Tag - China
30Mar

Chinese Tour Guide Goes Viral For Looking Like Actress Dilireba, But She Calls Herself “Pretty Average”

She says there are many good looking women and men in Xinjiang where she and Dilireba are from. A tour guide from China's Xinjiang province has gone viral for her striking resemblance to popular actress Dilireba. Which is pretty high praise considering Dilireba is dubbed one of the "Four Beauties of Xinjiang”. Like Dilireba, she's also from Xinjiang. Even her name — Dilinur — sounds similar to the 32-year-old...

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28Mar

Unable To Find Affordable Housing, Chinese Girl, 18, Rents Company’s Toilet For S$9.20 A Month

She says that as long as she remains employed at the company, she has no plans to rent a room elsewhere. With home rental prices through the roof, an 18-year-old girl from Hunan, China, has taken an unconventional approach to housing — by renting her company's toilet. Yes, you read that right. As she was unwilling to paying 800 yuan...

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24Mar

Man wanted for alleged embezzlement in China arrested in Thailand

BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): A 30-year-old Chinese man holding Vanuatu nationality was recently arrested for allegedly embezzling 11 billion baht from a Chinese construction company and overstaying his visa in Thailand, the Immigration Bureau said on Saturday night. Immigration police discovered that the suspect, identified as Zhang Wei, had entered illegally and hidden himself in Bangkok. Investigators...

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22Mar

Thailand repatriates 4,895 individuals of alleged job scams in Myanmar

BANGKOK/YANGON (Bernama): A total of 4,895 individuals rescued from alleged job scam syndicates in Myanmar have been repatriated to their home countries, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Director-General of the Department of Information and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nikorndej Balankura, said that according to the information received on March 11...

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22Mar

US House chair asks American universities to reveal info on their Chinese nationals

The chair of a US House committee on Wednesday sent letters to six American universities, including Stanford and Carnegie Mellon, requesting information about their policies on Chinese nationals, in the latest congressional attempt to curb the flow of Chinese students to the US over national security concerns. The letters asked the universities’ presidents to provide detailed...

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19Mar

Former chairman of China Everbright Group sentenced to 15 years’ jail for bribery

HARBIN, (China): (Bernama-Xinhua) Li Xiaopeng (pic), former Party chief and chairman of China Everbright Group, was on Tuesday (March 18) sentenced by a court to 15 years in prison for accepting bribes, Xinhua reported. Li was also fined 6 million yuan (about US$831,000), and all his illegal gains will be recovered and turned over to the...

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14Mar

Michelle Yeoh Under Fire; First For Calling Taiwan A Country, Then For Writing “Taipei China” In IG Post

The Oscar-winning actress didn't seem bothered by all the online accusations directed at her though.  Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh may be the pride and joy of Asia, but a recent trip to Taiwan seems to have rubbed many Chinese netizens off the wrong way. The 62-year-old was at the opening of Tiffany & Co.’s flagship store at Taipei 101 on...

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12Mar

Is That You, RoboCop? China Police Officers Now Patrol Streets With Humanoid Robots

This is not a sci-fi movie - this is real life. A clip featuring a human-like robot ‘police officer’ patrolling the streets of Shenzhen, China, has gone viral online. These silver humanoid robots, dressed in neon yellow police vests, were deployed in late 2024 to patrol alongside human cops, and they have the ability to interact with people on the...

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12Mar

Hong Kong customs uncovers gold bars worth US$5.9mil in Japan-bound shipment

HONG KONG: Hong Kong customs have uncovered the largest gold bullion-smuggling case ever recorded by the department, after officers found HK$46 million (US$5.9 million) worth of the precious metal in an air cargo shipment bound for Japan. Officers from the Customs and Excise Department’s air cargo division made the discovery when they acted on a risk...

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11Mar

Chinese dine-and-dash gang hits restaurants in eastern Thailand

BANGKOK: A gang of Chinese diners has been causing trouble for restaurant owners in the Bo Win area of Chonburi’s Si Racha district, with their latest offence occurring at a local pork barbecue restaurant where they fled without paying their bill. Yuthanan Panphrom, the restaurant owner, recounted the incident to the press, explaining that four Chinese...

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