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Akihiko Kondo, 35, held an unofficial ceremony to ‘marry’ Hatsune Miku, a virtual reality character designed by a Japanese media company. The Tokyo resident lives with a hologram projection and dolls of Hatsune at home. (Photo: Reuters)
China has backtracked on a controversial move to ease a ban on using tiger and rhino parts for “scientific, medical and cultural purposes”. Environmental groups protesting against the move said it would be a setback to the efforts of protecting endangered animals. A senior official told Chinese state media Xinhua on…
A boy used his body to protect his mother’s bike seat in the rain in eastern China’s Shandong province. His heartfelt gesture touched a lot of people on social media.
The new Hong Kong Fire Services Department mascot “Anyone” got people talking on social media after a fire safety and first aid demonstration at a press conference on Monday, November 5.
Further details of the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been revealed, as Saudi Arabia’s chief prosecutor wraps up a visit to Istanbul, Turkey. The top prosecutor for Istanbul said the Washington Post contributor was choked to death soon after he entered the Saudi consulate on October 2. His body was then di…
Media professionals and a group of students from the Columbia Journalism Review and the creative agency TBWA/Chiat/Day New York established a ‘Misinformation Newsstand’, which aimed at educating people on the danger of fake news and how to recognise it.
A group of artists based in an urban village facing demolition in the southern city of Guangzhou are encouraging residents to report issues not covered by China’s state media – becoming an incubator for citizen journalism. The Chinese government maintains a tight grip on the press, with content deemed sensitive, con…
US President Donald Trump has launched a new TV advert ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, produced by his “Trump 2020” re-election campaign. Campaign manager Brad Parscale explains why the president started a re-election campaign two years before the actual election and discusses Trump’s rhetoric on the recent…
A 39-year-old woman has been detained by police for injuring at least 14 children with a knife at a kindergarten in the southwest Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday morning, according to local media.
China’s social media users are rising to a new internet challenge, called the Falling Stars challenge, to show off their worldly possessions. Participants post photos of themselves lying face down on the street, posing as if they had tripped while getting out of their cars and spilled their bags, accessories and eve…
A 66-year-old cleaner in central China’s Henan province was pushed and dragged on a street after she tried stopping a boy from defecating in public. The incident went viral on social media, sparking anger across the country.
Saudi Arabia says preliminary results of an investigation show Saudi journalist and Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi is dead, and that 18 Saudi nationals have been arrested.
E-commerce companies in China help local beekeepers sell their honey by creating videos and hosting live-streams on popular social media apps like Tik Tok. Their products used to be sold mainly to an older generation, but now sees growing online demand from younger customers.
The disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who vanished after entering the Saudi Arabian consulate In Istanbul on October 2, has sparked a diplomatic crisis that threatens Riyadh’s relations with Turkey, the US and other Western countries. This video takes a look back at the Washington Post contributor’s career.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam delivered her second annual policy address to the city’s legislature on October 10, 2018. She was first met by protesters outside the building. And on entering the chamber, she was confronted by opposition lawmakers shouting and waving banners, calling for press freedom, a universal pensi…
At a press conference on Tuesday morning, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam reacted to questions regarding the denial of a visa renewal for Financial Times’ journalist Victor Mallet.
Hong Kong’s decision to deny a work visa to Financial Times journalist Victor Mallet came to light on Friday. Mallet is the acting president of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club’s (FCC), where he chaired a talk by the convenor of the Hong Kong National Party in August despite strong objections from the city’s governm…
A reporter from mainland China arrested in Britain for slapping a student volunteer at a conference, attended by Hong Kong democracy activists, has been released by police without charges after the Chinese embassy in London intervened.
A Chinese woman who took someone else’s seat on a train from Hunan to Guangdong started arguing with train staff when asked to move. The incident went viral on the country’s social media.
A Chinese man was caught on film taunting and stomping on an alligator at a wildlife preserve in central China’s Anhui province. He was found to have been drinking. His behaviour sparked anger across the country’s social media.
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A pig fell from a lorry as it drove over a bridge in northern China’s Liaoning province. Its “elegant” response to being left behind took the country’s social media by storm.
A new book by veteran Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward offers a glimpse into the drama and chaos of Donald Trump’s administration. In Fear: Trump in the White House, top officials express disdain for Trump’s temperament, character and intellect. They admit to keeping information from the president for the goo…
Two people involved in a fight in southern China’s Hainan province appeared to fall to the ground too easily, leading to footage of the incident going viral on the country’s social media.
More than 1.2 million people have been affected by severe flooding in southern China’s Guangdong province, according to state-run media. Over 127,000 people were evacuated from their homes, as flood waters reached as high as 2 metres.
