-
4 days ago | 
scmp.com | Zoey Zhang
A paralysed woman in China who fell in love and married a “doctor” she met during rehabilitation has been left distraught after he disappeared with a loan of more than three million yuan (US$420,000). Li Shangxuan, 31, from Hebei province in northern China, shares her life as a single mother with 220,000 followers on a popular short video platform. Li’s family was once well-off, with her parents working in business.
-
5 days ago | 
scmp.com | Zoey Zhang
A growing number of men in Japan are embracing strict lifestyle routines to fight ageing. One of them, Aki, 33, believes that looking young leads to more romantic opportunities and greater trust and attention at work, according to Japan media ABEMA News. His obsession with looking young began a decade ago after a stinging comment from his boss about his thinning hair making him look old. Around the same time, he went through a break-up.
-
5 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Zoey Zhang
Japan men seek eternal youth with strict daily routines, one looks younger than decade agoA growing number of men in Japan are embracing strict lifestyle routines to fight ageing.One of them, Aki, 33, believes that looking young leads to …
-
1 week ago | 
scmp.com | Zoey Zhang
Chinese billionaire heir Huang Zitao has live-streamed the sale of his own sanitary pad brand in a bid to rebuild trust after recent product safety scandals rocked the country. The 32-year-old pop star and actor from Shandong province in eastern China trained in South Korea and inherited an estimated US$3 billion after his father, one of China’s richest men, passed away in 2020.
-
1 week ago | 
scmp.com | Zoey Zhang
A man in southwestern China, accused of scamming multiple victims out of 32.7 million yuan (US$4.5 million) to fund his girlfriend’s lavish lifestyle, lived frugally with his parents. Police say that the man surnamed Liu from Chengdu, Sichuan province, forged contracts, business licences, and company seals during the alleged crime spree. Liu allegedly leased a petrol station to one victim without having operating rights and collected a deposit.
-
1 week ago | 
scmp.com | Zoey Zhang
A teacher in China who slapped a student and threatened to throw him out of a third-floor window after the boy sprayed him with a water gun has sparked outrage online. In April, a 10-year-old called Ranran from Zhejiang province in eastern China sprayed his maths teacher with a water gun during a break. The 59-year-old teacher, surnamed Lin, said Ranran had not received a confectionery reward for good behaviour that day, and he believed the boy was acting out in retaliation.
-
2 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Zoey Zhang
A 93-year-old school principal in South Korea who is known for her radiant skin, sharp mind and tireless passion for work, has shared tips for staying youthful. A recent video from Gachon University in Seongnam, a city in the country’s most populous province of Gyeonggi, has gone viral for highlighting its president, Lee Gil-ya. Born in 1932, Lee speaks confidently about artificial intelligence, showcasing both insight and energy. Lee Gil-ya, 93, could easily be mistaken for a woman half that age.
-
2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Zoey Zhang
Clean-living, single nonagenarian with no kids stays forever young by ‘doing ordinary things’, says patients, students are her ‘husband and children’. …
-
2 weeks ago | 
thestar.com.my | Zoey Zhang
A cat in Thailand was “arrested” and had a mugshot taken after repeatedly attacking police officers following its rescue and subsequent arrival at a police station, amusing countless netizens across the internet. On May 9, a Bangkok police officer known online as Da Parinda Pakeesuk shared the tale of an unusual “offender” - a lost American Shorthair cat brought in by a citizen. Officer Pakeesuk warmly welcomed the feline into the station and took care of it.
-
2 weeks ago | 
scmp.com | Zoey Zhang
A cat in Thailand was “arrested” and had a mugshot taken after repeatedly attacking police officers following its rescue and subsequent arrival at a police station, amusing countless netizens across the internet. On May 9, a Bangkok police officer known online as Da Parinda Pakeesuk shared the tale of an unusual “offender” - a lost American Shorthair cat brought in by a citizen. Officer Pakeesuk warmly welcomed the feline into the station and took care of it.
