11+ hour, 15+ min ago   (184+ words) Salon charged 10 to 20 times the market rate; a single multi-procedure lip tattooing session cost a staggering US$6,000 A 75-year-old woman from Shanghai spent three million yuan (US$450,000) on beauty treatments in a salon, completely depleting her retirement savings before her…...

12+ hour, 38+ min ago   (156+ words) State data, business secrets and personal privacy are at stake, State Security Minister Chen Yixin warns as he calls for stronger safeguards Chen underscored Beijing’s view of the technology as a key geopolitical battleground. AI has become “a new arena…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (207+ words) On Chinese e-commerce platforms, some vendors sell missing-child flyers for about 3 yuan (45 US cents) each to help buyers raise awareness A Chinese Porsche owner covered his luxury sports car with 90 flyers of missing children, garnering significant attention online. Recently, a…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (177+ words) They were the “shop kings” of Hong Kong, owning dozens of properties in the same district and even the same street. But over the past few years many of these landlords have gone bankrupt, hit by the collapse in post-pandemic…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (168+ words) Some in the swimming world have questioned the mental and physical impact of high-level training and competing on the 13-year-old schoolgirl Yu Zidi made history last year aged 12 when she became the youngest-ever medallist at the swimming world championships. Now…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (116+ words) South China Morning Post Xi Jinping tells summit in New Delhi that Beijing will offer training in key areas to help the Global South’s development Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Sunday to help Brics countries develop and apply open-source…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (174+ words) Phone scammer accused her of being involved in criminal case and demanded ‘guarantees’ from her, Hong Kong police say A mainland Chinese university student in Hong Kong has lost about HK$1 million (US$127,500) in a scam, in which the fraudster…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (195+ words) If proven to have exploited a public welfare event for self-promotion or falsified donation documents, influencer could face legal consequences A Chinese influencer faced widespread criticism after a purported donation of 1 million yuan (US$150,000) to flood relief efforts was allegedly…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (53+ words) Are recent dog attacks in Hong Kong reason to revamp the city’s canine safety laws? South China Morning Post Are recent dog attacks in Hong Kong reason to revamp the city’s canine safety laws? Hong Kong authorities have stepped up…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (202+ words) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday hailed Brics as the world’s most influential platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries. Speaking at the bloc’s summit in New Delhi, Xi also called on the leaders of major emerging economies…...