If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. It’s that time of year again: The time to catch the world’s most influential models walking the runway at Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which is happening on Wednesday, October 15, this year. Not all…
Carlos Alcaraz vs Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic finds himself in an unusual position — playing the role of spoiler — as he looks to block a potential third straight Grand Slam final showdown between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The 24-time Grand Slam champion enters Friday night’s…
Nearly 80 per cent of mainland Chinese consumers polled said they shopped online for Hong Kong products, according to survey findings by the statutory trade body, which called for the city’s retailers to step up live streaming and influencer marketing to boost market share. The Hong Kong Trade Development Council said on Thursday that its…
A Chinese woman with a master’s degree in film directing from the UK who now works as a part-time restaurant waiter in Beijing says she is not ashamed of her job choice because she is still chasing her acting dream. Yu Shutian, 29, returned to China at the end of 2021 after obtaining her degree…
A mother in China has sparked public outrage after it was revealed that she sold her two biological sons to fund tips for live-streaming hosts. The errant mother even went as far as deliberately conceiving the second child solely for the purpose of selling it. Huang, 26, is originally from Guangxi province in southern China…
Famous Hong Kong singer and actor Nicholas Tse has yet again proved his business acumen by selling 1.5 billion yuan-worth (US$207 million) of sausages in China over the past three years. Tse’s food company, based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, eastern China, known as the brand Chef Nic Π, or fengweipai in Chinese, has also been…
The Charleston Church Shooting: Six Years Later – CBS News Watch CBS News The CBSN Special “The Charleston Church Shooting: Six Years later” marks six years since the fatal shooting at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. CBS News contributor Antjuan Seawright speaks with several survivors of the attack, as well as…
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…
A man in China became the target of ridicule on mainland social media after spending over 4 million yuan (US$550,000) on tipping a live-streaming anchor, all in a desperate attempt to hear her call him “brother”. He resorted to eating plain steamed buns to survive amid his financial ruin. The man, whose surname is Hong,…
The past month has been disastrous for some of China’s leading influencers, including the top-earning KOL Crazy Xiaoyangge, who boasts 100 million followers. They have inadvertently tarnished their reputations by selling fake products or attacking strangers during live-streams, inciting online outrage and jeopardising their lucrative careers. The Post examines these cases to illustrate how, to…