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· Ryan General
Jackie Chan wants ‘Rush Hour 4’ and ‘Shanghai Dawn’
Martial arts icon Jackie Chan has confirmed his enthusiasm for returning to the “Rush Hour” (1998) and “Shanghai Noon” (2000) franchises. Speaking with ScreenRant at “The Karate Kid: Legends” red carpet event in New York on Tuesday, Chan said the script for “Rush Hour 4” is…
· Carl Samson
Watch: Tiny robot ‘kidnaps’ a dozen larger robots in Shanghai
A tiny robot has gone viral on social media after allegedly “kidnapping” 12 larger robots from a robotics showroom in Shanghai. Surveillance footage from August shows the pint-sized, AI-powered Erbai engaging the showroom robots in a surprisingly human-like conversation. “Are…
· Editorial Staff
Rihanna makes traditional Chinese pancakes in Shanghai
Rihanna makes traditional Chinese pancakes in Shanghai: Music superstar Rihanna won the hearts of Chinese social media users after she was filmed making the traditional 2,000-year-old Chinese pancake, jianbing, while promoting her cosmetic brand Fenty in Shanghai last month.…
· Daniel Anderson
First trailer drops for ‘Gremlins’ animated prequel series set in 1920s Shanghai
HBO Max released the teaser trailer for “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai,” an animated prequel to the “Gremlins” films, on Wednesday. The upcoming series, which was first announced in 2019, takes place in 1920s Shanghai. It features a young Sam Wing, who eventually goes on to…
· Bryan Ke
10-year-old boy filmed threatening to stab Shanghai health worker with knife during COVID test
A furious 10-year-old boy in Shanghai was caught on camera brandishing a vegetable knife and threatening to kill a healthcare worker. The incident allegedly occurred because the healthcare worker scolded the boy after informing him that it would be difficult to conduct a…
· Rebecca Moon
Shanghai nursing home resident taken to morgue in body bag is found to still be alive
Shanghai Xinchangzheng Nursing Home declared a resident dead and took him to the morgue in a body bag before realizing he was still alive. Video footage of the incident, which occured on Sunday afternoon, shows workers in protective suits pulling a body bag out of the mortuary…
· Carl Samson
Chinese netizens challenge Great Firewall with viral video of Shanghai residents’ voices
Chinese social media users fought censors last week when they came up with creative ways to spread a video that highlighted the plight of locked-up residents in Shanghai. The six-minute video, titled “Voices of April,” featured voices of residents who found themselves in…
· Carl Samson
Panic buying triggered as Shanghai residents are fenced behind metal barriers for ‘hard quarantine’
Shanghai residents are now behind metal barriers as the city enters its fourth week of lockdown amid an Omicron outbreak. Government workers and volunteers installed the green fences measuring 2 meters (around 6.5 feet) tall over the weekend across small streets and on entrances…
· Jane Nam
China reports first COVID deaths in over 2 years amid Shanghai lockdown disaffection
Shanghai’s 26 million residents have been in complete lockdown since April 1 as part of China’s zero-COVID strategy and the Omicron variant’s extreme contagiousness. On Sunday, three elderly Shanghai residents, two of them 91 years old and one 89, were the first to reportedly…
· Jane Nam
Video of Shanghai residents screaming out their windows during strict COVID lockdown goes viral
A video recorded in Shanghai has gone viral for showing residents screaming out of their windows after over a week of total COVID-19 lockdown. Author and radio host Patrick Madrid posted the video on Twitter on April 8, claiming it was sent to him the day before by his friend’s…
· Bryan Ke
Healthcare worker filmed beating corgi to death in locked-down Shanghai sparks anger
A video showing a healthcare worker beating a corgi to death on the streets of Shanghai amid a lockdown has gone viral. The dog’s owners, who tested positive for COVID-19 and needed to be quarantined, said they let their dog out on the streets so it could have a better chance at…
· Ryan General
Shanghai woman in lockdown has to have her double eyelid surgery sutures removed at her complex’s gate
A Shanghai woman waiting to have the sutures removed from a recent eyelid surgery found her residential complex unexpectedly under COVID-19 lockdown. After concerns about a prolonged lockdown, she asked her doctor, named Zhou, for help: “Do you think I can postpone the time to…
· Bryan Ke
26 million Shanghai residents placed on two-stage lockdown amid COVID-19 surge
China’s most populous city has been placed on a two-stage lockdown amid a new surge of COVID-19 infections, with 4,381 asymptomatic and 96 symptomatic cases recorded as of Monday. Shanghai’s Pudong financial district and nearby areas in the east were the first to be affected by…
· Ryan General
Kiwi columnist for Shanghai Daily celebrates his ‘China state-affiliated media’ label on Twitter
Andy Boreham, a Shanghai Daily columnist from New Zealand, was recently labeled as "China state-affiliated media" by Twitter. “As far as I’m aware, I’m the first foreigner to gain this coveted title,” he tweeted. “Let’s keep fighting the machine, guys!” The label, which applies…
· Carl Samson
Dior sparks local controversy over photo of Asian woman at Shanghai exhibition
Dior has drawn criticism in China over a photo in its exhibition that purportedly caters to Western aesthetics vilifying Asian women. Driving the news: The image, shot by Chinese photographer Chen Man, appeared in the French brand’s “LADY DIOR” exhibit in Shanghai. It shows an…
· Bryan Ke
China opens first transgender clinic for children, adolescents in a Shanghai university
China’s first transgender clinic that offers help to children and adolescents in their transition through medical and psychological means has recently opened in Shanghai. A bridge: The clinic, which opened its doors at the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, aims to act as…
· Jiselle Lee
34,000 visitors trapped at Shanghai Disneyland for hours after a woman tested positive for COVID-19
Shanghai Disneyland Park locked its doors on about 34,000 theme park visitors and staff after a COVID-19 scare in order to test them for the virus. What happened: A woman from nearby Hangzhou traveled to Shanghai over the weekend and tested positive for COVID-19, prompting an…
· Grace Kim
New trend sees Chinese influencers head to Shanghai Costco to pretend they’re in the US
Costco is beloved by millions of shoppers all over the world for having just about everything one could possibly need. For some, that includes the perfect backdrop to their photos, as Chinese influencers have recently been flocking to the stores as part of a new trend. For the…
· Thy Nguyen
Shanghai woman to donate $1.5 million apartment to the government after getting inspired by Chow Yun-fat
A Shanghai woman and her daughter were inspired by beloved Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat’s decision to donate his entire fortune to charity. Donating their apartment: The daughter, surnamed Ye, convinced her mother to donate their $1.5 million apartment to the government upon…
· Ryan General
Hard of Hearing Baristas Serve Coffee With ‘Bear Hands’ at Hit Shanghai Café
Customers are flocking to a specialty café in Shanghai for its forward-thinking business model that provides employment to disabled employees.