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‘Telling my own truth’: How Jimmy O. Yang found success in comedy and in Hollywood

Video | How Jimmy O. Yang found success in comedy and in Hollywood

Hong Kong-born actor and comedian will stage his first shows in Asia to sold-out crowds at Hong Kong Coliseum

10 Jun 2025 - 10:48AM

Indonesian rain shaman is latest lightning rod for religious diversity debate

22 Mar 2022 - 7:38PM

Fame and celebrity

Does Elon Musk really have a doppelgänger from China?

2 Jan 2022 - 12:30AMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Mr Big is alive! Peloton hits back at shocking SATC screen death

Fans were aghast when Mr Big, played by Chris Noth, died of a heart attack after a Peloton workout in the new reboot’s very first episode – but the exercise bike brand had the last word with its ad

13 Dec 2021 - 4:39PM

Calm down, SATC fans: Mr Big (played by Chris Noth) is alive and well ... according to Peloton, anyway. Photo: Peloton

Hong Kong culture

Meme or meme-ingful? Exploring Hong Kong’s wacky meme culture

As Hong Kong opens the world’s ‘first’ meme museum, we look back at some of the city’s silliest viral moments on the internet

22 Jul 2021 - 12:00PMvideocam

Game of Thrones

Memes, menace, nudity ... how did Game of Thrones become such a phenomenon?

Over 19 million people watched the finale only to be disappointed by the ending, but 10 years after its first episode aired, TV execs are still puzzling over the HBO fantasy series’ smashing success

17 Apr 2021 - 5:00AM

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Is Lil Nas X’s Satan Shoe really a Nike Air Max 97 knock-off?

All 666 pairs of the limited-edition US$1,018 sneaker – each made with a drop of human blood – sold out in under a minute earning nearly US$700,000 in sales, but why did Nike just make a statement about the shoes?

1 Apr 2021 - 11:55AM

Lil Nas X and his Satan Shoe collaboration with MSCHF. Photos: @lilnasx/Instagram, @mschf/Twitter

How exactly did the Nyan Cat meme sell for US$590,000?

A one-of-a-kind remastered version of the quirky flying space cat with a Pop-Tart body just sold for US$590,000 in cryptocurrency – is this the newest art investment trend?

28 Feb 2021 - 10:00AM

China technology

Huawei, 5G and censorship export: Our top five China tech stories of 2019

From the US-China tech war to the tech-fueled Hong Kong protests, we look back on the most important events this year

24 Dec 2019 - 10:00AM

How Apple made Huawei "powerful"

Other online commenters criticize the iPhone 11 Pro’s camera design

12 Sep 2019 - 9:28AM

The iPhone 11 comes in six colors. (Picture: Screenshot from Apple’s September 2019 keynote)

Trending in China

Chinese netizens see Huawei’s logo on Mulan’s forehead

Disney’s first trailer for the live-action Mulan adaptation starring Liu Yifei has Chinese fans excited

20 Sep 2019 - 9:08AM

Mulan, one of China’s most famous heroines, tells the story of a woman who disguises herself as a man to join the army in place of her elderly father. (Picture: Walt Disney Studios)

Here’s why you can buy a t-shirt featuring Baidu’s CEO soaked in water

Vendors on Alibaba’s online shopping platform jump on viral Robin Li meme

20 Sep 2019 - 9:08AM

Trending in China

Avengers, Pokémon and Game of Thrones: How Hong Kong masses harness pop culture and memes to protest

Thanos, Septa Unella and Pikachu become unlikely inspiration for protest art

20 Sep 2019 - 9:07AM

Anything from rubber ducks to iPads are being used to keep the memory of Tiananmen alive

Censors work overtime cracking down on obscure memes that might reference the Tiananmen Square crackdown

20 Sep 2019 - 9:06AM

Anything from rubber ducks to iPads are being used to keep the memory of Tiananmen alive

Trending in China

Chinese viewers think Westeros will be under mass surveillance now

The final episode of Game of Thrones makes viewers wonder if China is just like Westeros

20 Sep 2019 - 9:04AM

Spoilers ahead for Game of Thrones’ final episode! Don’t go all dragon queen on us if you don’t want to know what happens. (Picture: HBO)

Trending in China

Here are the best Game of Thrones memes from China

From Lord Varys the communist to a scene Chinese users wish the censors had cut out, here are the best reactions to Season 8 of Game of Thrones

6 Aug 2020 - 10:45PM

Trending in China

Chinese netizens think Winterfell’s defenders should learn from Sun Tzu’s Art of War

The latest episode of Game of Thrones, as seen by Chinese social media

20 Sep 2019 - 9:02AM

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Trending in China

Chinese users wish this Game of Thrones scene was censored

We recap A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms through Chinese social media reactions

20 Sep 2019 - 9:02AM

Picture: HBO

Trending in China

Online vendors in China are going crazy over a Peppa Pig meme

Viral promo video for Lunar New Year Peppa Pig movie inspires opportunistic sellers

20 Sep 2019 - 8:51AM

Trending in China

Gavin the meme kid lands on Weibo to fanfare

American Vine star Gavin Thomas has inspired thousands of Chinese memes

20 Sep 2019 - 8:31AM

Neymar meme rolls all the way into a smartphone game

Don't let the ref see that Neymar is actually uninjured!

20 Sep 2019 - 8:31AM

Neymar meme rolls all the way into a smartphone game

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