https://www.scmp.com/rss/278891/feed Weibo, which means micro blog in Chinese, is a Chinese online networking tool. Hundreds of millions of netizens across China use Weibo as a platform to exchange information and voice opinions on social issues in a nation under strict news censorship. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mike Chan Mike Chan In the history of the game, there had only ever been one snooker world champion from China before Monday – then Wu Yize doubled that number at the Crucible Theatre in thrilling fashion. An 18-17 victory over Shaun Murphy, hailed as marking the “golden era of Chinese snooker”, has propelled the 22-year-old to superstardom in his home country, with the hashtag “Wu Yize wins the World Championship” getting 40 million views on social media platform Weibo, where it topped the list of trending topics... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3352481/meet-wu-yize-new-snooker-world-champion-marking-games-golden-era-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3352481/meet-wu-yize-new-snooker-world-champion-marking-games-golden-era-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 May 2026 09:30:05 +0000 Nayan Seth Nayan Seth Chinese social media reacted with amusement and disbelief as Britain’s King Charles gave US President Donald Trump a World War II-era British submarine bell as a gift, highlighting differing cultural interpretations of the unusual gesture. “Gifting a bell isn’t a big deal in Western culture – but it’s quite amusing, as far as we’re concerned!” a user on Chinese social media wrote. On Tuesday, during his state visit to the United States, King Charles presented Trump with the original brass bell... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352000/why-king-charles-trump-bell-gift-amuses-chinese-internet-users?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352000/why-king-charles-trump-bell-gift-amuses-chinese-internet-users?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:23:53 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Hong Kong’s Security Bureau has defended its decision to appoint singer Hins Cheung as a mentor in a “rehabilitation project” for youngsters arrested during the 2019 protests, saying it welcomes individuals from all backgrounds to share positive life experiences following criticism from internet users in mainland China. The project, which has been running for two years, aims to support the rehabilitation of about 7,000 people arrested during the social unrest but not prosecuted. “[Activities]... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3351603/bureau-defends-hins-cheung-mentor-role-after-mainland-china-online-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3351603/bureau-defends-hins-cheung-mentor-role-after-mainland-china-online-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:40:26 +0000 Zhu Wenqian Zhu Wenqian A 32-year-old investor in central Hunan never expected a routine phone call about stock tips would leave him nursing heavy losses. In a post on RedNote, he said a caller claiming ties to private equity firms offered daily stock recommendations, urging him to buy within fixed quotas in exchange for sharing half the profits. “It was sketchy – I’m now trapped in the market and down almost 20 per cent,” he said on Thursday. His experience reflects a broader surge in scams targeting retail investors,... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3350447/hot-tips-cold-reality-china-targets-online-stock-scams-hitting-retail-investors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3350447/hot-tips-cold-reality-china-targets-online-stock-scams-hitting-retail-investors?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:45:08 +0000 Jane Cai Jane Cai For millennia, the wisdom of Chinese strategist Sun Tzu has guided leaders. His sayings, most famously collected in The Art of War, emphasise deception, careful preparation and understanding both your enemy and yourself. “Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.” “Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.” Today, a new master strategist has arisen, though his aphorisms emphasise careless blundering. “If you do not know what... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3349792/you-cannot-lose-if-you-do-not-have-goal-viral-wisdom-don-tzu?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3349792/you-cannot-lose-if-you-do-not-have-goal-viral-wisdom-don-tzu?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:00:07 +0000 Jane Cai Jane Cai As the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran continues, Chinese social media is buzzing with condemnations of Washington, expressions of sympathy for Tehran and an outpouring of unsolicited strategic advice. The conflict, which began with the February 28 air strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has dominated the list of trending topics on the country’s main platforms, such as WeChat, Weibo and Douyin. Social media is tightly controlled and most of the comments... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347475/chinese-social-media-awash-criticisms-us-it-possible-go-too-far?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347475/chinese-social-media-awash-criticisms-us-it-possible-go-too-far?