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How A Bollywood Movie Wrestled Its Way Into Chinese Moviegoers’ Hearts

A Bollywood film about a father who trains his daughters to become world-class wrestlers has broken a box office record...

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‘Dangal’ Wrestles Its Way Into Chinese Moviegoers’ Hearts

A Bollywood film about a father who trains his daughters to become world-class wrestlers has broken a box office record...

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Ready, Set, Go! Rematch of Man Vs Machine In Ancient Game

It's man vs machine this week as Google's artificial intelligence programme AlphaGo faces the world's top-ranked Go...

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Twitter User Numbers Overtaken By China’s Sina Weibo

There are now more people using Sina Weibo, the Chinese micro-blogging platform, than there are using Twitter....

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Lavezzi Denies Racism As ‘wacky’ Pose Causes Storm

Argentina international Ezequiel Lavezzi has issued an apology through his Chinese club after publicity photos that...

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‘No Evidence’ of Hulk Wrongdoing In Chinese Super League Punch Row

A Chinese football official has said there is no evidence that Shanghai SIPG striker Hulk broke any rules after the...

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Hulk Denies Punch, Says ‘I Like Chinese People’

Shanghai SIPG's Brazilian striker Hulk insisted he likes and respects "all of the Chinese people" as he rejected claims...

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China More Interested In Macron’s Marriage Than His Politics

China is closely following France's presidential election, but web users appear less interested in the politics than...

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China Basketball Fans Bid Fond Farewell To Stephon Marbury

Chinese fans penned hundreds of heartfelt social media messages of support on Monday for Stephon Marbury after learning...

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China Internet Outcry Over United Passenger Fiasco

China social media users were in an uproar Tuesday over viral footage of a Chinese-American man dragged off an...

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Noble Son Or Killer? China Court Case Prompts Debate

A virtuous son or a vigilante murderer: the case of a man who killed a debt collector in defence of his mother has...

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Chinese Police ‘admit Torture’ of Dead Suspect

Police in central China's Henan province have issued a rare statement admitting that some officers may have tortured a...

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Climate Change ‘makes Deadly China Pollution Worse’

Global warming has boosted the frequency and severity of deadly air pollution peaks in northern China, scientists said...

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China Blocks Pinterest

Image-curation website Pinterest has become the latest social media service blocked in China, checks on censorship...

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South Korean Firm Lotte, Seoul Face China Backlash In Missile Row

South Korea's Lotte Group faces an escalating backlash in China after providing land for a US missile-defence system,...

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Manchester United ‘most Followed Club In China’

Manchester United is the most popular club online in China but the Bundesliga's web presence far outstrips the English...

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Manchester United Named Most Popular Club In China

Manchester United is the most influential club in China Despite having not won the Premier League since 2013,...

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China Muzzles Feminist Group Over Anti-Trump Posts

Chinese authorities have blocked a prolific feminist social media account for allegedly breaking the law with posts...

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Chief Executive Out At Paramount Pictures

Viacom announced the departure of the top executive at Paramount Pictures, which has struggled for profit and was at...