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- Before and after images of Weibo and RED user ‘Coeyyy’ show she has been heavily editing her appearance, including dramatically reducing her apparent weight
- While some internet users have criticised her, others have praised her technical skills and she has even posted editing tutorials showing how she does it
Scientists from China, Europe and South Korea studied remains of populations who lived for about 6,000 years from 5525BC.
Scientists from China, Europe and South Korea studied remains of populations who lived for about 6,000 years from 5525BC.
50-year-old suspect, believed to be a security guard at the school in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, held for questioning.
50-year-old suspect, believed to be a security guard at the school in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, held for questioning.
Provincial authorities say 300 asymptomatic cases were identified in the mass screening programme.
Provincial authorities say 300 asymptomatic cases were identified in the mass screening programme.
Family and friends were supportive of couple, but gay marriage does not enjoy legal recognition in China.
Family and friends were supportive of couple, but gay marriage does not enjoy legal recognition in China.
Videos that trended in China in May 2020 included a 10-year-old boy’s slick cooking tutorials which made him an online star, a mother who was reunited with her kidnapped son after 32 years, and many more.
Videos that trended in China in May 2020 included a 10-year-old boy’s slick cooking tutorials which made him an online star, a mother who was reunited with her kidnapped son after 32 years, and many more.
Chinese Tianwen-1 will lift off in July or August, reaching the red planet by February, where its rover will explore the surface. Nasa, meanwhile, plans to send Perseverance around the same time to collect samples.
Chinese Tianwen-1 will lift off in July or August, reaching the red planet by February, where its rover will explore the surface. Nasa, meanwhile, plans to send Perseverance around the same time to collect samples.
Mandatory screening of millions of people a shot in the arm for city but authorities need to give more information about how the programme was conducted, scientists say.
Mandatory screening of millions of people a shot in the arm for city but authorities need to give more information about how the programme was conducted, scientists say.
A 10-minute scramjet boost to a weapon could give it a range of over 4,000km at top speed.
A 10-minute scramjet boost to a weapon could give it a range of over 4,000km at top speed.
The clause in the new Civil Code, which will take effect on January 1, does not apply to families with a history of domestic violence or extramarital affairs.
The clause in the new Civil Code, which will take effect on January 1, does not apply to families with a history of domestic violence or extramarital affairs.
Established organisations in Europe learn from the outbreak experience in China, including issues around rebuilding society after pandemic.
Established organisations in Europe learn from the outbreak experience in China, including issues around rebuilding society after pandemic.
The US House of Representatives passed the Uygur Human Rights Policy Act on May 27, 2020. The legislation calls for sanctions against Chinese officials accused of abusing human rights in the treatment of Uygurs and other Muslim minority groups in the China’s northwest. The United Nations estimates that around one million people in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region (XUAR) are being held in “re-education camps”, which China says are aimed at wiping out religious extremism. The bill now awaits approval by US President Donald Trump.
The US House of Representatives passed the Uygur Human Rights Policy Act on May 27, 2020. The legislation calls for sanctions against Chinese officials accused of abusing human rights in the treatment of Uygurs and other Muslim minority groups in the China’s northwest. The United Nations estimates that around one million people in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region (XUAR) are being held in “re-education camps”, which China says are aimed at wiping out religious extremism. The bill now awaits approval by US President Donald Trump.
China’s leading actress was ordered to pay more than US$100 million in overdue taxes and fines in 2018, and films and series in which she appears put on hold. Now one frozen series starring Fan Bingbing is set to air.
China’s leading actress was ordered to pay more than US$100 million in overdue taxes and fines in 2018, and films and series in which she appears put on hold. Now one frozen series starring Fan Bingbing is set to air.
A grandma-granddaughter duo in Southern California has gone viral on social media for their dance challenge videos, and more trending videos from China this week.
A grandma-granddaughter duo in Southern California has gone viral on social media for their dance challenge videos, and more trending videos from China this week.
Using a variety of toys, games and even film reels, here are the ways royals locked inside China’s Forbidden City entertained themselves
Using a variety of toys, games and even film reels, here are the ways royals locked inside China’s Forbidden City entertained themselves
Beijing is coming down hard on many local governments, forcing them to backtrack on attempts aimed at easing housing market policies. Homebuyers could face more policy flip-flops ahead.
