Senegalese-Italian influencer Khaby Lame, the most followed figure on a short video platform, began his journey in China on September 9 and has attracted significant attention in the country. Lame boasts 162 million followers on TikTok, where he is celebrated for his silent videos that humorously critique overly complicated life hacks. According to Forbes, his…
Yi Huiman, the former regulator of China’s equities market, is being investigated for disciplinary breaches, as the country’s long-standing anti-graft campaign extends into all corners of the financial industry, from banking to the stock market. Yi, the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) from January 2019 to February 2024, has been detained by…
For the first time in 72 years, China’s top training institution for navy submarine personnel has recruited 10 women for its bachelor’s degree programme. The 10 students, who achieved top scores on this year’s university entrance exams, were accepted by the PLA Naval Submarine Academy, according to a social media post by the institution on…
The frenzy over China’s home-grown chatbot from DeepSeek has spread to the medical sector, inspiring more Chinese to turn to using the artificial intelligence (AI) model for diagnoses. But the shift has also triggered mixed feelings – especially over the possibility of AI’s involvement in medical decisions. “I am crushed!” ran the caption of the…
A man in eastern China was arrested for operating more than 400 mobile phones simultaneously to enhance his chances of winning gifts in live-streams. The man, surnamed Ma, was discovered managing the hundreds of devices in a small garage within a residential compound in Jiangsu province in August, as reported by China Newsweek on December…
China’s “lingerie capital” Lianyungang, once a thriving farming community in Jiangsu province, has enjoyed a meteoric rise fuelled by a US tariff exemption known as the “de minimis” rule. However, US president-elect Donald Trump has promised to end the exemption some lawmakers have labelled a “loophole”. Factory owners in Lianyungang have expressed fear their businesses…
A knife attack at a school in eastern China on Saturday evening left eight people dead and 17 others injured. The incident occurred around 6.30 pm at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, local authorities said.According to a statement by the Yixing Public Security Bureau, the suspect, a…
China is aiming to take the global lead in a promising biotech area by setting its first national standards for “organ-on-a-chip technology”. The chips are an emerging research tool that could replace animal testing and speed up the time a drug takes to get from concept to market. “This milestone marks an important step forward…
A Chinese fashion design student hailed as a “genius” for her score in a national maths competition achieved the results with her teacher’s help, according to investigations by her school and the event organiser, who said she “did not win a prize”. The Lianshui Secondary Vocational School in eastern Jiangsu province said on Sunday that…