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China miniseries production team slammed for exposing infant to heavy rain during filming
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (139+ words) Boom in short-form screen productions brings exploitation of child actors who are forced to perform "violent, sometimes adult, scenes A miniseries production team in China has come under fire for allowing a baby to be exposed to heavy rain during…...
Style Edit: Van Cleef & Arpels’ poetic watchmaking, on display in Hong Kong
13+ hour, 31+ min ago (305+ words) First published in 1903, South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's premier English language newspaper and has the city's most affluent and influential readership. With a reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong and…...
3 of Hong Kong martial arts legend Alexander Fu Sheng’s more unusual movies
17+ hour, 46+ min ago (177+ words) First published in 1903, South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's premier English language newspaper and has the city's most affluent and influential readership. With a reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong and…...
Explainer | Why China Miao ethnic group moves houses at night, dances with soot on faces upon completion
21+ hour, 44+ min ago (156+ words) Age-old tradition stems from time when Miao people had to stage secret home relocations to avoid landlords seeking rent or debt repayments China's Miao ethnic group is marked out from others thanks to their observance of a unique tradition known…...
‘They were cute’: Japan fans jostle for final glimpse of China-bound pandas
1+ day, 3+ min ago (159+ words) The departure of Xiao Xiao and his sister, Lei Lei, will leave Japan without any pandas for the first time since 1972 Fans gathered at a Tokyo zoo on Sunday to bid farewell to the last two giant pandas in the…...
This week in PostMag: the many layers of Macau
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (264+ words) First published in 1903, South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's premier English language newspaper and has the city's most affluent and influential readership. With a reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong and…...
China granny smashes TV set over drama characters’ misdeeds
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (191+ words) Family installs acrylic shield to protect TV screen, avoiding a projector, fearing she might hit the wall and injure herself A 91-year-old grandmother in northeastern China has amused internet users with her passionate reactions to TV dramas, including becoming angry…...
Overeager fans cause chaos on first night of Blackpink tour’s Hong Kong stop
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (171+ words) Concerts in Hong Kong mark final stop on Blackpink's Deadline world tour that began last July K-pop girl band Blackpink's Hong Kong concert turned chaotic at one point as thousands of fans who queued overnight started pushing their way into…...
Hong Kong travel agency backs out of Taiwan trip over controversial film screening
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (192+ words) Jetport Travel also distances itself from promotion of tour organised by e-commerce platform As One, says wording "crossed the line" A Hong Kong travel agency has withdrawn from its role in a trip to Taiwan that centred on a private…...
Blackpink fever hits Hong Kong as fans pack Kai Tak for final leg of world tour
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (198+ words) Thousands of fans from the city and beyond turn Kai Tak Sports Park into a sea of pink, as businesses report a 30 per cent boost in sales Fans flocked to catch the final leg of Blackpink's world tour in Hong…...