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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.
A Taiwanese dog owner’s touching letter to her deceased pet went viral on Chinese social media. Pudding, a 15-year-old golden retriever, suffered from bone spurs pressing on her nerves. Her owner had taken her for a walk, letting Pudding enjoy the breeze, only for the dog to refuse to leave. Little did they know tha…
A furious argument between two men in English in Beijing’s subway has gone viral on Chinese social media
A Hong Kong journalist was bloodied, handcuffed and dragged into a police van by officers in Beijing on Wednesday morning. Now TV cameraman Chui Chun-ming and his colleagues were trying to cover the court hearing of a human rights lawyer.
After taking turns to cut each other off in traffic, two drivers in the Chinese city of Shanghai got out of their cars to brawl on an overpass. Footage of the fight went viral on social media. Everyone involved was fined.
A magical wedding veil flies through the air, and lands on the head of a blushing bride - that’s a new wedding trend in China that has gone viral on social media. It’s the latest in a line of quirky innovations that have livened up nuptials in the world’s most populous country.
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Peppa Pig, the hugely popular animated show aimed at preschoolers, has become hugely popular in China. It can be found on virtually every internet video platform and has amassed some 34 billion views online since 2015. But the official state newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party recently took aim at some Peppa Pi…
North and South Korea on May 1 began to remove loudspeakers set up at the demilitarised zone, their de facto border, that had been used to broadcast propaganda messages from one side into the other. It is one of the steps the countries are taking to mend relations and work towards officially ending the Korean War. T…
The historic summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean president Moon Jae-in was broadcast live around the world. But an entourage of photographers, who were all clamouring for the best shot, inadvertently photobombed the main camera that was filming the live video.
A wild monkey’s furious reaction to being pushed into a pond at a temple in central China’s Fujian province has gone viral on the country’s social media.
"This is torturing people through time." Freelance journalist Per Lijas speaks with 'Freed' refugees who share their stories on the harsh conditions on Manus Island, Australia's now-closed offshore detention centre.
Thirty-two Chinese tourists have been killed in a bus crash in North Korea, China’s foreign ministry said. The accident happened on Sunday night in North Hwanghae province. Chinese state television has broadcast images of the crashed coach in North Korea and the injured receiving treatment in hospital.
A stray dog was left injured after two pitbulls attacked it in China’s Fujian province. The owner of the pitbulls has been criticised on Chinese social media for not doing anything to help the dog, and later offering to pay just a fraction of the cost of an operation it needed.
Goma, a four-year-old Japanese dog, has gone viral on social media because of his enormous ears, which look like those of iconic cartoon character Mickey Mouse.
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Southeast Asians were steamed up about a Malaysian-born MasterChef UK contestant being kicked off the cooking programme for making a traditional chicken dish that was judged not "crispy" enough. They quickly took to social media, including Twitter, to defend Zaleha Kadir Olpin, saying that they had never heard of a …
North Korean state-run media reported on supreme leader Kim Jong-un's talks with Xi Jinping in China. But the coverage made no mention of Kim's statement to Xi regarding denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
Chinese state media has embarked on an aggressive propaganda campaign to build up president Xi Jinping's cult of personality. The propaganda blitz includes a 90-minute documentary, which focuses on Xi’s role in driving progress during his first five years as China's top leader. With presidential term limits being sc…
A Chinese man wanted to trick his mother by scanning her face for a Face ID payment, but she came up with a smart way to foil him. It wasn't the first time he has made her go viral on social media.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a two-hour press conference with Chinese and foreign journalists, addressing issues from North Korea to a potential trade war with the United States to the territorial disputes in the South China.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a two-hour press conference with Chinese and foreign journalists, addressing issues from North Korea to a potential trade war with the United States to the territorial disputes in the South China.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a two-hour press conference with Chinese and foreign journalists, addressing issues from North Korea to a potential trade war with the United States to the territorial disputes in the South China. Here are the highlights of the two-hour event in two-minutes.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a two-hour press conference with Chinese and foreign journalists, addressing issues from North Korea to a potential trade war with the United States to the territorial disputes in the South China.
Hundreds of journalists from around the world have come to Beijing to cover the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC). The opening day is always an early wake-up call for journalists, as they must line up well before sunrise in order to be the first to get their hands on the government work report a…
The spokesman for the 13th session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s equivalent to parliament, outlined the annual meeting’s agenda in a press conference on Sunday. Zhang Yesui also took questions from reporters about major domestic and international issues, including the proposal to remove term limit…
Video posted to social media showed the scene outside a Florida high school after a former student opened fire in the school on Wednesday (February 14).
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Book publisher Gui Minhai, who is being held by Chinese authorities, spoke in an interview with several Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland media groups in a detention facility in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, arranged by the Ministry of Public Security.
The release of photos of Chinese Navy’s Type 072 III landing ship Haiyangshan on social media has fuelled speculation that Beijing plans to build the world’s first railgun at sea.
Quarry Bay's "monster buildings" became famous after being featured in a Transformers movie, attracting tourists from around the world who wanted to photograph the incredibly dense apartment block and post the images to social media. The influx of photographers disturbed local residents, prompting the apartment bloc…
At least 18 people were injured after a suspected attack in Shanghai’s Huangpu district on Friday morning, state media reports
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A debate between American journalist Keith Richburg and Chinese venture capitalist Eric Li got passionate.
A debate between American journalist Keith Richburg and Chinese venture capitalist Eric Li got passionate.
A group of masked men entered a restaurant in Guilin, in China's Guangxi province, and smashed up furniture with machetes. Local media reported that the men had dined there the day before, and weren’t happy with the service.
India’s streets are notorious for gridlock, but 38-year-old policeman Ranjeet Singh has had a unique way of managing it for the past 12 years. He controls traffic while "moonwalking", claiming that the traffic violation rate at the junction he is responsible for has fallen over the years. He has also become a social…
Fan Fan is a young broadcast star who has carved out a successful career in China’s highly competitive livestreaming industry. She describes her lifestyle as “stressful” due to working long hours without holidays to ensure she stands out from the competition.
A Chinese journalist is leading the charge in China’s #MeToo movement.
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Some 120 students in a Hong Kong secondary school watched a live broadcast of Basic Law Committee chairman Li Fei’s speech amid some yawns and head-scratches, with a few struggling to fight off drowsiness.
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Parents fought with each other at a shopping mall playground after their children scrambled for toys in Shenzhen, China, according to local media. One person suffered minor injuries.
Unveiled at an exclusive invitation-only event in Singapore for less than 200 worldwide VIPs and media (of which STYLE was one), Montblanc’s High Artistry Homage to Hannibal Barca Limited Edition is inspired by the tale of a genius Punic military commander from Carthage, named Hannibal Barca (247 – between 183 and 1…
A series of pictures of Hong Kong re-imaged with Lego characters is proving very popular on social media.
A mother wrapped her newborn baby in plastic bags and tried to send the girl by courier to an orphanage, Chinese media reported.
CheckCheckCin aims to reach the modern masses with traditional Chinese medicine philosophy, pioneered by Cinci Leung. What began as a one-stop health advice portal on social media has now turned into a trajectory that includes an online app, a wellness clinic, and two herbal cafés in Hong Kong.
Tech entrepreneurs and thought leaders gathered in Hong Kong for the three-day Rise Conference. SCMP CEO Gary Liu shares his thoughts on media transformation in the digital age.
From kangaroos and quokkas to camels and tiny birds, Dixon, who is known as “the animal selfie king”, often manages to capture the hilarious moments of wild animals around the world with his camera. By posting animal pictures with his human face besides to his Instagram account, the social media influencer has so fa…
