The sound of laughter echoes through the university hallway as Lydia Wamaitha attempts to pronounce a particularly challenging Mandarin phrase. Her classmates' teasing comments about the "funny ...

In rural Shandong province, three women are challenging stereotypes and inspiring millions with their talents and ...

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Even so, Zhou Jinqiang, head of China's delegation at the Games and vice president of the Chinese Olympic Committee, called on athletes to raise standards ahead of the Winter Olympics in Milan and ...

SINGAPORE: Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you would have heard of DeepSeek-R1, the low-cost Chinese AI app that has rattled Silicon Valley and taken the world by storm. But ever since ...

Rising Chinese actor Liang Youcheng has passed away on Jan 30 at the age of 27, reportedly from flu complications. His sudden passing comes as the entertainment world is still reeling from the ...

The 48-year-old was on a family trip to Japan over Chinese New Year, when she contracted the flu, which later led to pneumonia and her unfortunate passing. According to reports, she was down with ...

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The Middle Kingdom witnessed something of an explosion during the Chinese New Year period, with a string of major new films grossing a combined total of over $1.3 billion during the past weekend.

Recently, news outlets reported on the death of 27-year-old Chinese actor Dylan Liang You Cheng (transliteration from 梁佑诚). The young star died suddenly on the second day of the Chinese New Year (30th ...