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China
Lost puppy that refuses to leave its teddy bear will make you cry
A video of a lost puppy in China refusing to part with its teddy bear has gone viral on the social media platform Weibo. Uploaded by Zheng ...
Iris Jung
Crime
Fan assaulted by 2 women at JJ Lin’s Hong Kong concert after telling them to get down from table
A JJ Lin fan was assaulted by two women during the Singaporean singer’s concert in Hong Kong last week after she called them out for o...
Bryan Ke
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...
Investigation launched after man in China allegedly forced to eat feces after torturing cats to death
Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into a videoed attack on a man suspected of abusing his adopted cats to death and sharing...
Suicide of pink-haired Chinese woman sparks campaign to combat cyberbullying
The death of a pink-haired Chinese woman has sparked a campaign to combat cyberbullying across China. Zheng Linghua, 23, became a victim of ...
Michelle De Pacina
Kris Wu accuser Du Meizhu receives backlash for taking on lead acting role
Du Meizhu, the woman who accused Chinese Canadian K-pop star Kris Wu of sexual assault, has received backlash after landing her first lead a...
Chinese bride goes viral for seating her ex-boyfriends at the same table at her wedding
Inviting exes to a wedding could potentially spell disaster for the bride and groom, but a woman from China’s Hubei province apparently did ...
Food
Chinese woman cracks under pressure of spicy food — literally
While most individuals only need to reach for a drink to wash away the lingering effects of eating very spicy foods, one woman in China had ...
Editorial Staff
Maskless crowds at World Cup cause uproar in China
Qatar World Cup coverage in China has sparked an uproar among Weibo users, who have been speaking out against the Chinese government’s imple...
Ryan General
Chinese mom sparks online discussion on sex education after finding condom inside son’s schoolbag
A mother from the Chinese province of Zhejiang sparked an online discussion about the importance of sex education after finding an unwrappe...
Events
‘Why can’t we win?’: Chinese influencer cries after Japan’s win at World Cup
Chinese Weibo influencer 山羊君GOAT filmed himself crying after witnessing Japan’s “Samurai Blue” score a clutch win against Germany at the FI...
Chinese woman becomes cleaner, now owns 2 houses and cars
University graduate Liu Xiaoli told Chinese media outlet Ding Duan Xin Wen (Top News) on Tuesday that she quit her administrative job to be...
Isa Peralta
‘Don’t let misses become regrets’: Chinese woman quits job to travel with her widowed grandfather
Xiao Wan, a 25-year-old woman from Sichuan province, China, went viral for quitting her job to travel with her grandfather. Her 84-year-ol...
Social Media
Netizens flood Jackie Chan’s Weibo account after his estranged daughter is spotted in free food line
Etta Ng, the 22-year-old estranged daughter of superstar Jackie Chan and former beauty queen Elaine Ng, was spotted queuing for free food i...
China health chief warns against ‘skin-to-skin contact with foreigners’ amid first case of monkeypox
Wu Zunyou, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s chief epidemiologist, announced on Weibo on Saturday that China now has ...
Woman sparks outrage in China after throwing puppy out fourth-floor window during fight
In a viral video circulating on Chinese social media, a woman pushes a Labrador retriever out of a window from her fourth-floor apartment w...
Music
GOT7’s Jackson Wang cuts off livestream after learning fans are giving him money
Jackson Wang abruptly stopped his livestream after learning that his fans were giving him virtual gift stickers paid for with real cash. T...
Chinese boy who went viral for correcting planetarium’s mistakes now teaching astronomy to classmates
A Chinese boy who previously went viral for correcting a mistake at a planetarium is now teaching astronomy at his school. While exploring...
Rebecca Moon
Sorry in advance: Mother and child in China pass out earplugs and candy on plane to fellow passengers before takeoff
To apologize in advance for any noise her toddler may make during a flight, a Chinese mother and her 20-month-old son handed out 100 gift ba...
Hong Kong-based food critic says Japanese omakase ‘treats diners like idiots’
Hong Kong-based food critic Lam Chua is under fire for describing the Japanese omakase dining experience as treating “diners like idiots.” ...
Video of 6-year-old Chinese girl crying after being told she looks like her father goes viral
A 6-year-old girl in China has gone viral after complaining that she is unhappy with resembling her father rather than her mother. When a ...
That’s ba-na-nas: China’s censoring of ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ gets ridiculed online
Chinese national censors have altered the ending to the animated movie “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” by adding a minute-long addendum explain...
Chinese boy is caught on video trying to hide homework in display refrigerator at store
A boy in China was caught trying to hide his homework in a display refrigerator at a shopping center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. The b...
Girl in China seen weeping, begging for forgiveness in front of Confucius statue after bad test score
A young girl in southern China was spotted on her knees crying while begging a Confucius statue for forgiveness after she received a poor t...
‘Is it wrong that I like anything?’: Anime fan in China says she was interrogated by police for wearing kimono
A woman in China claims that she was detained and interrogated by police after they spotted her wearing a white kimono while taking photos i...
Entertainment
Jolin Tsai loses 270K followers after not sharing ‘There is only one China’ post following Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai purportedly lost around 270,000 Weibo followers for not sharing China Central Television (CCTV) News’ “One Chin...
Video of 7-year-old girl in China crying because her father ‘works too hard’ goes viral
A video of a 7-year-old girl in China bursting into tears while video calling her father from daycare has gone viral on Weibo. During an o...
Mother who dumped her baby in trash pile during heat wave to get back at husband stirs outrage in China
A woman in China was filmed on CCTV abandoning her nearly 7-month-old baby as a way of getting back at her husband following a fight. The ...
Chinese cousins aged 3 and 8 go viral for their impressive calligraphy skills
A series of videos showing two young boys in China demonstrating their calligraphy skills has gone viral on Chinese social media. Gao Yubo, ...
Chinese girl flips the script in the best way possible on her dad who thought she should lose weight
A little girl in China captured the hearts of many after she was filmed telling her father that he does not need to lose weight and that sh...
University in China bans professor whose wife alleges he beat her over 1,000 times
Tang Ping, a 31-year-old mother of two in Nanning, China, posted photos and medical records on social media as alleged evidence of the time...
Video of 8-year-old Chinese girl running for first time after paralysis inspires netizens
A video of an 8-year-old girl in China running for the first time after being paralyzed from the waist down has gone viral. After sufferin...
Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe’s death celebrated by some Chinese netizens with champagne emojis
Screenshots from China’s social media platforms — WeChat and Weibo — revealed some Chinese netizens to be celebrating the assassination of ...
Jane Nam
‘Hermes of ice cream’ that does not melt even when held under a blowtorch astonishes Weibo
A Chinese brand of ice cream has been criticized after it was discovered that some of their ice cream does not melt, even when held under a...
Bae Suzy K-drama ‘Anna’ outrages Chinese viewers with scene about counterfeit watch
South Korean actor Bae Suzy’s new K-drama “Anna” has sparked anger among Chinese social media users over a counterfeit luxury watch. The w...
Tiger mom makes her 22-year-old daughter take breathalyzer test every time she comes home at night
A strict mother from Zhengzhou, Henan Province, went viral on Chinese social media for giving her 22-year-old daughter, surnamed Jin, a bre...