BEIJING (SCMP): A top table tennis player in China who was accused of losing an international match in Singapore because he attended a Taylor Swift concert has defended himself by saying he is just an ordinary young man with hobbies. Fan Zhendong, 27, a former world No 1 ping pong champion, was defeated by his teammate...
A former preschool teacher who became famous last year when she appeared in a video singing to children, has claimed she has become the target of an online pornography slur. The woman, surnamed Huang, worked as a music teacher at a nursery school in Wuhan, Hubei province in central China. She shot to fame in April 2023...
Hong Kong martial artist and movie legend Jackie Chan’s second scheduled live-streaming show on Kuaishou, a rival to TikTok’s Chinese sister app Douyin, has racked up record viewer bookings, demonstrating the celebrity’s sustained appeal and the platform’s reach. The popularity of short video as an entertainment medium on the mainland has meant that Douyin, Kuaishou, and...
China’s home-grown durians are poised to hit the market in a matter of days, but their limited yields and high prices are not expected to challenge the market share of Southeast Asian importers until large-scale commercial cultivation can be realised, according to state media. On the southern tropical island of Hainan, the domestically produced durians have...
Hong Kong national security police are investigating family members of fugitive unionist Mung Siu-tat in the latest move against eight wanted activists, the Post has learned. A source on Thursday said officers had two days ago raided the family’s home in Sha Tin and escorted Mung’s older brother as well as his wife and son to...
