41 h. ago China family left let down after spending US$140,000 on lavish panda

The experience of a Chinese family who spent an extravagant 960,000 yuan (US$140,000) on a luxury “Panda Express” train tour has shocked many people online. The lavish purchase has sparked a lively discussion because of claims that the experience promised in promotional materials fell far short of the reality. On August 25, a Chinese netizen posted a video revealing that their family, from Jilin province in northeastern China, embarked on a 17-day “Panda Express Tour” in July. The 26-member...

Economics

41 h. ago China family feel let down after spending US$140,000 on lavish panda

The experience of a Chinese family who spent an extravagant 960,000 yuan (US$140,000) on a luxury “Panda Express” train tour has shocked many people online. The lavish purchase has sparked a lively discussion because of claims that the experience promised in promotional materials fell far short of the reality. On August 25, a Chinese netizen posted a video revealing that their family, from Jilin province in northeastern China, embarked on a 17-day “Panda Express Tour” in July. The 26-member...

Economics

8 d. ago Video Shows US Destroyer Shadowing Russian and Chinese Warships

Video Shows US Destroyer Shadowing Russian and Chinese Warships  Newsweek

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8 d. ago What does a mock US rocket launcher in mainland China say about a Taiwan conflict?

Mock-ups of Himars rocket launchers – which Taiwan has ordered from the US – have been spotted in a car park in mainland China, suggesting a PLA simulation of a cross-strait conflict. A video circulating on mainland Chinese social media this week showed three trucks resembling the US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (Himars). The replica trucks appeared to be lighter than genuine Himars units and, according to the video, lacked rocket launchers. The footage showed the vehicles...

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8 d. ago ‘Inappropriate’: Japan urges China to curb AI videos on wartime emperor

Japan has called on the Chinese government to take steps against a surge of artificial-intelligence videos on Chinese social media mocking Emperor Hirohito, the wartime monarch, warning that the clips risk further straining already fraught bilateral ties. There has been a sharp increase in video clips released on Chinese social media in the run-up to a military parade scheduled for September 3 to mark 80 years since Japan’s surrender ended World War II. In one video, the wartime emperor...

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1 week ago Dad leaves China boy on highway after sibling spat in car; mum walks 1.5 km to find him

A father in China has sparked controversy for abandoning his young son on a busy highway as punishment for hitting his older brother during a quarrel. The man came under the spotlight after a motorcycle travel influencer posted a video of the abandoned youngster, who is thought to be seven or eight years old, online. It showed a young boy standing alone on the side of No. 219 National Highway in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of northwest China. The stranded boy even tried to hail a lift, the...

Transport

1 week ago Video of a Chinese mum walking ‘calm’ toddler to hospital with knife in head goes viral

A shocking video which shows a mother calmly taking her toddler daughter to the hospital with a fruit knife lodged in the child’s head has stunned social media. The incident came to light on August 15 when a netizen posted a video showing a mother and her three-year-old daughter walking as if nothing had happened into Dongchuan People’s Hospital in Kunming, Yunnan province, in southwestern China. According to reports, the girl’s mother, surnamed Hu, was changing bedsheets when she accidentally...

Politics

1 week ago Puyi lookalike acts in dramas, deceives AI in viral role as China’s last emperor

A man in China with a striking resemblance to the country’s last feudal emperor, Puyi, has garnered considerable attention on social media. Fu Qiang, 29, rose to fame last year after releasing a short video in which he donned Puyi’s signature jacket – a Chinese tunic suit, commonly known as a Mao suit – paired with round glasses, while walking through the Forbidden City. The video has amassed over 10 million views, according to the news portal The Cover. Puyi (1906-1967), the last emperor of the...

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2 w. ago Studio behind Black Myth: Wukong plans new game featuring Taoist ghost hunter

The Chinese video game studio behind the global hit Black Myth: Wukong, which played a role in shifting Beijing’s attitude on the gaming industry, has begun developing a new title featuring a Taoist ghost hunter from Chinese folklore. Hangzhou-based Game Science, whose Wukong featured the Monkey King from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, said it had started developing a follow-up title called Black Myth: Zhong Kui. The announcement was made at Gamescom 2025 in Cologne,...

Sport

2 w. ago Chinese centenarian sisters, separated for decades, reunite via video, move many online

Two centenarian sisters, one in Taiwan and the-other in. eastern China’s Jiangsu province, have been reconnected via video after losing contact for decades. The reunion came about thanks to netizens on a leading mainland social media platform and the police. The reconnection was enabled by an influencer from Henan province in central China who lives with her Taiwanese husband in Taipei. She released a video at the end of July, which has captivated mainland social media. In the video, the elder...

Politics

4 w. ago Video: Beijing store stocks humanoid robots from over 40 Chinese brands

Video: Beijing store stocks humanoid robots from over 40 Chinese brands  The Globe and Mail

Politics

last month Handling of bullying case sparks tension, arrests in southwestern Chinese city

The handling of a school bullying case by local authorities in a southwestern Chinese city has sparked outrage among locals, according to residents and mainland media, leading to police arrests for “blocking traffic”. Chinese outlet iFeng.com posted a video on its social media account showing hundreds of people gathering inside a government building in Jiangyou, Sichuan province, on Monday to help the parents of a teenager who had been bullied at school negotiate with officials and express their...

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last month Police deployed in China to quell teen bullying case protest

Police Swat teams were deployed in southwestern China earlier this week after a protest erupted over authorities’ handling of a school bullying case last month. According to footage posted online, the protest occurred on Monday in the Sichuan city of Jiangyou, which is administered by Mianyang. According to a video posted online by Chinese news site iFeng.com, hundreds of people gathered inside a government building in Jiangyou on Monday in support of parents of a teenaged girl who had...

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