11.11 sale: World's biggest online shopping event becomes playground for scammers
One woman was reported to have lost a total of 2,000,000 yuan (£ 22,900) after being tricked with the refund scam.
Singles Day 11.11 sale: Alibaba logistics to deploy 3 million people and 4,000 cargo planes and ships
Singles Day also known as 11.11 or Double 11 in China was originally a brainchild of online retailer Alibaba to celebrate the unattached.
18th century Chinese cannon worth £100,00 found in UK home garden
Auction experts traced the relic's origins to the Quianlong period dating all the way back to 1789
Galaxy W21: Samsung releasing China-only version of Galaxy Z Fold2
For those who are unaware, Samsung occasionally releases premium handsets targeted at China's wealthy consumers.
China gives away £1.1 million worth of digital currency to 50,000 citizens via lottery
Winning lottery entries received digital red packets each containing 200 yuan (£23) which can be downloaded and used in over 3,000 stores.
Remote controlled male chastity toy may leave users 'locked in' due to security bug
The Chinese manufactured sex-toy aptly branded Cellmate, is internet linked and does not come with a manual override.
China selects 18 astronauts for new space station mission
The selection process began in May 2018 with a total of 2,500 candidates and a final list that included one female as part of the crew
Chinese vlogger dies after ex-husband sets her on fire during live-stream
The 30-year-old vlogger has gained 782,000 followers who favour her happy posts on rural life and for not using any make-up on camera.
Chinese teacher sentenced to death for poisoning 25 kindergarten pupils
One of the poisoned students died in January after spending 10 months confined in the hospital while the rest suffered minor injuries.
Wearing eyeglasses could lower the risk of getting coronavirus: Study
Medical professionals are now required to wear goggles or a face shield along with a mask to fully protect them while attending to patients.
TikTok accused of secretly censoring LGBTQ-related hashtags in several languages
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) said LGBT hashtags have been "shadow-banned" even if the terms used were not linked to sketchy content.
Disney's 'Mulan' under new boycott threat for filming in controversial Xinjiang Province
"Mulan" lead actress Liu Yifei gained the ire of Asian fans after expressing support for Hong Kong police accused of violence against pro-democracy protesters.
Man stabs partner over 20 times and sends gruesome picture to her family
The convicted man has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of his partner.
Chinese restaurant chain apologises for asking customers to weigh in before ordering food
Chinese restaurant gets swift backlash from netizens accusing them of fat shaming on their zero food waste campaign.
USDA has identified 14 plant species in mystery seed packets arriving from China
Agriculture officials are urging recipients of China mystery seeds to send them to local plant agencies along with the package in which they came.
Chinese woman grows 44lb belly for 2 years caused by baffling medical condition
The impoverished mother of two hopes to raise £3,290 for medical procedures to treat her massive belly growth
Amazon under fire for 'racist' description of shoes using the 'N word'
MP David Lammy complained via Twitter asking Amazon to remove a listing of shoes with racially offensive description.
China willing to cooperate with WHO plans to investigate origins of SARS-CoV-2
For now, the WHO did not specify the identities of the two experts given the ongoing tensions between China and the United States.
Ecuador on high alert over threat of Chinese fishing vessel fleet surrounding Galapagos Islands
260 Chinese fishing vessels were spotted trawling the international waters off the coast of the Galapagos Islands.
Korean animal activists fight for closure of bear farms
Korean moon bears are on the line for slaughter with their bile being tapped as a proposed cure-all for coronavirus
Fashion retailer Shein under fire for selling swastika pendant
The Chinese fashion e-commerce site got slammed for selling offensive merchandise.
Kanye West talks COVID-19, calls vaccine 'mark of the beast'
Kanye West is cautious about taking a vaccine for COVID-19 and says the disease is all about God.
China sounds alert as bubonic plague infection reported in Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia under alert level 3 after confirmed reports of Bubonic Plague infection .
Satellite images of hospitals in Wuhan reveal when virus outbreak started: Study
A study submitted by Harvard Medical School suggests that 2019 coronavirus infections might have started earlier than what was initially reported.
Google offers explanation as to why it took down controversial apps from its Play Store
Remove China Apps – as the name implies – tasks users to delete apps its has flagged for its Chinese connections.
Huawei: China threatens to ban Apple as countermeasure against renewed US trade ban
Aside from Huawei, another Chinese telecom company – ZTE – was deemed a security risk, however, both continue to deny the allegations.
German zoo creates kill list of animals as COVID-19 causes financial crisis
Director of Neumünster Zoo confirmed that they may be forced to euthanise some zoo animals and feed their remains to others due to shortage of funds.
UK has coronavirus antibody tests but they are 'not good enough', claim experts
This poses a big problem for health professionals who rely on mass testing to correctly segregate those that need COVID-19 treatment.
NBA remains 'pessimistic' about resuming 2019-2020 season
Last week, the Chinese tried to restart their basketball league and found out that asymptomatic carriers are causing a second wave of infections.
Chinese scientists isolate antibodies that could possibly lead to potential COVID-19 vaccine
As it stands right now, the COVID-19 pandemic has already infected over 850,000 people and killed an estimated 42,000 around the world.