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K‑Pop Star Jang Won‑young Sparks Fan Frenzy and Fashion Buzz in Shanghai

Jang Won‑young – known in Mandarin as Zhang Yuanying – has become a talking point in Shanghai over the past few months, not simply because of her status as a global K‑pop idol, but because of a string of high‑profile public appearances that have drawn throngs of fans and sparked a lively online debate.

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Director Wong Jing Says Personality Clash, Not Scandal, Drove Cecilia Cheung and Nicholas Tse’s Divorce

Veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Jing stunned netizens this week when, during a televised interview, he offered a candid assessment of why his former collaborators Cecilia Cheung and Nicholas Tse ended their marriage. The director, who worked with the pair on the 2018 drama “Wujia Zhishang,” said the divorce was not the result of external meddling or financial strain – as tabloids have long suggested – but rather an inexorable clash of personalities that became evident on set.

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China Airport‑Seized Power Banks Resurface on Black Market, Igniting Safety Concerns

A new safety scandal is brewing in China’s travel hubs, and the unlikely commodity at its centre is the humble power bank. Since the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) tightened its rules on June 28, any portable charger without a clear 3C safety mark, with an unreadable label, or belonging to a recalled batch has been barred from domestic flights. The regulation—intended to keep passengers’ devices from igniting mid‑air—has instead spawned a thriving underground market for the very items it forbids.