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:00:09 +0000 Xinlu Liang Xinlu Liang A White House photo of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appearing to break into a dance at an official function ignited a wave of mockery across Chinese social media on the weekend, with commenters framing her as Washington’s biggest cheerleader. The photograph, the first in an official White House gallery from her summit with US President Donald Trump on Thursday, captures Takaichi in a moment of unbridled exuberance during a welcome reception. Making her first trip to Washington since... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347471/trumps-biggest-cheerleader-why-japans-takaichi-making-waves-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347471/trumps-biggest-cheerleader-why-japans-takaichi-making-waves-china?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:00:09 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has apologised to China’s national team and their fans after describing their victory over Japan as “a sneaky win” on social media. China came from behind to beat hosts Japan 87-80 in their Fiba Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers match on Thursday in Okinawa, overturning a 14-point deficit in the second half. After the game, the sport’s governing body posted the result on its official social media platforms with the caption: “Drama in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3344986/basketball-world-governing-body-apologises-china-after-calling-win-over-japan-sneaky?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3344986/basketball-world-governing-body-apologises-china-after-calling-win-over-japan-sneaky?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00:12 +0000 Bibek Bhandari Bibek Bhandari Late one night in southern Nepal last month, whispers spread of an unusual wedding taking place. Inside a modest home, an 18-year-old girl was about to be wed to a Chinese national nearly twice her age. The match was illegal. Nepal’s minimum age for marriage is 20, and the bride’s youth alarmed onlookers. Police were called and the ceremony in Bara district was swiftly brought to a halt. But the episode shone a spotlight on the trafficking of young Nepali women into marriage with Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3335584/chinese-marriage-brokers-find-new-hunting-ground-nepal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3335584/chinese-marriage-brokers-find-new-hunting-ground-nepal?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:00:10 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Chinese social media users have dished out a huge backhanded compliment to Olympic champion Quan Hongchan, saying that despite her weight gain, she is still one of the best. Quan has been trending on Weibo throughout the week, following her first gold medal at this year’s National Games, and on Wednesday, a hashtag praising her technique was viewed more than 10 million times. However, some users also thought it necessary to highlight her weight while also applauding Sunday’s gold medal in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3331607/chinese-fans-weigh-quans-bulkier-physique-say-diving-star-still-ferrari?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3331607/chinese-fans-weigh-quans-bulkier-physique-say-diving-star-still-ferrari?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:30:08 +0000 Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May Could China’s new K visa reshape the global competition for top talent? Beijing certainly aims to do just that. Officially rolled out this month, the visa is aimed at young foreign professionals in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. It targets graduates and professionals with at least a bachelor’s degree in STEM from recognised institutions or engaged in relevant education or research. Unlike other Chinese visas for employment or research, the K visa does not... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3328850/how-china-can-position-its-k-visa-success-race-global-tech-talent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3328850/how-china-can-position-its-k-visa-success-race-global-tech-talent?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:30:09 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Togo international footballer Samuel Asamoah could be left paralysed after he collided with an advertising board and broke his neck during a match in the second tier of Chinese football, his club has said. Video footage showed Asamoah, who plays for Guangxi Pingguo in China League One, being barged into from behind by Chongqing Tonglianglong’s Zhang Zhixiong during Sunday’s match. The push, for which Zhang received a yellow card, forced Asamoah to plough headfirst into the LED advertising... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3328492/togo-football-international-asamoah-paralysis-fear-after-collision-during-china-match?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3328492/togo-football-international-asamoah-paralysis-fear-after-collision-during-china-match?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 06:21:59 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen The initial sales results of Xiaomi’s new 17-series smartphones have “exceeded expectations” so far, according to company founder, chairman and CEO Lei Jun in a Tuesday post on the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo. Beijing-based Xiaomi launched its 17-series smartphones last month, two weeks after Apple introduced its iPhone 17 models. In a separate Weibo post on Tuesday, Xiaomi’s smartphone business president, Lu Weibing, apologised for the “insufficient stock” of the company’s new flagship... