15 h. ago China’s video game sales reach record in 2025 amid overseas expansion, AI investment

China’s video game industry revenue grew 7.7 per cent to a new high this year, as domestic titles from the likes of Tencent Holdings and NetEase continued to expand globally and bets on artificial intelligence paid off, according to data released on Friday by the country’s semi-official gaming industry association. The country’s gaming market posted total sales of 350.8 billion yuan (US$49.8 billion) for the year, breaking the previous record of 325.8 billion yuan set last year. The numbers were...

Economics

15 h. ago China’s video game sales reach record amid overseas expansion, AI investment

China’s video game sales reach record amid overseas expansion, AI investment  South China Morning Post

Economics

6 d. ago China husband makes wife kneel, beg him to buy down jacket in shop, sparking public outrage

A video of a woman kneeling in a shopping centre in central China, pleading with her husband to buy her a down jacket, has gone viral on social media, igniting widespread outrage against the man. The clip was recorded in early December outside a clothing store in a shopping centre in Xiaogan, Hubei province. In the video, the woman is seen on her knees, begging her husband to purchase a 299-yuan (US$40) down jacket for her. Meanwhile, the husband berated her for several minutes, according to a...

Economics

6 d. ago China husband makes wife kneel, beg him to buy down jacket, sparking public outrage

China husband makes wife kneel, beg him to buy down jacket, sparking public outrage  South China Morning Post

Politics

8 d. ago China husband seeks help after late wife’s virtual house ‘legacy’ in video game was torn down

A Chinese man has sought help from a mobile game to restore the virtual house his late wife built so that he can continue remembering her, moving many people online. The Beijing man posted under the handle @chuwengeileyan on November 26 that the virtual houses he and his wife built in the game ShanHai suddenly disappeared. ShanHai is an open-world survival crafting game based on the ancient Chinese mythology Shanhai Jing, translated in English as “The Classic of Mountains and Seas”. A user can...

Culture

8 d. ago China husband seeks help after late wife’s video game house ‘legacy’ is torn down

China husband seeks help after late wife’s video game house ‘legacy’ is torn down  South China Morning Post

Culture

9 d. ago Made in Vietnam: Trump Tariffs Ended China’s Monopoly on US Video Game Consoles

Made in Vietnam: Trump Tariffs Ended China’s Monopoly on US Video Game Consoles  Bloomberg.com

Politics

2 w. ago China wife of gay husband contests estate against his lover, parents after man’s death

A gay man in northern China who married his boyfriend’s sister to secure relocation compensation died in a traffic accident, sparking a bitter dispute over his estate between his wife, his lover and his parents. Xu Tian, a 48-year-old Beijing native and senior executive at a state-owned company, had been in a 10-year relationship with his boyfriend, Xue Chong, a doctor two years his junior. Neighbours said the gay couple often posed as father and son in public. Both families knew about their...

Events

3 w. ago Chinese husband splits from wife who squandered US$163,000, mostly on live

A man in central China who lived a frugal life and sent all his money to his wife saw her squander it all, including tipping a male live-streamer 670,000 yuan (US$94,000). The tearful husband told Henan TV he was trying to recover half of their common property. The man, surname Liu, and his wife have been married for eight years and live in Xingyang, Henan province. He works in Zhengzhou, which is 25 km from Xingyang. After deducting his basic living expenses and a rent of just 300 yuan (US$42)...

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