From netizens mourning Barbie Hsu to a proposal that nearly went awry, here are five stories from SCMP's recent reporting We ...

Netflix Korea will release its original series 'When Life Gives You Tangerines,' starring actor-singer IU and Park Bo-gum, in ...

Taiwanese actor Barbie Hsu, one of the most prominent stars in the Chinese-speaking world, has died of a flu-related illness ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs said on Wednesday that undersea cables to the Matsu Islands, which lie close to the coast of China, were disconnected due to "natural ...

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- China on Friday announced that its economic growth rate for 2024 was in line with the target set by a government beset by the threat of fresh U.S. tariffs, an enduring ...

China says the resumption of group tours to Taiwan would "further promote the normalization of cross-strait personnel exchanges." China will restart some group tours to Taiwan "in the near future ...

In a news release on Friday morning, China's National Bureau of Statistics reported its economy grew 5% in 2024 from a year ago, meeting its official target. Analysts polled by Reuters had ...

She’s a Barbie girl. Aaliyah has joined the hallowed halls of legendary singers immortalized in Barbie form by doll maker Mattel. The collectible Barbie, which celebrates the artist’s enduring ...

China claims Taiwan as its own and is gearing up to assert its control over the island through coercion or a potential invasion. Trump invited Xi to his Inauguration, but the Chinese leader is ...

Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state has said he anticipates the US "will have to deal with" China invading Taiwan before the end of this decade. Marco Rubio made the comment as he ...

As a girl, Aaliyah dreamed of musical stardom — and used her Barbie dolls to act them out. “The dolls would be singing and they’d be performing. Sometimes I’d try to get in on it ...

More than twenty years after her untimely passing, the Princess of R&B continues to hold a sturdy stake in the culture. In collaboration with Aaliyah's brother Rashad Haughton, Mattel is releasing ...