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3328250/xiaomis-initial-17-series-handset-sales-exceeded-expectations-against-iphone-17-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3328250/xiaomis-initial-17-series-handset-sales-exceeded-expectations-against-iphone-17-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:00:18 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang Hundreds of trekkers have reached safety after being stranded near the eastern slope of Mount Everest by heavy snowfalls, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. CCTV reported on Tuesday night that 580 trekkers and more than 300 local guides and yak porters had “safely reached” a relocation point in Qudang in the Tibet autonomous region, and arrangements were being made for them to return home. A further dozen hikers, helped by rescue personnel sent from Tingri county, had reached a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3328202/800-more-trekkers-guides-and-porters-rescued-after-being-stranded-everest-blizzard?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3328202/800-more-trekkers-guides-and-porters-rescued-after-being-stranded-everest-blizzard?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 05:31:50 +0000 Alcott Wei Alcott Wei As China settles into its “golden week” National Day holiday, the country’s cyber watchdogs are hard at work scouring the internet for negative sentiment, and handing out harsh penalties or imposing bans on influential online figures and social media platforms. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said on Monday that the latest round of its “Clean Net” campaign aimed to “crack down on malicious incitement of negative emotions” and “create a more civilised and rational online... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3327678/why-china-targeting-negative-emotions-its-latest-online-clean-campaign?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3327678/why-china-targeting-negative-emotions-its-latest-online-clean-campaign?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:00:09 +0000 Danielle Popov Danielle Popov China’s cyberspace regulator has issued warnings to ByteDance’s news aggregator Jinri Toutiao and Alibaba Group Holding’s internet browser operator UCWeb for inadequate content moderation, adding to a series of recent crackdowns targeting trending topics in online platforms. In separate statements issued on Tuesday, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) accused both companies of “damaging the online ecosystem”. The regulator said Toutiao displayed “unhealthy content” on its hot search... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3326658/china-warns-bytedance-alibaba-platforms-latest-crackdown-trending-topic-violations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3326658/china-warns-bytedance-alibaba-platforms-latest-crackdown-trending-topic-violations?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:35:09 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang The operator of China’s second-most popular short video app, Kuaishou Technology, and microblogging platform Weibo came under scrutiny from the nation’s top internet regulator for allegedly “damaging the online ecosystem” due to lax content control. Kuaishou and Weibo had failed to manage content effectively, allowing celebrity gossip to infiltrate their trending topics, according to two notices published on the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)’s WeChat public account on Saturday. The... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3326376/china-warns-kuaishou-weibo-over-celebrity-gossip-amid-crackdown-online-content?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3326376/china-warns-kuaishou-weibo-over-celebrity-gossip-amid-crackdown-online-content?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:00:17 +0000 Phoebe Zhang,Alcott Wei Phoebe Zhang,Alcott Wei A week has passed since China held its Victory Day parade but fans have kept up the national pride momentum by buying missile toys and creating trend videos. Toymakers across Taobao, the country’s biggest e-commerce site, are busy making plush toy versions of the DF-61 and DF-5C domestically made intercontinental ballistic missiles that were unveiled in the September 3 parade. In one shop, a pillow replica of the DF-5C comes in green, brown and white, and in three sizes up to 160cm (61 inches).... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3325309/want-relive-chinese-military-parade-try-cuddly-missile-plushie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3325309/want-relive-chinese-military-parade-try-cuddly-missile-plushie?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:00:13 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Major Chinese social media platforms, including Tencent Holdings’ WeChat and ByteDance-owned Douyin, have launched new features to abide by Monday’s roll-out of a new law that mandates labelling of all artificial intelligence-generated content online. The law, which was issued in March, requires explicit and implicit labels for AI-generated text, images, audio, video and other virtual content. Explicit markings must be clearly visible to users, while implicit identifiers – such as digital... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3323959/chinas-social-media-platforms-rush-abide-ai-generated-content-labelling-law?