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China: Poem deleted from Weibo amid fears ‘fat heads and big ears’ comment was about Xi Jinping

Shanghai Media Group blasts reporter after poem seen as slur on Chinese president

Evening Standard

Shanghai enforces new COVID testing, some areas in China extend lockdowns

Several large Chinese cities including Shanghai are rolling out new mass testing or extending lockdowns on millions of residents to counter new clusters of COVID-19 infections, with some measures being criticised on the internet.

Reuters

Wandi was asked to get double-eyelid surgery, but she refused to conform to China's beauty standards

After Chinese models with small eyes were blasted for insulting China by nationalists online, the government has urged TV companies to conform to the "correct aesthetic".

ABC News

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In China's Wuhan, cholera-causing bacteria in turtles strikes nerve

Detection in the Chinese city of Wuhan of a bacteria that caused cholera in a student and was separately found in samples from softshell turtles at a food market has struck a sensitive nerve with ordinary Chinese people, with some relating it to COVID-19.

Reuters

TV anchor's nose starts pouring blood during live broadcast as he soldiers on

Huang Xinqi, a news anchor for Chinese channel Suzhou TV, started having a nosebleed as he read the day's news bulletin during a live broadcast on Monday - with some social media users questioning why he felt he couldn't stop

Daily Mirror

Some Beijing travelers asked to wear COVID monitoring bracelets, sparking outcry

Some Beijing residents returning from domestic travel were asked by local authorities to wear COVID-19 monitoring bracelets, prompting widespread criticism on Chinese social media by users concerned about excessive government surveillance.

Reuters

Heatwaves hammer megacities in China's Yangtze River basin

Searing heatwaves swept across China's vast Yangtze River basin on Wednesday, hammering densely populated megacities from Shanghai on the coast to Chengdu deep in the heartlands.

Reuters

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Protest in China over frozen bank accounts ends in violence

Authorities say some customers will start getting their money back after angry crowd in Henan was broken up by heavy-handed security guards

The Guardian - UK

Private information of more than 100 Australians exposed amid huge China police data leak

A hacker posted in an online forum last week that they had stolen 1 billion records, mostly belonging to Chinese citizens, in an ongoing bid to sell the information for 10 bitcoins, or almost $300,000.

ABC News

Hackers offer data on 1 billion Chinese after alleged leak

Experts say alleged leak from Shanghai police database could be among largest data breaches in history.

Al Jazeera

Read Alibaba's Role In Shanghai's Recent Infamous Police Database Hack As China Struggles To Censor Breach News

China has rapidly censored news of the alleged hacking of a Shanghai police database, potentially compromising the personal data of more than one billion people, the Financial Times reports.&nbs

Benzinga

Alleged Chinese police database hack leaks data of 1 billion

Hackers claim to have obtained a trove of data on 1 billion Chinese from a Shanghai police database in a leak that, if confirmed, could be one of the largest data breaches in history

The Independent UK

China probes 1990s case of baby taken from parents that sparked outrage online

China has suspended two health officials in the southern region of Guangxi as authorities investigate the case of a baby boy taken from his parents by local government officials in the 1990s, an incident that provoked a torrent of criticism online.

Reuters

Dad cries and buries head in towel as son he tutored for year gets 6/100 on maths exam

The dad can be seen looking at the report card, before he slaps his knees in frustration as the camera cuts to him raising his arms above his head and eventually using a towel to wipe his eyes

Daily Mirror

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The Times of India

Father breaks into tears when son scores 6/100 in math despite being tutored daily for 1 year

A viral video of a father disappointed and distraught was shared on Chinese social media platform Weibo and has been circulating on the internet ever since. Reportedly, the Chinese man burst into tears after his son failed in his mathematic examination, scoring just 6 out of 100 marks. The result…

Caixin Global

Shanghai Influencer Charged for Operating Bogus Online ETF Trading Platform

The accused, identified only as Xu, allegedly lured investors to make trades totaling $4.5 million, often resulting in heavy losses

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shanghai Disney Resort Says to Reopen Disneyland Theme Park on June 30

The Shanghai Disney Resort said on Tuesday it will reopen Disneyland theme park on June 30. "The magic is back!" the company said on its Weibo account. The Resort reopened Disneytown and Shanghai Disneyland Hotel on June 16. Shanghai Disney Resort has been closed since March 21 due to the…

Reuters

China slashes COVID quarantine time for international travellers

China slashed the quarantine time for inbound travellers by half on Tuesday, in a major easing of COVID-19 curbs that have deterred cross-border travel and resulted in international flights running at just 2% of pre-pandemic levels.

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The Guardian - UK

Alarm in Beijing after announcement zero-Covid policy may last five years

Communist party official posts notice saying mass mandatory testing and travel curbs will continue

Los Angeles Times

As China shuts out the world, internet access from abroad gets harder too

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Most internet users trying to get past China's Great Firewall search for a cyber tunnel that will take them outside censorship restrictions to the wider web. But Vincent Brussee is looking for a way in, so he can better glimpse what life is like under the Communist…

Evening Standard

Two test drivers killed as Nio electric car plummets out of office building in Shanghai

Social media users criticised Nio’s statement claiming the incident was an “accident” not caused by issues with the vehicle

The Independent UK

Two killed as Nio electric car falls from third floor office in Shanghai

The passengers lost control of the car in the parking area before they smashed through the windows

USA Today Sports Media Group

Diablo Immortal delayed in China just days before launch

This delay comes after Diablo Immortal's official account on Weibo was banned.

ABC News

China's Lipstick King Austin Li was a rich influencer adored by Beijing officials. One mistake triggered his downfall

Austin Li was beloved by young shoppers and the Chinese Communist Party. But when he tried to sell an ice cream cake to millions of his followers, everything went wrong.

Daily Mirror

University tells students they can pass their swimming test ONLINE due to Covid outbreak

One hilarious social media user clad himself in goggles and speedos before "swimming" on his bed after Shanghai Univeristy moved its practical swimming course online

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