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A Chinese mukbanger was banned after her live-streams featuring bizarre food choices, such as vinegar-soaked chewing gum, went viral and were reported by netizens for “having a bad influence on children.” The food influencer, known by the handle @chenchenchen (vinegar version), garnered a staggering 700,000 followers and 10 million likes across three platforms before her…
Nearly 3,000 households and 34 shopping centre tenants in a northern Hong Kong district were left without fresh water during one of the most important family-gathering festivals, as the water authority apologised and rushed to restore supply. The Water Supplies Department said the fresh water supply to On Shing Court, Tin Ping Shopping Centre, and…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called on the United States to put more pressure on Russia to end the war, as diplomats converged on Miami for fresh talks. Zelensky also said that Washington had proposed the first face-to-face negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in half a year, but later expressed scepticism that that would…
Disarm you with a smile And cut you like you want me to Cut that little child Inside of me and such a part of you Ooh, the years burn Ooh, the years burn – Smashing Pumpkins Few management theories have been as influential as the Smile Curve. And few have been as destructive. The…
An unauthorized drone buzzing near an Indonesian Army training exercise set off a confrontation in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on December 14, drawing troops into a restricted gold mining zone and ending in violence. Four soldiers sent to investigate found several Chinese nationals operating the drone in a restricted zone. As the soldiers sought clarification, more…
Three people were injured and more than 100 others were evacuated after a fire believed to have been caused by burning incense broke out in a Hong Kong flat on Wednesday. The fire was reported at around 2.30am in the flat at Prime View Garden on King Fung Path in Tuen Mun and was later…
Hong Kong authorities have banned director Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai’s latest film, the campus thriller Deadline, citing national security concerns, according to the award-winning filmmaker, whose previous documentary on the 2019 social unrest was also barred from cinemas. Chow, whose past works include Revolution of Our Times, a documentary on the anti-government protests, and Ten Years,…
MetaX Integrated Circuits soared on its trading debut in Shanghai as investors piled into the second Chinese producer of graphics processing units (GPUs) to go public this month amid optimism about China’s push for self-sufficiency in semiconductors and artificial intelligence. The shares of the Shanghai-based company surged 693 per cent from the offer price to…
A Hong Kong fitness chain was cautioned by the city’s privacy watchdog after it installed a CCTV camera facing a men’s bathroom missing a door, one of about 200 complaints involving video surveillance this year. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data on Wednesday also revealed that it had received 1,166 inquiries of…
China’s newest transport aircraft has conducted its maiden flight, images circulating on social media suggest, as the People’s Liberation Army moves to update its tactical transport fleet. Photographs and videos circulating online on Tuesday showed a four-engine turboprop aircraft. The most detailed images showed it had six-blade propellers, a T-tail, a blended winglet configuration and…