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3323959/chinas-social-media-platforms-rush-abide-ai-generated-content-labelling-law?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:00:14 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang The Chinese social media platform Weibo has shut down several accounts for “inciting gender antagonism” and vowed to continue cracking down on such behaviour. On Monday, the social media site announced via its official account that it had permanently closed an account named “Lilian Shuodao” for “continuously stigmatising the opposite sex and posting extreme anti-marriage remarks”. The term “opposite sex” referred to men. As of Tuesday, the banned account, which had 129,000 followers, was no... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3322407/chinas-weibo-shuts-down-social-media-accounts-inciting-gender-antagonism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3322407/chinas-weibo-shuts-down-social-media-accounts-inciting-gender-antagonism?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:15:38 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Apple has started testing Douyin Pay as a new mobile payment service on its China App Store, according to mainland media reports, while purportedly leaked images of the iPhone 17 stirred up discussion on Chinese social media this week. Once tests are completed, Douyin Pay is expected to serve as the fourth payment platform on the mainland App Store, after Ant Group’s Alipay, Tencent Holdings’ WeChat Pay and state-run China UnionPay, according to reports on Tuesday by online local media IThome... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3321744/apple-eyes-douyin-pay-mainland-app-store-while-iphone-17-leak-stirs-online-debate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3321744/apple-eyes-douyin-pay-mainland-app-store-while-iphone-17-leak-stirs-online-debate?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:00:10 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Chinese table tennis fans have accused Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto of feigning injury to take advantage of a medical timeout as he won the World Table Tennis Champions Yokohama title against Wang Chuqin. Harimoto, who was born to Chinese parents, stunned world champion Wang 4-2 at the Yokohama Buntai arena on Monday to win his first WTT Champions crown since lifting the European Summer Series in 2022. However, Chinese fans cried foul play, posting images of Harimoto calling for a medical timeout... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3321581/chinese-table-tennis-fans-slam-harimoto-over-medical-timeout-against-wang-chuqin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3321581/chinese-table-tennis-fans-slam-harimoto-over-medical-timeout-against-wang-chuqin?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:14:08 +0000 Danielle Popov Danielle Popov Huawei Technologies founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei, who has been the face of China’s resilience to US tech restrictions, has provided some guidance to the head of Changan Automobile, as the state-owned carmaker pushes its go-global strategy and eyes a potential merger with Hong Kong-listed Dongfeng Motor Group. According to his post on Chinese microblogging site Weibo, Changan chairman Zhu Huarong said he visited Ren, 80, at Huawei’s headquarters in Shenzhen last Friday to discuss the state of... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3321479/huaweis-ren-zhengfei-changan-automobiles-zhu-huarong-discuss-state-china-ev-sector?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3321479/huaweis-ren-zhengfei-changan-automobiles-zhu-huarong-discuss-state-china-ev-sector?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:00:14 +0000 Hannah Wang Hannah Wang DJI, the world’s biggest maker of consumer drones, this week introduced the company’s latest flagship 8K panoramic video camera, the Osmo 360 – its first entry in the 360-degree imaging market. Shenzhen-based DJI’s latest camera, which was on the hot search list of the Chinese social media platform Weibo as of Friday, marks the firm’s major push into the broader photography market, where it competes against vendors like omnidirectional camera specialist Insta360. “The launch of the Osmo 360 is a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3320462/chinese-drone-giant-dji-launches-its-first-entry-360-degree-camera-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3320462/chinese-drone-giant-dji-launches-its-first-entry-360-degree-camera-market?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:30:08 +0000 Nancy Wang Nancy Wang A highly anticipated Chinese film that over 3 million users have marked as “want to see” on the Chinese ticket-selling platform Maoyan has sparked discussion on Weibo after its release was changed from July 31 to the more ambiguous “2025”. The film, 731, exposes the grievous biological and chemical experiments committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Kwantung Army in Northeast China during the Sino-Japanese war and World War II. Directed by filmmaker Zhao Linshan and starring well-known mainland... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3320268/chinese-netizens-riled-over-delay-731-film-about-horrific-japanese-human-experiments?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3320268/chinese-netizens-riled-over-delay-731-film-about-horrific-japanese-human-experiments?