The Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation has summoned Pinduoduo for talks over misleading advertising. (Reuters pic) BEIJING: Chinese e-commerce giants Pinduoduo and JD.com were among five major platforms summoned for talks over misleading advertising on Thursday, Beijing’s market watchdog said. The talks with company representatives, held by the Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation,…
Hong Kong police have arrested 120 people, including 14 minors, and seized substances worth HK$26 million (US$3.31 million) in a month-long operation targeting the sale of narcotics and related products online. Chan Lik-ho, a senior inspector with the force’s narcotics bureau, said on Monday that 53.7kg (118lbs) of dangerous drugs and Part 1 poisons were…
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Students at the Coder School in northwest Las Vegas are learning technology skills through robotics and coding programs designed to prepare them for future careers. The Silicon Valley-based program helps students develop creativity through hands-on technology education. Students are creating app ideas that could be used in real-world applications. Andrew Arriola,…
Share Copy Link (Screengrab via X) An American Airlines flight carrying four members of Congress was forced to divert to Kansas City after a passenger became disruptive in midair and shouted, “We live in a fascist state,” as police escorted her from the aircraft. The flight, American Airlines 1218 from Phoenix to Washington, DC,…
Off with her head: Xi Jinping’s government has expressed the president’s displeasure with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for acting similarly to her predecessors in regard to Taiwan relations. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yusuke Hinata and Yuji Murakami) China up close No honeymoon for Xi Jinping and Sanae Takaichi after their first summit KATSUJI…
Share Copy Link (Screengrab via X) Viral footage captured the moment that an entire section of a newly constructed bridge in China’s Sichuan province collapsed Tuesday, just months after it officially opened. The 758-metre Hongqi Bridge, part of a major national highway linking China’s interior with Tibet, gave way after heavy landslides struck the…
The real money casino app industry is dominated by several brands, including DraftKings and FanDuel, but which one is better? That’s what you are about to find out. In this comparison, I will be breaking down the DraftKings vs. FanDuel matchup to see which platform provides better bonuses, games and so much more. By the…
An 11-year-old boy who accidentally swallowed a 10-gram gold bean worth 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) by mistake was told by his mother not to relieve himself outside because it would be “too expensive”. The story has amused many people on mainland social media, where it quickly went viral. The incident unfolded in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, southeastern…
A man in eastern China who lavished chunks of a 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million) lottery win on a woman live-streamer but gave his wife nothing has captivated mainland social media. The man’s wife, surnamed Yuan, exposed his scandal to Henan TV in mid-October after filing for divorce. The couple, who live in Dezhou, Shandong…
Dear Wayne and Wanda, I’ve been on and off dating apps for a while. Typically when I’m tired of being single and/or hear someone else’s inspirational story about how they found love on an app, I dust off my profile and dive back in. Then I am inevitably discouraged by the options and lack of…