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Bling Empire star Lynn Ban dead at 51

The jewellery designer died weeks after she underwent emergency brain surgery following a skiing accident in December

24 Jan 2025 - 12:15PM

Singer Andy Lau nearly falls through trap door in Shenzhen

12 Sep 2024 - 3:22PM

Mortal Kombat star Lewis Tan’s Hollywood journey

3 Nov 2023 - 9:01AM

Fans in China mourn death of Friends star Matthew Perry

30 Oct 2023 - 1:55PM

Coco Lee fans attend Hong Kong memorial for late singer

31 Jul 2023 - 11:05PM

Singer Wang Leehom to return to the stage after divorce drama

9 Dec 2022 - 8:00PM

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Elon Musk meets his Twitter superfan

25 Aug 2022 - 4:00PM

Mass funeral for Sidhu Moose Wala

1 Jun 2022 - 8:00PM

Greater China's top celebrity scandals 2021

23 Dec 2021 - 6:05PM

Coronavirus pandemic: All stories

Is Nicole Kidman immune to Covid-19?

20 Aug 2021 - 6:01PM

Coronavirus pandemic: All stories

Beauty queen helps serve meals in Thai slum

17 Jun 2021 - 4:30PM

Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash

27 Jan 2020 - 8:39PM

Kimono collection rocks Tokyo Fashion Week

17 Oct 2019 - 1:46PM

Digital currencies

Boxing champ Pacquiao launches cryptocurrency

3 Sep 2019 - 2:26PM

Chinese national anthem

Hong Kong elites in patriotic PR video

2 May 2019 - 3:49PM

Trending in China

Robert Downey Jr. spoiled Endgame two weeks before its release

While Downey is going viral on Weibo, Chinese fans discovered other stars also offered spoilers

20 Sep 2019 - 9:03AM

Trending in China

China thinks Captain Marvel isn’t attractive enough

Online comments for Marvel’s first film focused on a female superhero revolve around star Brie Larson’s looks

20 Sep 2019 - 8:59AM

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese A-lister falls victim to deepfake video stunt

It happened to Gal Gadot, Scarlett Johansson and Barack Obama. Now it’s happening to Chinese celebrities

20 Sep 2019 - 8:58AM

Personal data of Chinese celebrities is reportedly for sale

Celebrity hacks don't just happen in the West

20 Sep 2019 - 8:57AM

Xiaomi used a two year old photo to promote the new Mi 9 smartphone

But the launch wasn't all smooth for Xiaomi. The day before, company president Lin Bin posted a series of promotional pictures, showing off the phone's ability to slim female figures and enlarge their breasts (a regretfully common practice among Chinese photo "beauty" apps). Netizens soon pointed out that the pictures were actually two years old. Xiaomi angrily denied any intent to mislead, claiming they were just drafts and that "we are not that stupid."

20 Sep 2019 - 8:53AM

Viral short video app TikTok grows by drawing in celebrities around the world

The fast rise of TikTok has made many wonder how big their marketing budget is

20 Sep 2019 - 8:45AM

Trending in China

A Chinese rapper topped Ariana Grande in iTunes sales. But did bots buy his songs?

Kris Wu. Kris Who? Plenty of people were confused when the Chinese star nabbed seven of the top 10 spots on iTunes' music sales charts. But just as quickly as Wu's rise was his fall. Within a week, none of his songs were in the top 200. Critics say he used bots to buy his way to the top. But his supporters say it shows just how huge and powerful Wu's fanbase is.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:44AM

Trending in China

Jet Li says he rejected The Matrix because he didn’t want his kung fu moves digitally recorded

Martial arts superstar explained the decision in a recent interview with Chinese media

20 Sep 2019 - 8:42AM

Trending in China

Stan Lee reveals a new superhero inspired by “China’s Taylor Swift”

Haven't heard of G.E.M.? Well, she's a big star in China and the inspiration behind Marvel's latest superhero, Jewel. (Gem. Jewel. Get it?) Stan Lee says he's always wanted to create a Chinese superhero, so this didn't come out of the blue. His studio was also bought by a Hong Kong company last year, so be prepared to see more China-focused projects from the man behind so many iconic superheroes.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:41AM

Trending in China

The Rock’s new film Skyscraper bombs in the US but opens big in China

Film produced by Legendary, owned by China’s Wanda

20 Sep 2019 - 8:33AM

Trending in China

The makers of Gundam say their hero won’t be a typical Hollywood muscle guy like The Rock

Fans worry that the live-action Mobile Suit Gundam film will be Americanized

20 Sep 2019 - 8:32AMvideocam

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