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Fan fury in China after 'Friends' LGBTQ plotline censored
AFP, Published on 14/02/2022
» BEIJING: The highly anticipated return of "Friends" to Chinese streaming platforms soured quickly after fans noticed an LGBTQ plotline was cut from the American sitcom -- and their complaints were censored too.
The foreign legion of YouTubers defending China
AFP, Published on 12/09/2021
» BEIJING: With YouTube videos "debunking" allegations of human rights abuses and diatribes on Western "conspiracies" against China, an unlikely set of foreigners are loudly defending Beijing from its international critics.
China's youth react to gaming curbs with anguish and cunning
AFP, Published on 15/08/2021
» BEIJING: It is Zhang Yuchen's last summer break before high school, but events have taken an unwelcome turn -- the 14-year-old's game time has been decimated as China's tech firms try to dispel accusations that they are selling "spiritual opium" to the country's youth.
'Blind box' craze grips China's youth and mints toymakers a fortune
AFP, Published on 28/04/2021
» BEIJING - Tiny unicorns and cartoon girls in clown costumes line the shelves of Wang Zhaoxue's study in Beijing -- tokens of China's mania for "blind boxes" that has made fortunes for toymakers and even caught the attention of those in power.
Chinese streaming site Bilibili sinks on Hong Kong debut after $2.6 bn IPO
AFP, Published on 29/03/2021
» HONG KONG - Video streaming site Bilibili sank on its first day trading on Hong Kong's stock exchange on Monday as investors fret over a global sell-off in Chinese tech shares.
China's Baidu debuts in Hong Kong after $3.1 bn IPO
AFP, Published on 23/03/2021
» HONG KONG: Chinese search engine Baidu debuted on Hong Kong's stock exchange Tuesday after raising $3.1 billion in its initial public offering, the latest mainland tech giant to flock to the financial hub.
Virtual idols take to the real-life stage in China
AFP, Published on 22/12/2020
» BEIJING: Liu Jun has long been a fan of a Chinese star called Amy, a teenage pop singer with red hair whose autograph he treasures -- and who only exists in the digital world.
Child's play: Coding booms among Chinese children
AFP, Published on 10/12/2019
» BEIJING - Wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses and a red T-shirt, an eight-year-old Chinese boy is logged in for an online coding lesson -- as the teacher.
Back to the Hanfu-ture: Young Chinese revive ancient fashion
AFP, Published on 13/06/2019
» BEIJING - Dressed in a flowing long robe adorned with beaded floral embroidery from a bygone era, stylist Xiao Hang looks like she surfaced from a time machine as she strides across the bustling Beijing metro, attracting curious glances and inquisitive questions.
Silence, suppression in China on 30th Tiananmen anniversary
AFP, Published on 04/06/2019
» BEIJING - China is set to mark 30 years since the deadly Tiananmen crackdown with a wall of silence on Tuesday after arresting activists and tightening internet censorship ahead of the politically sensitive anniversary.