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:15:08 +0000 Nancy Wang Nancy Wang Renowned Hong Kong lyricist Peter Lai Bei-dak is trending on Chinese social media platform Weibo after he disclosed that he helped his 37-year-old son – with whom he has a strained relationship – pay off credit card debt worth hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars. Many comments shared on Weibo expressed empathy for the 75-year-old single father, with many users lamenting his situation. Lai also shared with local media platform HK01 that he is currently looking for a soulmate, which sparked... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3319493/who-peter-lai-renowned-hong-kong-lyricist-trending-chinese-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3319493/who-peter-lai-renowned-hong-kong-lyricist-trending-chinese-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Jul 2025 00:15:08 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Hong Kong actors Eric Tsang Chi-wai and Kenny Bee have distanced themselves from an outspoken Malaysian singer-songwriter after facing a backlash for taking a photo with the rapper known for his critical stance on mainland Chinese authorities. Veteran actor and comedian Tsang, 72, apologised on Monday on Chinese social media platform Weibo, two days after Malaysian singer Wee Meng Chee, more popularly known as Namewee, posted his photo with the two Hong Kong celebrities. The pair were in... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3319038/hong-kongs-eric-tsang-kenny-bee-deny-links-malaysias-namewee-after-group-photo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3319038/hong-kongs-eric-tsang-kenny-bee-deny-links-malaysias-namewee-after-group-photo?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:13:20 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Freestyle skier Eileen Gu is back in training and gearing up for her second Olympic cycle, following a disappointing end to the 2024-25 season that saw her miss February’s Asian Winter Games in Harbin because of injury. The two-time Olympic champion posted a 45-second video on Weibo showcasing her gym routine. The clip ends with Gu performing a cork 720 with a Buick grab on a slope in Austria. In January, Gu was left badly bruised from a fall during the Winter X Games after winning gold in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3318465/chinese-olympic-champion-skier-eileen-gu-back-training-enjoys-first-ever-spa-day?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3318465/chinese-olympic-champion-skier-eileen-gu-back-training-enjoys-first-ever-spa-day?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:05:18 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma Hong Kong’s major social media, messaging platform providers and telecoms firms have pledged to strengthen checks on advertisers’ identities and remove fraudulent advertisements embedded with phishing links. Seven social media or messaging platforms and six telecommunications companies have joined the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Anti-scam Consumer Protection Charter 3.0. The initiative commits them to proactively detecting fraud on their platforms and networks, as well as cooperating... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3317592/hong-kong-tech-and-telecoms-giants-unite-combat-online-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3317592/hong-kong-tech-and-telecoms-giants-unite-combat-online-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:00:35 +0000 Edith Mao Edith Mao A Chinese model from the southern province of Guangdong has been rescued from Myanmar after he was lured under the pretext of an overseas job last month, according to the Chinese embassy in Thailand. “The Chinese citizen surnamed Zhong has been rescued under the collaborative efforts of all parties,” the embassy said in a statement on Friday. “We once again warn Chinese citizens to beware of overseas ‘high-paying job’ scams. Foreign nationals need proper work permits for employment in... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3316960/chinese-model-lured-myanmar-scam-job-rescued-after-sister-raises-alarm-thailand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3316960/chinese-model-lured-myanmar-scam-job-rescued-after-sister-raises-alarm-thailand?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:42:16 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Chinese tennis fans have made clear their disappointment after Zheng Qinwen crashed out of Wimbledon in the first round for the third straight year. The tournament’s fifth seed was beaten 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 by world No 81 Katerina Siniakova late on Tuesday – the second time in three years the Czech had knocked Zheng out in the opening round of the grass grand slam. Afterwards, many on Chinese social media rounded on the 22-year-old, questioning whether she truly belonged among the world’s best. “I... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3316659/chinese-fans-bash-sore-loser-zheng-after-wimbledon-exit-question-her-attitude?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3316659/chinese-fans-bash-sore-loser-zheng-after-wimbledon-exit-question-her-attitude?