A centuries-old traditional Chinese exercise is being embraced by the country’s younger generations because it relieves ailments aggravated by long working hours and stress.
An ancient form of traditional Chinese opera which involves performers changing their faces with a rapidity that defies the human eye still spellbinds audiences today.
With fewer new students attending schools in rural Japan, one principal decided to liven things up for his handful of pupils by “enrolling” a young goat.
Government officials in Vietnam say they will “not show any leniency” to a teacher at a nursery school in Ho Chi Minh City who was caught on camera violently mistreating children in her care.
A woman in South Korea has been duped out of US$50,000 after an online scammer convinced her he was the tech billionaire Elon Musk.
Market stall holders in Singapore reported a Malaysian fruit and vegetable seller to authorities after they realised his daughter was being kept in one of the stalls day and night.
The Chinese job market in 2024 is difficult, so many young adults are becoming “full-time children” and taking care of their parents for an allowance.
A man in China has shown true dedication to his girlfriend, living out of his car to save money so he can travel 500km every weekend to see her.
A celebrated Chinese film producer is about to become a father for the fifth time, but it is the 30-year age gap between him and his wife which has sparked debate.
Archaeologists excavating a tomb in eastern China said it is the most complex structure of its kind, leading to hypotheses that it belonged to a Chu state king.
A teenage boy in China went viral after he posted a video begging his father to be a better husband nearly three weeks after the man had left home following an argument.
A man in China who built a large online following by documenting his battle with cancer has died at the age of 43.
The soaring rate of unemployment among China’s young people has once again come under the spotlight after a job advertisement for funeral workers attracted many candidates with degrees.
China’s oldest pole dancer loves the hobby that she started 14 years ago, she says it improves her health and she intends to carry on throughout her 80s.
A meeting of political officials and experts has been convened to propose new ways to boost dropping fertility rates, as recent policies have made little headway in encouraging births.
A popular online influencer in Singapore who has become a grandmother at the age of 34 has pledged to support and guide her 17-year-old son.
A young man in China who looks so much like the late US basketball legend Kobe Bryant is earning piles of money and followers by mimicking the sporting icon.
A 50-something woman in China was shocked to find a baby in her home when she got in from work one day, and that the child belonged to her husband who had hired a surrogacy agency without telling her.
When a customer accidentally left a dog cafe door ajar in China, its many four-legged “customers” thought they would do a runner and have some fun.