Cardi B interviews Joe Biden about police brutality, health care
In a wide-ranging interview published Monday, superstar rapper Cardi B candidly quizzed Democratic US presidential hopeful Joe Biden on issues including police brutality, health care reform and higher education.
Comedian Bill Cosby files new appeal over sexual assault conviction
US comedian Bill Cosby, who is serving three and a half years in jail, has filed a new appeal against his conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman 15 years ago.
Benin restores slavery monuments to testify to brutal history
As Western cities see statues of slaveholders and colonialists toppled, Benin's coastal town of Ouidah is going the other way, restoring monuments to the painful era of the slave trade.
New Balenciaga ad, 'an insult to tastes of Chinese people'
French fashion brand Balenciaga launched a new series of bags for Chinese Valentines' Day on August 25, but the promotional images for the limited series has not received a warm welcome from Chinese netizens as expected. Instead, it angered thousands who post online saying they feel the photos are behind the times and just a perfunctory effort on behalf of the brand.
Photo of US rapper Kanye West in China as a child gets warm welcome from Chinese netizens
US rapper Kanye West posted a photo of himself and his mother from their time living in China on Twitter on Sunday. The tweet received an overwhelming positive response among netizens, some of whom compared him to the character of Dre Parker in the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid.
Swedish singer Zara Larsson boycotted by Chinese netizens for condemning China and ending collaboration with Huawei
After ending collaboration with Chinese mobile giant Huawei to promote a new smart phone, Swedish singer Zara Larsson condemned China in an interview with Swedish broadcaster TV4, provoking Chinese netizens, who accused the singer of judging the country out of ignorance.
Death of Japanese actor Haruma Miura shocks Chinese fans
Well-known Japanese actor Haruma Miura, 30, died at home on Saturday in what police are investigating as a possible suicide, shocking millions of Chinese netizens.
High water levels at major wintering bird habitat in Jiangxi Province spells trouble for endangered white cranes
As China's largest freshwater lake and Asia's largest wintering migratory bird habitat, Poyang Lake welcomes more than 600,000 water birds each year to spend the winter there. However, high water levels resulting from recent flooding have led experts to predict that overwintering birds will be impacted by a food shortage.
Chinese mainland netizens not ready to forgive Chinese actor Ko Chen-tung's past drug use
Although Actor Ko Chen-tung from the island of Taiwan, who was arrested six years ago for drug use, attended a movie premiere on Sunday, many netizens in Chinese mainland made it clear that they were not willing to forgive his past misbehavior.
Chinese netizens share their hopes while donating to children's charity
Over the past nine years, large number of Chinese netizens have gone to an online shop to donate money that goes to providing free lunches to children in need in China. Visitors to the shop on Chinese e-commerce platform Tmall often leave messages expressing their best wishes for the children and describing their own lives, turning it into a diary of sorts shared by all who have the need to express themselves.
More Chinese students want to study in UK than US: survey
A survey published by one of China's largest educational firms, New Oriental Education, found that 42 percent of Chinese students would choose the UK as the first country in which to study abroad, with 37 percent of students choosing the US. It is the first time the UK has overtaken the US as the top destination for Chinese students in the survey.
Livestream performance trend continues as Chinese band Mayday holds online concert
During a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is acting as a major roadblock for live shows, the appropriately named Chinese band Mayday held a free online concert for fans on Sunday, the last day of May. The livestream drew in more than 35 million viewers on China's Tencent Music and swept Chinese social media, further cementing the online performance trend as something that is here to stay.
S.Korea's first female anchor makes waves in male-dominated industry
Under gleamingly bright studio lights, Lee So-jeong reads straight from a teleprompter, rehearsing her lines ahead of the primetime newscast for South Korea's national public broadcaster, KBS.
Fashion Week hit by Chinese no-show over virus fears
Milan Fashion Week kicked off Tuesday overshadowed by the coronavirus outbreak, with thousands of Chinese designers, buyers and journalists ditching the event.
Trainees of Chinese reality show 'Youth With You 2' start popularity battles by releasing introduction videos
Chinese reality show Youth With You Season 2 has been releasing introduction videos for its trainees on Sina Weibo since Monday, creating a battle for popularity among participants.
Star Lena Dunham's catwalk debut kick-starts London Fashion Week
British style icon Vivienne Westwood unveiled her latest offerings and US actress Lena Dunham made a catwalk debut as London Fashion Week got underway Friday under the shadow of the novel coronavirus epidemic.
IELTS, TOEFL cancelation amid epidemic won't dampen overseas study hope of Chinese students: consultants
IELTS China announced the cancelation of all its tests scheduled for March and will process the refund, a move to address concerns of safety and health of all the examinees in the wake of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, said a statement on Friday.
Chinese netizens turn to prayer in the fight against novel coronavirus
Amid the ongoing epidemic of novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP), Chinese netizens have turned to various means, including Taoist and Buddhist rituals to pray at home for the end of the deadly epidemic.