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:36:07 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer A Chinese track and field sprinter has scored a staggering 462 in the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, earning her a place in the country’s top universities. Liu Xiajun, 19, took the gaokao for the second time earlier this month after her score last summer fell short of admission to the country’s best school, Tsinghua University in Beijing. Liu, who is from the city of Ziyang in southwest China’s Sichuan province, rejected an offer from the prestigious Fudan University in Shanghai in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3316214/chinese-sprinter-gets-leading-gaokao-marks-second-go-earning-shot-top-universities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3316214/chinese-sprinter-gets-leading-gaokao-marks-second-go-earning-shot-top-universities?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Jun 2025 10:00:23 +0000 Enoch Wong Enoch Wong Videos circulating on Chinese social media that appear to show rehearsals for a major military parade are providing an early glimpse of the scale and symbolism expected when China marks the 80th anniversary of its Victory Day in September. On Wednesday, a clip posted to the Instagram-like platform RedNote – also known as Xiaohongshu – showed at least 45 People’s Liberation Army helicopters flying in formation. The aircraft formed ceremonial patterns, including a heart, the numbers “8” and “0”,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3314946/social-media-videos-pla-jet-rehearsals-heighten-buzz-over-chinas-victory-day-parade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3314946/social-media-videos-pla-jet-rehearsals-heighten-buzz-over-chinas-victory-day-parade?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Jun 2025 01:00:12 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer China’s three-time Olympic champion gymnast Yang Wei has set his son a task worthy of its own gold medal: surviving in Hong Kong on only 3,500 yuan (US$487) a month. Yang, who won two gold medals at the Beijing Olympics eight years after claiming his first in Sydney, shared a video explaining how his 15-year-old son, Yang Wenchang, had learned valuable life lessons while studying in one of the world’s most expensive cities. A hashtag related to the topic had been viewed more than 50 million... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3314927/ex-china-gymnast-yang-wei-sets-son-olympian-task-survive-hong-kong-us487-month?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3314927/ex-china-gymnast-yang-wei-sets-son-olympian-task-survive-hong-kong-us487-month?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:02:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Chinese table tennis fans have bid a heartfelt farewell to the retiring Timo Boll, Germany’s former world No 1 known fondly as “Uncle Boll” by millions in the Asian country. The 44-year-old played his last professional match on Sunday in Frankfurt as his domestic team lost the Bundesliga final in Frankfurt. It made headlines in China and on the X-like Weibo platform a related hashtag had more than four million views as of noon Tuesday. Writing in Chinese and German on Weibo, four-time Olympic... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3314742/farewell-comrade-boll-china-fans-hail-retiring-german-table-tennis-ace?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3314742/farewell-comrade-boll-china-fans-hail-retiring-german-table-tennis-ace?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:32:18 +0000 Hannah Wang Hannah Wang Mainland Chinese consumers were left unimpressed by Apple’s most sweeping software redesign in its history, according to domestic social media posts on Tuesday, at a time when the US technology giant faces growing headwinds in the world’s largest smartphone market. Apple on Monday previewed a new software interface design, called Liquid Glass, during the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference held at its US headquarters in Cupertino, California. For the very first time, the new design... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3313888/apples-most-sweeping-software-redesign-disappoints-mainland-chinese-consumers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3313888/apples-most-sweeping-software-redesign-disappoints-mainland-chinese-consumers?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:00:13 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer A Chinese paraglider who cheated death after a cloud carried him to the same height as the cruising altitude for aircraft, has been banned from flying for six months, authorities said on Wednesday. Peng Yujiang found himself at 28,208ft (8,598 metres) above sea level after his equipment malfunctioned and he was lifted to a height equivalent to almost summiting Mount Everest. The glider’s on board camera recorded the entire incident, including the moment Peng climbed to heights where temperatures... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3312139/chinese-paraglider-cheats-death-after-flying-28000ft-handed-6-month-ban?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3312139/chinese-paraglider-cheats-death-after-flying-28000ft-handed-6-month-ban?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 May 2025 11:00:08 +0000 Alice Li Alice Li China’s top cybersecurity watchdog, in coordination with financial regulators, has shut down over a dozen social media accounts for spreading false financial information, illegally touting stocks, and promoting speculative cryptocurrency trading. