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Qin Haiyang’s win in the men’s 50m breaststroke in Singapore completed a clean sweep of World Cup victories. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese Olympic champion Qin Haiyang insists fiancé’s claims of affair ‘fake news’

World record holder doubles down on stance on allegations, but social media users go on attack after 50m breaststroke win in Singapore.

2 Nov 2024 - 3:09PM

Tim Cook returns to China as Apple Intelligence roll-out remains uncertain

22 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM

China’s divisive stimulus debate sparks high-profile social media post deletions

18 Oct 2024 - 9:24AMvideocam

The Chinese superfans flocking to Seoul to watch Korean musicals

Korean original musicals and Western productions are attracting audiences from China, while Chinese productions are making inroads in Korea.

11 Oct 2024 - 4:41AM

A scene from the Korean production of La Rose de Versailles. Korean musicals staged in Seoul are increasingly attracting fans from China. Photo: Instagram/kim_ssohyun

Musk takes jab at Taylor Swift for Harris endorsement, riling China’s Swifties

The tech billionaire and Trump supporter told ‘childless cat lady’ Swift, ‘I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life’.

12 Sep 2024 - 5:31AMvideocam

Lawmakers discuss plan to gradually lift retirement age in China

The move comes as the country is grappling with a declining birth rate and rapidly greying population.

11 Sep 2024 - 10:26PMvideocam

Weibo users furious after reports highlight Sun Yang speed on return to the pool

In his first race after a serving a 4-year ban, the former world champion won the 400m freestyle in a time 8 seconds slower than the winning time at the Paris Olympics.

27 Aug 2024 - 12:44PM

Sun Yang, 32, won the 400 metres freestyle final at the National Summer Swimming Championships in Hefei on Sunday with a time of 3 minutes and 49.58 seconds. Photo: Xinhua

Outage of Microsoft Office alternative disrupts work day in China

WPS Office, developed by Kingsoft, was down for hours on Wednesday, frustrating users across the country.

21 Aug 2024 - 7:00PM

Opinion | Apple’s Thai gaffe shows brands must tread with more care in Asia

Backlash from insulted Thais forced Apple to remove ad and apologise swiftly – a lesson in how soft power can be a double-edged sword.

20 Aug 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

Netizens accuse ‘two-faced’ China skier Eileen Gu over ‘arrogant’ French athlete

China’s Olympic champion skier Eileen Gu has been plunged into controversy after a video emerged of her being “intimate” in a Paris nightclub with a French swimmer accused of disrespecting a Chinese coach.

15 Aug 2024 - 2:45PM

Champion Chinese skier Eileen Gu is facing online criticism after video emerged of her being initimate with a controversial French swimmer. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo/IG@leon.marchand31

China’s Quan pushed to brink by fans, Pan would swap gold for quiet life

Olympic gold medallists discover true cost of fame on return to mainland China, and some fans react badly to not getting stars’ full attention.

13 Aug 2024 - 1:46PM

China’s Pan Zhanle says he would swap some his success in Paris for less attention from fans. Photo: Xinhua

IOC says no new probe into Wang bat damage as Chinese state media demands answers

Wang Chuqin’s favourite table tennis bat was broken in a scrum of photographers as he celebrated winning mixed doubles gold.

8 Aug 2024 - 4:25PM

Tencent beefs up content on super app WeChat by adding breaking news alerts

The new feature has been made available for testing to a small number of users after a recent system update.

6 Aug 2024 - 9:00PM

China’s He praised for holding Spanish flag on podium in injured opponent’s honour

He Bingjiao took silver in the badminton women’s singles final, but was lucky to even be there after Spain’s Carolina Marin dropped out of their semi-final with a knee injury.

6 Aug 2024 - 6:15PMvideocam

China’s He Bingjiao (left) holds a small pin of the Spanish flag in her right hand while standing on the podium next to An Se-young (centre) and Gregoria Mariska Tunjung: Photo: Xinhua

China in Weibo crackdown, bans 300 accounts after fans attack Chen for winning gold

Fans at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles booed while those online in China are punished for ‘inciting conflict’ over support for Sun Yingsha.

