monitoring and Research Centre, an institution administered by the country’s Ministry of Education, after checking billions of posts on Chinese social media for trending terms. 1: YYDS or “forever God” The four English letters are the initials of yong...
Since wrapping up, Tencent’s’s wuxia romance Novoland: Pearl Eclipse <斛珠夫人> left many viewers in an emotional state, as they described it to be a beautiful but torturous sad love story. Drawing attention for her detailed performance, lead actress Yang Mi (楊冪) shared her most unforgettable scenes in the series. From the moment Yang Mi read the script, she knew the...
The success of C-drama You Are My Glory <你是我的榮耀> boosted the popularity of its lead actors Dilraba Dilmurat (迪麗熱巴) and Yang Yang (楊洋). With their sizzling onscreen chemistry, fans of both idols are hoping they could become a pair in real life. The stars’ recent social updates which had similar backgrounds fueled rumors that they might be dating for real! Testing Waters or Sleek...
Reaching the end of her contract, Yang Zi (杨紫) decided to part ways with Huanrui Century Pictures (H&R). Wrapping up filming Immortal Samsara <沉香如屑> in late October, the actress has finalized all her jobs received by H&R. Announcing her departure from the agency, Yang Zi wrote on Weibo, “Thank you, H&R family, for your support and company during these past...
Fundraising gala BAZAAR Stars’ Charity Night 2021 accidentally “united” many former celebrity couples, leading to “oops” moments of embarrassment onstage! Seen at the same event were William Chan (陈伟霆), who dated Angelababy (楊穎) from 2005 to 2009 and Charlene Choi (蔡卓妍), who was with William from 2010 to 2015. Yang Mi Saves The Day Likely oblivious to the inner turmoil of the celebrities, host Hua...
