A Hong Kong couple have been arrested after their one-year-old son fell to his death from a high-rise residential building in Tsuen Wan, the South China Morning Post has learned. Preliminary investigations showed that the living room windows in the family’s fifth-floor unit were neither locked nor fitted with grilles, according to a source. The…
A senior assistant at Hong Kong’s Immigration Department has admitted to throttling his wife and five-year-old son multiple times in fits of rage over trivial quarrels. Kowloon City Court on Monday heard the guilty pleas from the 49-year-old defendant who assaulted his 39-year-old wife on three occasions between 2021 and 2024 at their home in…
Fan Zeng, one of the most valuable contemporary painters in China, recently announced the birth of his only biological son while severing ties with his other children, once again bringing family disputes into the public eye. At 87 years old, Fan is celebrated for his remarkable artistry, with his works generating sales exceeding four billion…
Getty Images Hollywood is mourning the loss of legendary actor and director Robert Redford. The New York Times reports Redford passed away on Tuesday at 89 years old. Meryl Streep, who starred opposite Redford in “Out of Africa,” told Deadline in a statement, “One of the lions has passed. Rest in peace my lovely friend.”…
Dreamy Ho, 40, gained internet fame after her rapid-fire complaints, boldness in speaking up and relentless determination to stand up for her rights captured widespread attention in Hong Kong following a viral interview clip. The lively and eloquent speech was directed at the organiser of a hot-air balloon festival, which failed to provide tethered rides…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, a senior clinical inpatient dietitian at Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center. After a relaxing summer, getting into the rhythm of back-to-school can feel a little overwhelming at first. Especially that first week, everyone’s grappling with the same stuff like supply runs, being on…
A student from northwestern China who was tricked into a scam in Myanmar was unexpectedly released after the gang learned he had a “bright future”. Peng Yuxuan, 19, from Hanzhong City in Shaanxi province, had just retaken China’s national college entrance exam known as the gaokao in June. His scores and intended university have not…
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…
A father in China who has been criticised for locking his naked toddler son in an iron cage claims the pen was purely used to prevent the boy from wandering. On June 16, several naked toddlers were spotted on a red tricycle parked by the roadside in Hainan province, southern China, and one of them…
A manual labourer who touched the hearts of Chinese internet users 15 years ago with the sacrifices he made for his toddler child has received a Father’s Day gift from his now young adult son. “Father, please take care of your health. I hope I can share a bit of your pressure,” said Ran Junchao,…