4 Aug 2024 - 8:57PM

Chinese fans display signs backing Sun Yingsha during the table tennis women’s singles final. Photo: Reuters

China’s leading apps, including WeChat and Taobao, test proposed cyber ID system

More than 50 apps recently started accepting virtual IDs created under this proposed authentication system for user account registration and login.

1 Aug 2024 - 5:00PM

Pan slams ‘disrespectful’ rivals, China fans lash out at ‘arrogant’ Westerners

The 19-year-old’s world-record performance in the men’s 100m freestyle has been called ‘impossible’ by Australian swimming commentator.

2 Aug 2024 - 7:15PMvideocam

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‘Absolutely perfect’ Chinese divers spark social media frenzy over gold medal

The last dive by Lian Junjie and Yang Hao, which scored 103.23 points, seemed to stun even their most ardent fans.

29 Jul 2024 - 7:59PM

China’s Lian Junjie and Yang Hao dominated the synchronised 10-metre platform final, amassing the most points in each of the six rounds. Photo: EPA-EFE

With Musk all in for Trump, what might that mean for US space policy?

A second Trump administration could not only feature much more work for the commercial rocket launcher SpaceX, but also a White House adviser role for Musk.

27 Jul 2024 - 5:28AMvideocam

Meet the Chinese talk show host who looks like Paris Olympics emblem Marianne

Chen Luyu’s signature bob cut frames her face exactly like symbol that is said to be female embodiment of the French Republic.

20 Jul 2024 - 8:14AM

Exclusive | Angry Chinese table tennis superfans threaten Paris Olympics TV protest

Group say they could disrupt broadcast in China with banners Western media would be ‘very interested’ in, after being censored at home.

8 Jul 2024 - 9:49AM

Wang Manyu has been omitted from China’s women’s singles team for Paris. Photo: Xinhua

Editorial | Flow of sympathy as act of bravery ends in China tragedy

Hu Youping gave her life to protect a bus full of Japanese schoolchildren in Suzhou from a knife-wielding attacker.

4 Jul 2024 - 1:24AM

Japanese people pay tribute to Hu Youping, who tried to stop a knife attack on a school bus and died of multiple stab wounds in China’s eastern city of Suzhou. Photo: Weibo/ @野猫羔

Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei, disgraced pianist Li Yundi trigger online speculation

The negative publicity received by Ren for meeting Li is in stark contrast to the public goodwill the low-profile tech leader earned for his efforts at Huawei to overcome US sanctions.

25 Jun 2024 - 9:00PM

Chinese social media slams swimmer Sun Yang as he misses Paris Olympics

Weibo hashtag ‘Sun Yang’s Olympic dream shattered’ passes 75 million views after the swimmer completes his ban for a doping violation.

16 Jul 2024 - 7:41AM

Backlash in mainland China over Taiwan comment by Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

Huang may have pop star status in his birthplace but on the mainland, some are calling for a Nvidia boycott.

7 Jun 2024 - 6:07PMvideocam

Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, June 4, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Balenciaga teams with Alipay on US$650 T-shirt, prompting social media ridicule

Spanish luxury fashion brand Balenciaga has introduced a 4,700 yuan T-shirt that displays only its own name and the Alipay logo.

1 Jun 2024 - 7:11AM

Inter Milan was a plaything for billionaire Zhang and son, but the money ran out

The Zhangs’ company lost control of the Italian champions after defaulting on a loan – an example of how European clubs have crumbled under massive debt.

30 May 2024 - 10:31PM

A Chinese drinks firm cashed in on nationalism, until it was hit by a backlash

In a pointed post promoting fruit tea, Xiang Piao Piao exploited anger over Tokyo’s decision to release treated waste water from Fukushima nuclear power plant.

12 May 2024 - 1:00PMvideocam

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Weibo, which means micro blog in Chinese, is a Chinese Twitter-like online networking tool. Hundreds of millions of netizens across China use Weibo as a platform to exchange information and voice opinions on social issues in a nation under strict news censorship.

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Charles Chao

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Gaofei Wang

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Fei Cao

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2009

last updated:

30 September, 2024