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Culture
Hangzhou’s ‘Most Handsome Police Officer’: Meet the cop capturing hearts at the Asian Games
“When faced with difficulties, do look for a police officer. All of us are handsome,” he was quoted as saying ...
Ryan General
China
Viral web series on teapot’s escape from the British Museum to become a film
The upcoming animation will follow multiple Chinese cultural relics that have been in the British Museum for over 100 years ...
Entertainment
Video: Chinese woman shows off amazing neck and head isolation dance moves
A Chinese woman is making jaws drop for her dance move showcased in a video re-uploaded to Instagram over the weekend. Key details: The vide...
Bryan Ke
Video: Chinese dad hilariously imitates cat after daughter says she wants pet
A father in China has gone viral for imitating a cat to show his daughter what it’s like to be responsible for one. Key details: A 16-second...
Video: Woman gets evicted for storing over a year’s worth of trash inside apartment in China
A tenant in China was given an immediate eviction notice after her landlord discovered that she had accumulated trash inside her apartment f...
Issues & Racism
Human Rights Watch study finds prevalence of anti-Black racist content on Chinese social media
“Beijing should recognize that undertaking investments in Africa and embracing China-Africa friendship won’t undo the harm caused by unaddre...
Crime
UFC fighter Song Yadong, actor Nan Lin robbed at gunpoint in Northern California
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight Song Yadong and “Ghostbox Cowboy” actor Nan Lin were robbed at gunpoint while driving from...
Carl Samson
Art
Man resumes ballet after 17-year break, inspires others to keep their dreams
And while some internet users resorted to fat-shaming, Yang remains committed to looking past the negative remarks and continuing with enjoy...
Chinese influencer apologizes after being filmed attacking man during water festival
Chinese social media users are divided after a Chinese influencer apologized for attacking a man during a water splashing festival at a reso...
Chinese woman shares video of daughter ‘stuck’ to the walls while watching TV
A mother from Pingtan Island in the Chinese province of Fujian was caught off guard when she discovered her daughter’s interesting hab...
71-year-old Chinese grandmother takes daughter, grandson on challenging 2,270-mile road trip
A 71-year-old grandmother in China is making jaws drop online with her impressive driving skills. About their road trip: The grandmother, on...
Paralyzed boy only wants one thing as reward for acing exam in heartwarming video
A 12-year-old boy who is paralyzed from the waist down has gone viral for requesting a gift for his stepmother as a reward for his stellar p...
Woman ignites fury online for taking selfie with injured, unconscious person in the background
Social media users are criticizing a Chinese woman for taking a selfie with an unconscious person in the background during a tour of a state...
Chinese influencer exposed for posing as Russian soldier fighting in Ukraine
A Chinese influencer who talked about his experience fighting in Ukraine as a Russian soldier has been banned from Douyin after online sleut...
Video: Chinese woman filmed traveling to work while holding IV drip
A woman was recently filmed in a Shanghai subway holding up an IV drip bag. What happened: The incident gained attention online after Douyin...
Chinese streamer dies after drinking several ‘baijiu’ bottles during livestream
A Chinese content creator died after consuming several bottles of the Chinese alcoholic beverage baijiu during a livestream. Wang Moufeng, k...
Former exec of TikTok parent ByteDance says Beijing had ‘supreme access’ to US data
A former executive for ByteDance — TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company — has accused the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of having “supreme ...
Chinese father spends $868,000 to build ideal kindergarten for his son
A man from Jiangsu province in eastern China spent an exorbitant amount of money to build the ideal kindergarten for his son. The father, id...
‘Walk to the light’: Woman’s final words to dying husband goes viral
The final farewell of an 83-year-old woman to her dying 87-year-old husband has touched the hearts of Chinese netizens. A video clip of the ...
Michelle De Pacina
China sentences 6 men for abuse, trafficking of chained mother of 8
A Chinese court has jailed six men in connection to the high-profile human trafficking case of a woman that was found chained inside a hut i...
Chinese influencer claims Dilraba Dilmurat fans attacked him for AI kissing video
A Chinese influencer claimed several angry fans of actor Dilraba Dilmurat stormed his office and attacked him for an edited video he posted ...
Business
Chinese drink switches from sexualizing women to men in ads on International Women’s Day
A popular coconut milk brand in China known for its scientifically bogus claims and advertisements featuring sexualized female models is now...
Father punishes son by forcing him to play video games for 17 hours straight
A Chinese father punished his son, 11, by purportedly forcing him to play video games for 17 hours without any sleep. Located in Shenzhen, C...
Iris Jung
Viral video shows girl in China begging on her knees before woman finally returns her dropped money
A teenage girl was forced to beg after dropping her 200 yuan (approximately $29) allowance, with the older woman who picked it up claiming t...
Video captures axe-wielding man in China destroying ex-boss’s Mercedes-Benz
Authorities in southern China have arrested an axe-wielding man after he heavily damaged his former boss’s Mercedes-Benz car while intoxicat...
Tony Leung gains 1.5M followers within a day of joining Douyin, greeted by ‘Infernal Affairs’ co-star Andy Lau
Tony Leung was met with a warm welcome by his fans and fellow Hong Kong actor Andy Lau upon joining Douyin. The beloved actor and singer, 6...
Chinese basketball star apologizes following backlash over sexist taunt
A Chinese basketball star has publicly apologized after drawing outrage on social media for taunting a rival player with a sexist comment. Z...
Dying man’s final words to wife of 64 years move netizens to tears
A tear-inducing video of an elderly man saying his final words to his wife of 64 years while on his deathbed has gone viral on Chinese socia...
Chinese man who models his own brand’s high heels makes nearly $900,000 a month
A Chinese man has gone viral on Douyin for personally modeling his own brand’s high heels. Under the translated Douyin username “Uncle Wu W...
Chinese toddler receives custom prosthetic leg in heartwarming video
A 3-year-old boy from Hubei province in central China has tugged on the heartstrings of social media users after receiving a custom prosthet...
Man’s video of his terminally ill mother cooking him one last meal touches netizens’ hearts
Nothing captures parental love like a homemade meal. For Deng Caihou’s terminally ill mother, cooking her son one final meal was her way of...
William Yuk
Chinese boy goes viral for crying in frustration while teaching his stubborn sister math
A video of a 9-year-old boy crying in frustration as his 9-year-old sister refuses to let him teach her math has gone viral on Chinese soci...
Chinese influencer banned from Douyin for eating a live wasp
A Chinese influencer has been banned from Douyin after he filmed himself eating a live wasp, prompting heavy backlash from online users. T...
Rebecca Moon
21-year-old woman shepherd in China dubbed ‘gentle desert butcher’ goes viral on Douyin
A 21-year-old woman in northwestern China has been rising to stardom on Douyin for sharing videos of her life as a shepherd. In one video,...
Taiwanese boy banned from Douyin for calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a ‘fatty’
In an interview with the YouTube channel 486 Street Polls, a Taiwanese boy revealed that he was banned from Douyin for calling Chinese Pres...
Homeless single father in China who sells balloons at night with his daughter goes viral
A viral Douyin video uploaded on Saturday shows a homeless single father and his daughter selling balloons late at night. The two reported...