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Australian flyer Scott Paterson has emerged the victor at a wingsuit tournament in Yunnan, China. He was among 15 flyers from 11 countries who joined the three-day event. Chinese state media reported that the prize money will be donated to poor local children.
A Japanese court has ordered Noriyuki Yamaguchi, a prominent TV reporter and acquaintance of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to pay 3.3 million yen, or US$30,000, in damages to a journalist who accused him of rape. Shiori Ito accused Yamaguchi of raping her in 2015 while she was unconscious. Prosecutors said the…
Chinese state network dropped a live broadcast of an Arsenal game against Manchester City on December 15 after Mesut Ozil criticised China’s treatment of Uygurs. Ozil and Arsenal faced backlash from Chinese authorities and fans, even though the club tried to distance itself from the football star’s comments.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV says it has exclusively interviewed the police officer who was shot in the leg with an arrow on November 17, 2019, by protesters inside Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The officer, identified only as “Sam” in the report aired in mid-December, described the moment he was injured and s…
A woman in southwestern China’s Sichuan province has garnered fame online for sharing a variety of ways to film cinematic videos.
A man in eastern China’s Jiangsu province was filmed ripping an airport worker’s staff card off her neck. He had accused her of giving his ID card to a stranger, but she had ignored him and continued working, according to Chinese media reports.
Yuli Riswati, an Indonesian domestic worker who covered the Hong Kong protests as a citizen journalist was deported on December 2. She was arrested in September for overstaying her visa, which expired in July. Her supporters accused the Hong Kong government of sending her home for reporting on the civil unrest.
The erection of the Wufengshan electrical power line crossing China’s Yangtze River was completed on December 3, 2019, state media reports.
Veby Mega Indah, an Indonesian journalist who was shot with a police projectile in the right eye while covering Hong Kong’s ongoing anti-government protests on September 29 called for justice in an interview with the South China Morning Post.
Wang "William" Liqiang says he is a Chinese spy who defected to Australia with information on China’s political interference operations in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia, according to media reports. Wang, who is now seeking asylum in Australia, gave its counter-espionage agency the names of senior military intellig…
Police in Beijing welcomed six cloned dogs as new recruits in November 2019, according to local media. The Chinese capital’s police dog training unit started working with a pet cloning company earlier in the year to pass along genes from “top dogs” on the force to a new generation of canine officers.
It’s been 30 years since the first recorded Bowen Road poisoning – and the perpetrator (or perpetrators) remain at large. The only solid lead ever to emerge surfaced in 1995, but it was brushed aside by police and not reported in the press until 1997, and only then because Hong Kong’s last governor Chris Patten’s do…
Police in the Luohu district of China’s southern city of Shenzhen released a video “confession” on Thursday, November 21, 2019, in an apparent attempt to discredit claims by a former British consulate employee in Hong Kong. The video released on social media showed Simon Cheng Man-kit, who was detained by mainland a…
A new filter that turns a person’s face into a cat’s, launched recently on social media app TikTok, has garnered hilarious reactions from pets.
A clip of two groomsmen performing a “sexy” dance to K-pop hit Bboom Bboom went viral on Chinese social media.
The Hong Kong police cancelled its weekly news conference after a few journalists staged a silent protest against alleged police mistreatment of reporters. They wore helmets denouncing what they called “police violence”. The press conference happened as scores of people were injured during another chaotic weekend of…
Nine-year-old Wang Xin, a kung fu prodigy from Shandong, China, has become a social media sensation around the country among social media users who are sharing videos of her martial arts workouts with her siblings.
A Hong Kong police press conference was interrupted on October 28, 2019 as a freelance journalist accused officers of mistreating reporters and interfering with press freedom during the city’s ongoing anti-government protests.
A 67-year-old woman has reportedly become China's oldest new mother after giving birth to a baby girl on October 25, 2019. After a 36-week pregnancy, the baby named Tianci was delivered by caesarean section at a hospital in China’s eastern province of Shandong province, according to local media reports.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has been shown on state media riding a white horse at Mount Paektu, the reclusive nation’s most-sacred peak.
A sister tricks her little brother into eating healthily, and more viral stories from Chinese social media this week.
A driver who works for local media outlet Now News was allegedly shot by a police round during protests in Mong Kok, Hong Kong on October 13, 2019. The broadcaster accused police of “violent treatment” as the driver reported being beaten by officers during his detention. Police said “the reason for the injuries has …
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor spoke at a press meeting on October 8, 2019, in which she hit back at the ex-governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten. In a speech on October 6, Patten described Lam as “crazy” to enact the anti-mask law if she was acting alone.
MTR Corporation invited media to visit two of its stations that were among the worst damaged, after anti-government protesters in Hong Kong went on a rampage.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam spoke to the press on Tuesday and said the government had no immediate plans to use emergency powers for the introduction of other laws.