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A Chinese barber used an angle grinder to cut hair in central China’s Jiangxi province. The clip went viral on the country’s social media and a lot of people were shocked.
Two Chinese women shopping at a duty-free store in Seoul, South Korea, ended up brawling over make-up. A clip of their fight went viral on Chinese social media, sparking online outrage.
A Chinese man took his dog into a hospital’s accident and emergency department in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, demanding doctors treat the animal. His furious reaction to his request being rejected went viral on the country’s social media.
A group of construction workers in eastern China’s Shandong province took their tops off, turned them inside out and sat on them in a taxi, so as to avoid dirtying the vehicle’s seats. Their considerate act was filmed by the driver, and warmed the hearts of many on Chinese social media.
A Chinese policeman’s reaction to donating blood has gone viral on social media in the country.
Some couples owe their thanks to friends who brought them together, but in the case of gay couple Timothy Loo and John Gil, they will be forever grateful to a Facebook algorithm.
A Chinese man, who was leading a youth tour group to Hong Kong, let an 8-year-old boy with a stomachache relieve himself in public at a Hong Kong MTR station. The video went viral on Chinese social media and caused sensation online.
Coffins have been smashed and exhumed as part of a campaign in southeastern China that bans people from burying their dead. The “zero burial” policy in Jiangxi province has stirred anger and resentment among locals. Officials were seen forcibly removing coffins from people’s homes in posts shared on Chinese social m…
A Chinese man’s reaction after a traffic accident has gone viral on social media. He appeared to get up immediately after the motorcycle he was riding was struck by a car, but the man appeared to return to his vehicle and collapse after a three-wheeler came upon the scene.
Hong Kong’s yum cha culture and Cantonese opera are among five designs that will feature on new banknotes that the Monetary Authority unveiled at a press conference on July 24. (Photo: Sam Tsang)
The 12 boys and their soccer coach who were dramatically rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand, have spoken to the media for the first time. The “Wild Boars” team members wore football jerseys when they entered the press conference room in Chiang Rai province. In the tightly controlled event, questions asked by jo…
How big a role will news editors play in the future of media, and what role will algorithms play in news? At Hong Kong’s RISE conference, South China Morning Post CEO Gary Liu discussed the issue with Google news labs lead, APAC, Irene Jay Liu and Altimeter Capital partner Ram Parameswaran.
A Chinese artist’s unique form of calligraphy has taken the country’s social media by storm. Shao Yan uses syringes to squirt ink, calling it “ink shooting”, but some people call his unusual methods a publicity stunt.
In a tea gathering with Hong Kong media, tycoon Li Ka-shing talked about education and finally stepping down as the honorary chairman of Shantou University, a school he founded in 1981.
A Chinese man rode a horse on the road in northern China’s Hebei province, in an attempt to imitate viral videos he had seen on social media.
A bus full of passengers exploded in Leshan City, Sichuan province on June 18. Several passengers were seen fleeing the vehicle as the explosion occurred. Local media reported 15 people were injured, three of whom were passers-by. One person suffered serious injuries. The cause of the blast is under investigation.
A theme park based on the universe of social media app Line has opened in central Bangkok, with its famous emojis and stickers taking centre stage.
A three-year-old boy in the Philippines just couldn’t deal when he found out a fried chicken restaurant was closed - he tried grabbing the food off a poster. There was a happy ending. The restaurant sent him buckets of fried chicken after he went viral on social media.
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Chinese actress Fan Binging, known in Hollywood for her role in X-Men: Days of Future Past, is denying accusations that she evaded taxes by signing two different contracts for the same job -- the key difference between them being the size of her fee. The allegations come as China’s tax authorities order an investiga…
A Chinese man asked to be buried in his beloved car — instead of in a coffin — in Northeastern China’s Hebei province. His bizarre burial went viral on Chinese social media with lots of amused people commenting on unusual way to go.
In his first foreign media interview, Malaysia’s new Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng told the South China Morning Post that the government will announce belt-tightening measures to rapidly pare down total liabilities of 1.087 trillion ringgit (US$250 billion) that ballooned during the tenure of scandal-tainted former …
A two-year-old boy got his hands stuck in an escalator in a shopping mall in Western China’s Guizhou province. But for half an hour, his parents were nowhere to be found. They finally showed up after the mall made a public broadcast to find them.
Young Malian migrant Mamoudou Gassama climbed four floors with his bare hands to rescue a four-year-old boy in France. His daring rescue went viral on social media, prompting French President Emmanuel Macron to offer Gassama French citizenship and a job.