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said on Saturday that the accounts had operated on China’s most popular social media platforms, including Weibo, Douyin, RedNote and WeChat. The CAC said some accounts had spread false or misleading... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3311664/chinas-internet-watchdog-cracks-down-false-financial-claims-stock-touting-online?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3311664/chinas-internet-watchdog-cracks-down-false-financial-claims-stock-touting-online?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 May 2025 09:13:22 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Smartphone giant Xiaomi is one of China’s top three investors in semiconductor development on the back of a 10-year, 50 billion yuan (US$6.9 billion) spending programme, according to company founder, chairman and chief executive Lei Jun. In a Monday post on Chinese microblogging site Weibo, Lei wrote that Xiaomi achieved the milestone as of April after spending 13.5 billion yuan and deploying 2,500 research-and-development (R&D) staff to work on its XRing O1 system-on-a-chip (SoC). The new... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3310919/xiaomi-stands-one-chinas-biggest-semiconductor-investors-founder-lei-jun-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3310919/xiaomi-stands-one-chinas-biggest-semiconductor-investors-founder-lei-jun-says?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 May 2025 11:00:07 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen Tesla plans to rely on built-in camera systems for its autonomous-driving push in China, instead of lidar sensors, as the American electric vehicle (EV) maker still awaits Beijing’s approval of its full self-driving (FSD) feature for its mainland-assembled cars. The US carmaker will “adhere to visual processing solutions” to achieve safer intelligent driving in various scenarios, the company said in a post on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo on Sunday. It added that this initiative would... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3309132/tesla-pushes-lidar-free-self-driving-system-china-amid-wait-beijings-fsd-approval?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3309132/tesla-pushes-lidar-free-self-driving-system-china-amid-wait-beijings-fsd-approval?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 May 2025 13:00:17 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng ByteDance-owned Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, has moved to address the public’s concerns over the domestic short video platform’s powerful recommendation system. Douyin recently launched a special website, 95152.douyin.com, that explains how the app recommends and “moderates” content for its more than 600 million daily active users, months after internet watchdog the Cyberspace Administration of China launched a campaign to address the misuse of algorithms by domestic online... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3304799/bytedance-owned-douyin-sheds-lights-recommendation-algorithm-amid-regulatory-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3304799/bytedance-owned-douyin-sheds-lights-recommendation-algorithm-amid-regulatory-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Apr 2025 23:00:18 +0000 The Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre has become a “sea of red” in preparation for China’s crucial World Cup qualifying match against Australia on Tuesday. More than 67,000 spectators are expected to pile into the stadium and seats in the home end have been adorned with red t-shirts printed with “Let’s go, China” as the country pulls out all the stops to give their side a fighting chance at making only their second appearance at football’s biggest tournament. Before the game kicks off at 7pm, there... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3303790/hangzhou-becomes-sea-red-china-fans-brace-decisive-world-cup-qualifier?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3303790/hangzhou-becomes-sea-red-china-fans-brace-decisive-world-cup-qualifier?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:11:57 +0000 Wu Yanni’s failure to reach the final of the women’s 60 metres hurdles at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing on Sunday ignited a furious debate on social media. Despite setting a new national record time of 8.01 seconds, the 27-year-old missed out on the final by 0.01 seconds. Her time was the fourth fastest ever run by an Asian woman, but was only good enough for sixth in her semi-final and, while some slammed Wu for not challenging for a medal, others leapt to her defence,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3303600/tearful-wu-yannis-60m-hurdles-failure-world-champs-sparks-furious-social-media-debate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3303600/tearful-wu-yannis-60m-hurdles-failure-world-champs-sparks-furious-social-media-debate?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Mar 2025 07:30:08 +0000 Chinese authorities have fined ultranationalist blogger Sima Nan, an outspoken critic of the West and the private sector in his own country, more than 9 million yuan (US$1.2 million) for tax evasion. State broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday that tax authorities in Beijing detected tax fraud through big data analysis and found that from 2019 to 2023 Sima Nan had under-reported 4.62 million yuan in taxes using methods such as concealing income and making false declarations. Additionally, he owned... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3303279/china-fines-ultranationalist-blogger-sima-nan-us12-million-tax-evasion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3303279/china-fines-ultranationalist-blogger-sima-nan-us12-million-tax-evasion?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:58:14 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Alibaba Group Holding’s artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Quark is making waves across Chinese social media on the back of positive reviews, raising its prospects of becoming a “killer app” in this field. Launched last Thursday, Quark was remade by Alibaba into an all-in-one AI assistant, powered by the company’s Qwen reasoning AI model and designed for general users, following years of service as an online-search and cloud-storage tool. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. “I was... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3302723/alibabas-killer-app-quark-draws-positive-reviews-china-ai-agent-race-heats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3302723/alibabas-killer-app-quark-draws-positive-reviews-china-ai-agent-race-heats?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:00:08 +0000 The husband of South Korea table tennis star Jeon Ji-hee has accused the sport’s governing body of damaging his reputation, after it said he “sexually assaulted” a player and banned him for 10 years. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) said coach and former Chinese player Xu Ke had been found guilty of “a serious violation of the ITTF Anti-Harassment Policy and Procedures”. Xu, who was ranked as high as world No 129 as a player, denied the allegations and said the ruling was “a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3301925/husband-south-korea-table-tennis-star-jeon-ji-hee-banned-10-years-sex-assault-case?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3301925/husband-south-korea-table-tennis-star-jeon-ji-hee-banned-10-years-sex-assault-case?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Mar 2025 08:05:55 +0000 Data released this month by World Aquatics has confirmed the extent to which China’s swimmers were subject to anti-doping measures last year, with the top 32 most tested athletes all being Chinese. The full figures for tests carried out in 2024 on more than 1,500 athletes, updated on February 4 and disclosed by the governing body’s Aquatics Integrity Unit, follows a build-up to last year’s Paris Olympics in which Chinese swimmers were chosen for testing twice as much as their rivals. World... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3298523/32-most-drug-tested-swimmers-globally-2024-were-all-chinese-data-reveals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3298523/32-most-drug-tested-swimmers-globally-2024-were-all-chinese-data-reveals?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:39:54 +0000 Olympic hurdler Wu Yanni has been slammed on Chinese social media for posting images on her Weibo page that users complained were Photoshopped to the point where she was unrecognisable. Wu uploaded 10 black-and-white images of herself to her Weibo account on Sunday. A related hashtag, which said she was following the style of American model and socialite Kendall Jenner, was viewed more than 40 million times. The 27-year-old Olympian divides opinion among Chinese sports fans because of her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3295442/chinese-hurdler-wu-yanni-slammed-social-media-photoshopped-images-weibo-account?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3295442/chinese-hurdler-wu-yanni-slammed-social-media-photoshopped-images-weibo-account?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Jan 2025 05:37:14 +0000 Chinese table tennis fans reacted angrily on Friday after Olympic champions Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng and Ma Long were all omitted from the national team ahead of next month’s ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup in Shenzhen. The trio stunned the table tennis world last month when they announced that they were withdrawing from the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings because of rules stating that fines would be imposed on players who did not take part in World Table Tennis (WTT)... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3295261/chinese-table-tennis-fans-outraged-fan-zhendong-chen-meng-ma-long-dropped-team?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3295261/chinese-table-tennis-fans-outraged-fan-zhendong-chen-meng-ma-long-dropped-team?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:51:40 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Apple is offering consumers in mainland China fresh price cuts on iPhones and other products via its local website, as the US tech giant seeks to boost sales amid stiff competition with Huawei Technologies and other domestic rivals in the world’s largest smartphone market. Cupertino, California-based Apple on Thursday announced a promotion running from January 4 to 7 that will provide a 500-yuan (US$68) discount on its latest premium models, the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. A 400-yuan... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3293187/apple-offers-fresh-price-cuts-iphones-china-huawei-competition-heats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3293187/apple-offers-fresh-price-cuts-iphones-china-huawei-competition-heats?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:00:08 +0000