Tens of thousands of Pokemon fans flocked to the annual Taiwan Pokemon Go Safari Zone event, hoping to catch two creatures exclusive to this four-day festival. Local media reported that the influx of fans caused the game’s server to crash several times on the first day and all the Pokemon disappeared. Organisers sai…
An estimated 7.5 million Chinese have headed abroad for the nation’s “golden week” holiday that began on China’s National Day on October 1, 2019, according to state media reports.
The neighbourhood of Flushing in New York City is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing Chinatowns. The first wave of Asian immigrants to the area in the 1970s brought a plethora of regional cuisines to the area. Over the past decade, an influx of people from mainland China has turned the dynamic district i…
Hong Kong singer and activist Denise Ho had red paint thrown on her at a Hong Kong solidarity rally in Taiwan on September 29. Ho was speaking to the media when a masked man in yellow helmet attacked her. The man, along with his accomplice, were arrested immediately after the incident. They were later identified as …
Former NBA player Jeremy Lin outlined how he sees a stint with a Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) team as a route back to the NBA at a press conference in Beijing on September 26, 2019. The 31-year-old guard recently signed a deal to play for the Beijing Shougang Ducks.
Hong Kong journalists who say they are experiencing increased violence at the hands of police have lodged a protest by wearing full safety gear to one of the force’s daily press conferences.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte acknowledged that he is running out of options in his efforts to press Beijing to adhere to an arbitration decision that favoured Manila in its dispute with Beijing over claims in the South China Sea.
A female underwater photographer from southwestern China’s Sichuan province has become a Chinese social media star for her videos of her “singing” under water.
Eighty-eight schoolchildren in England break the world record for playing on one piano at the same time. This project was launched in 2018 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death. Their performance has become a social media sensation in China.
Twitter and Facebook have taken down what they call China-linked accounts and pages that seek to undermine the ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Both social media sites said these accounts are part of a larger coordinated campaign. Twitter said there is evidence that it is backed by the Chinese government.
A man was arrested on Tuesday at a border checkpoint in Lo Wu, Hong Kong, after a knife attack on three people at a “Lennon Wall” in Tseung Kwan O left a journalist in critical condition.
China's first commercial rocket Smart Dragon-1 made its maiden flight at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on August 17, 2019, according to reports in Chinese state media. The rocket, which sent three satellites into orbit, was developed by the China Rocket Co, a unit of China Aerospace Science …
A woman in China was filmed throwing trash back into the car of a litterbug while waiting for a red light. The clip has received over 200,000 likes on the country’s social media, but some suspect that it was staged.
Jackie Chan's recent comments on Hong Kong sparked anger on social media. The Hong Kong-born actor expressed nationalist support for Beijing on Weibo. He is among many Chinese celebrities who have shared the hashtag "Five-starred red flag has 1.4 billion flag guards", state media CCTV's patriotic social media campai…
Thousands of Chinese military personnel wearing armed police insignias were seen parading in a sports stadium in Shenzhen. The People’s Armed Police (PAP) has assembled in the city bordering Hong Kong, according to China’s state media.
An injunction order was granted by Hong Kong’s High Court to ban demonstrations in all but two designated areas of the city’s airport. Additional security measures have also been put in place to allow only staff and passengers with boarding passes to enter terminals. On August 13, violence erupted at one of the worl…
A bartender from northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province has become a Chinese social media star, impressing millions with his creative cocktails.
An ostrich farm in Pyongyang reopened after renovations on August 9, 2019, the North Korean state media Korean Central News Agency reported.
Shop owners in southwestern China’s Guizhou province were filmed eating live fish after failing to hit sales targets. They volunteered to be part of a challenge that included this task as a punishment, should they fail to meet expectations. The incident caused a sensation on Chinese social media, especially after on…
Three young supporters of the Hong Kong anti-extradition bill movement held a press conference on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, following an announcement by the city’s chief executive that police would hold daily briefings about ongoing unrest.
Shops were closed early. A nursing home have asked the elderly not to go out. Residents are concerned after rumours of revenge attacks spread over social media. North Point is left in shock and fear, a day after clashes erupted between extradition bill protesters and thugs armed with bamboo poles.
Angry protests took place in at least 7 locations across Hong Kong on August 5, 2019. Violent clashes broke out near multiple police stations in the city at night. Protesters started a fire outside the police station in Sha Tin. The working-class district of Sham Shui Po saw the protests again target the police. A j…
During a press conference with Chief Executive Carrie Lam on August 5, 2019, South China Morning Post political correspondent Tony Cheung asked the Hong Kong leader how she plans to tackle the current political crisis in the city and what is stopping her from meeting the demands of Hong Kong citizens taking part in …
As Hong Kong was brought to a near standstill by a citywide general strike the city’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam held her first press conference in two weeks. Meeting the press late morning on Monday, August 5, 2019, the Hong Kong leader described the actions of protesters as threatening Hong Kong’s “prosperity and …
A six-year-old girl from central China’s Hunan province has become a social media star with her impressive knife skills. She is able to slice vegetables into the shapes of flowers, trees and even a frog. Yet there is a tale of adversity behind her talents. She had to learn to be independent as her mother left the fa…