Beijing is coming down hard on many local governments, forcing them to backtrack on attempts aimed at easing housing market policies. Homebuyers could face more policy flip-flops ahead.
Team could reach summit on Wednesday and use latest tech to get a more precise figure, before discussing it with Nepal, which measures from a different point.
Team could reach summit on Wednesday and use latest tech to get a more precise figure, before discussing it with Nepal, which measures from a different point.
Call for greater regulation as demand by would-be parents grows and advocates voice concern for the welfare of surrogate mothers.
Call for greater regulation as demand by would-be parents grows and advocates voice concern for the welfare of surrogate mothers.
Xie Haifeng’s story is one of luck and resilience and he has made it his mission to help others through adversity.
Xie Haifeng’s story is one of luck and resilience and he has made it his mission to help others through adversity.
Pledge will be good news for Jizhi Gari and his parents who have spent the past six months travelling the country in search of odd jobs.
Pledge will be good news for Jizhi Gari and his parents who have spent the past six months travelling the country in search of odd jobs.
Campaigner says more messages will be sent as lawmakers review draft civil code, after official dismisses public comments on same-sex unions as ‘copied and pasted’.
Campaigner says more messages will be sent as lawmakers review draft civil code, after official dismisses public comments on same-sex unions as ‘copied and pasted’.
‘I cried for three days, and now it’s your turn!’ woman says in note left with stinging gift.
‘I cried for three days, and now it’s your turn!’ woman says in note left with stinging gift.
For many outsiders, the Chinese love affair with hot water is perplexing – it is one of the most searched questions about Chinese people on Google.
For many outsiders, the Chinese love affair with hot water is perplexing – it is one of the most searched questions about Chinese people on Google.
Shulan in the northeast of the country is at the centre of a cluster of Covid-19 cases that have fuelled fears of a second wave of infections.
Shulan in the northeast of the country is at the centre of a cluster of Covid-19 cases that have fuelled fears of a second wave of infections.
A Chinese mother, Li Jingzhi, spent decades looking for her missing son, who was believed to have been kidnapped in 1988. After so many desperate years, she was finally reunited with her boy on May 18, 2020.
A Chinese mother, Li Jingzhi, spent decades looking for her missing son, who was believed to have been kidnapped in 1988. After so many desperate years, she was finally reunited with her boy on May 18, 2020.
Family’s long quest to find their boy ends with tearful reunion that brings to close one of the country’s most notorious missing child cases.
Family’s long quest to find their boy ends with tearful reunion that brings to close one of the country’s most notorious missing child cases.
As authorities battle to contain cluster in the northeast, experts say many people have ‘no background immunity’ and country is still facing big challenge.
As authorities battle to contain cluster in the northeast, experts say many people have ‘no background immunity’ and country is still facing big challenge.
Villages and residential compounds sealed off and only one person per household can go out every two days to buy supplies.
Villages and residential compounds sealed off and only one person per household can go out every two days to buy supplies.
Six workers killed in Guangxi construction lift crash, prompting orders for inspections across the region.
Six workers killed in Guangxi construction lift crash, prompting orders for inspections across the region.
Owner of Angel Baby Kindergarten in Baoding cooks up a storm with her temporary restaurant.
Owner of Angel Baby Kindergarten in Baoding cooks up a storm with her temporary restaurant.
Those who silenced whistle-blower Li Wenliang when he warned of the killer coronavirus deserve to be punished for putting career interests ahead of public safety in a case that underlines the need for freedom of expression.
Without far-reaching reforms to health care and pensions along with reversing the slide in the number of births, the fast-ageing population will put Beijing’s growth targets at risk
Women who posed with luxury vehicle in grounds of Forbidden City cost the jobs of officials, damaged the reputation of the world-famous attraction as well as the image of China.
The 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp in which so many Jews and other minorities perished comes at a time when extremist views are again on the rise.
Former Los Angeles Lakers star, who was killed in a helicopter crash, had as strong a following in China as he had in the United States