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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…
Tensions flared outside Hong Kong’s Tin Shui Wai police station in the early morning of July 31. Hundreds of protesters gathered after at least two people were arrested earlier at a nearby Lennon Wall. Videos circulating on social media showed fireworks being fired out of a moving vehicle into the protesting crowd, …
Painting on toilet paper has become a trend on Chinese social media, with hundreds of people creating their masterpieces on rolls of toilet paper.
Two brothers who were squabbling with each other were forced to put on a “get-along shirt”, an oversized T-shirt worn to calm down bickering children. But even that failed to work. The clip went viral on Chinese social media.
Beijing expressed support for Carrie Lam’s government and Hong Kong police in a press conference held by its top policy body on Hong Kong. Yang Guang, spokesman for the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, said the central government will continue to resolutely support the Lam administration. He also praised the city…
Minneapolis police released files on their investigation into the alleged rape of a student by Chinese tech tycoon Richard Liu. Liu, the 46-year-old CEO of China’s e-commerce giant JD.com, was arrested in August last year. He was accused of raping Liu Jingyao, a 21-year-old Chinese undergraduate at the University of…
Jin Tao, a pet owner in China, finds himself constantly ‘spooned’ and squeezed by Honey, his male golden retriever. Jin decided to build a crib for Honey, but continues to jostle for sleeping space with his dog. Jin recorded and shared the footage online, causing Chinese social media to react to the heartwarming mom…
Sony has launched a crowdfunding project for a wearable pocket device which helps regulate body temperature in Japan. The ground-breaking device, which can release warmth and cool through a small panel placed in a piece of clothing, has become a social media sensation in China.
During a press conference on Monday, Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam condemned the recent outburst of violence in the city on Sunday night. A group of protesters vandalised Beijing’s Liaison Office on Hong Kong Island, and a rod-welding mob indiscriminately attacked protesters and passers-by travelling throug…
People in China are putting their pets in cute costumes, making them look like people. The trend has blown over from Japan to China, where it is taking social media by storm.
North Korean state media reported that 72-year-old Choe In-guk, the son of a former South Korean foreign minister, arrived at Pyongyang International Airport on July 6, 2019 to ‘resettle’ in North Korea.
Zhao Songxue adopted a Shiba Inu dog while studying in Japan and when she returned to China she opened the first Shiba Inu cafe in Beijing. Customers can order desserts and drinks while playing with Shiba dogs. After its opening in May 2019, the small establishment became a hit on social media and is now a popular s…
A two-year-old boy has become a social media star in China after attending his father’s PhD graduation ceremony in Fujian province. He delighted his father’s classmates by shaking hands with many, acting like a guest of honour.
Anticipation over Disney’s live-action movie Mulan is running high in China, with more than one billion views of the subject on Chinese social media in the hours after a teaser trailer was unveiled during Sunday’s final of the Women’s World Cup.
A furniture maker in southeastern China’s Fujian province uses chopsticks to make models. His most recent creation, of a traditional Chinese house, comprises 5,200 chopsticks and took 45 days to complete. It brought him attention on Chinese social media.
The United States must lift all tariffs on Chinese exports in order for a trade deal to be made, Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng said at a weekly press briefing on July 4, 2019.
The ‘Bottle Cap Challenge’, the biggest viral social stunt since the ice bucket challenge, has been sweeping the world, including China. Donnie Yen perfected the task while blindfolded.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor held a press conference at 4am on July 2, 2019, to respond to violence and vandalism at the Legislative Council hours earlier.
“Little Dumpling”, an eight-year-old girl from southwestern China’s Guizhou province, has become a real boxing pro. Her father teaches her the martial art under a strict training regimen, and their exploits have gone viral on the country’s social media.
A doctor pulled out a 14cm-long toothbrush that was stuck in an elderly woman’s stomach in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, according to Chinese media. She sought medical help nine months after she accidentally swallowed the toothbrush, because she was suffering from severe stomach ache.
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Thousands of people took to the streets of Taipei on June 23, 2019, to express their concerns and opposition to media outlets the protesters described as being “pro-Beijing”.
Two days after an estimated 2 million anti-extradition bill protesters took to the streets, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam offered her “most sincere apology” to the city's residents during a 51-minute press conference.
