Asia Pacific / Politics May 7, 2022
From the national anthem to George Orwell, China's netizens find new ways to voice discontent over COVID zero measures.
Asia Pacific / Politics Mar 1, 2022
On China's tightly controlled internet, Russia's attack stokes debate
by Brenda Goh
Russia's invasion has been greeted with mixed reactions on Chinese social media, with some users saying it foreshadows how the West may respond if China seized Taiwan.
National Feb 6, 2022
Japan's star figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu tops Games' mascot in popularity
On Weibo, the phrase "The time for Hanyu to compete is set" was number one by Sunday evening, with fawning fans pouring out their admiration for the "Ice Prince."
Business Dec 29, 2021
Mercedes-Benz swept up in latest China internet furor over model’s eyes
The episode, reported by a state media outlet, has made the maker of luxury cars the latest target of consumer nationalism in China.
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Feb 7, 2020
Chinese rage over death of doctor who raised alarm over coronavirus
A Chinese doctor who issued an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak before it was officially recognized died of the virus on Friday, triggering a wave of public mourning and rare expressions of anger towards the government online. Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist at a hospital ...
Business / Tech Nov 4, 2019
The founder of China's smartphone maker Smartisan Technology has been barred from taking flights and high-speed railway trains due to the company's failure to comply with court rulings from a contractual dispute, a local court document showed. Smartisan is a niche player in China's smartphone ...
Business Apr 23, 2019
Video of parked Model S spontaneously exploding adds to Tesla woes ahead of earnings results
Video of a parked Tesla Model S exploding and a Wall Street downgrade of the electric carmaker's stock pushed shares down 4 percent Monday, just as it prepared to issue results for a troubled first quarter. Brokerage Evercore cut its recommendation for shares of the ...
Business Aug 3, 2017
Hello, Toyota's president wants to be friends with you in China
Akio Toyoda has opened an account on Weibo seeking to win friends in China, an uncommon social media presence for Toyota Motor Corp.'s boss. Toyoda, 61, the president and chief executive officer of Asia's biggest automaker, got more than 16,000 followers within hours of his ...
Entertainment News Jul 19, 2016
Actress Mizuhara makes apology video following anti-China accusations
by Naomi Schanen
Popular American-Japanese model and actress Kiko Mizuhara has posted an apology video on the Chinese social media platform Weibo after being accused online of stoking anti-Chinese sentiment. Mizuhara, 25, star of the Chinese romantic comedy "No Other Love," which was directed by Chinese actress Zhao ...