An ad for a phone went viral on Chinese social media, featuring the unseen love of a father who always stays behind the camera, recording every detail of his family’s life.
Chinese netizens shared funny and heartwarming clips on social media to celebrate fatherhood on Father’s Day.
Massive protests in Hong Kong against the government’s controversial extradition bill have been making headlines around the world.
They are known as “granfluencers” – a new wave of elderly social media stars who are proving that the online world is not an exclusive club for millennials. Adored by millions of people of all ages, the older influencers are bridging the generation gap as they encourage others their age to embrace the internet. But …
Line 10 of the Chongqing subway, in southwestern China, is said to be the country’s deepest. It sits 95 metres deep, or approximately 31 storeys underground, and has become a social media sensation.
Thousands have been stranded as torrential rain battered central and southern China. At least seven were killed and one was still missing as of June 11 as heavy downpours destroyed roads and toppled houses in southern China's Guangdong province. In eastern China's Jiangxi province, state media says more than two mil…
A black cat in central China has gone viral on the country’s social media, after being “caught cheating”.
A man in China with cerebral palsy who has learned to support his family by folding origami in his mouth, who was recently featured in the media, has revealed more about his struggle to acquire the skill. Gao Guangli said that he has lost count of how much paper he swallowed and how many blisters he got on his tongue.
In 1989, Beijing-based writer Ma Bo, who is better known as Lao Gui, author of Blood Red Sunset, was a journalist working for state-run newspaper Legal Daily, as well as an active participant in the Tiananmen Square protests.
A 12-year-old schoolgirl and a 39-year-old man were killed and at least 16 other people injured in a mass stabbing in a residential area of Kawasaki, in the southern part of the greater metropolitan area of the Japanese capital Tokyo. Local media reports said the suspected attacker turned the knife on himself after …
A video of five-year-old Afghan amputee Ahmad Sayed Rahman dancing after he received a prosthetic leg has gone viral on social media.
Grumpy Cat, whose sourpuss demeanour became an internet sensation, has died at age 7. Her owner, Tabatha Bundesen, posted on social media on May 17 that the cat experienced complications from a urinary tract infection and "passed away peacefully in the arms of her mommy”. Grumpy cat’s real name was Tardar Sauce. She…
Zumret and Humar Isaac lost contact with their parents in November 2018. Since then, the two Uygur sisters from Xinjiang, China, have been on a quest to find out what happened. A phone call from someone claiming to work for the community affairs centre led the sisters to believe that their parents were sent to one o…
Kim Jong-un oversaw a “long-range strike” drill, North Korean state media reported on May 10, a day after Seoul released a statement saying the test launched two short-range missiles. North Korean state television released photos of the missiles and its leader overseeing the launch. It is unconfirmed if the images s…
A crane operator who swung his equipment into action to save 14 people trapped by fire in northeastern China is being praised on social media.
A clip of a cat trying to ‘bury’ a bowl of durian, as if it were waste in a litter box, went viral on Chinese social media. The cat smelled it several times, but continued to try to bury the fruit famous for its pungent smell.
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As one of Hong Kong’s pillar industries, tourism is being shaped by an emerging breed of young tech-savvy travellers. They follow their peers or key opinion leaders (KOL), focus on experience, take shorter trips and as a result, spend less on each visit. Paul Chan, a local tour guide, who weaves history and human st…
A park ranger’s selfie with two gorillas went viral after he shared it on social media. Mathieu Shamavu, ranger and caretaker in the Senkwekwe Center for Orphaned Mountain Gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has revealed how he captured the shot.
A new social media challenge in China is the “low-cost treadmill”, where people are replacing treadmills with shower gel.
Wang Fuman became famous when a photo showing the Chinese boy with frozen hair went viral on Chinese social media in 2018.
At historic Rizal Park, a Hong Kong journalist takes on one of the local chess legends in a venue that’s played host to some of the world’s best players and is also home to some stray cats.
A Chinese mother-in-law uprooted her Kiwi son-in-law’s pretty garden, turning it into her own vegetable farm. Their cultural differences have amused thousands on Chinese social media.
German camera manufacturer Leica is dealing with a Chinese social media backlash over an advertisement video depicting a man standing off against a column of tanks – recalling the iconic “Tank Man” filmed during the bloody suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
