Tom Cruiseand “The Mummy” comfortably headed the Chinesebox officewith a $52 million opening. That score was significantly greater than the film’s weak performance in North America.Playing some 105,000 screenings per day from Friday to Sunday, the gross total accounted for more than half of the total box office. It scored $17.5 million on Friday, followed by $19.1 million and $13.9 million on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, according to data from Ent Group.The $51.8 million total, topped u

Bicycle-sharing firm ofo is attempting to attract more women to its cause, after debuting its new princess bike last Friday (June 9).The Beijing-based company aims to stand out from the competitive bike-sharing market in China by becoming the first firm to introduce a bike targeted at a specific group of users.Some 10,000 princess bikes will debut in Beijing and Shanghai first before they are introduced to other cities.We have seen more and more personalised demands from users with the developme

A sizeablenumber of lactating mothers in China are milking the demand for breast milk with the illegal trade going online. With fresh breast milk going for 150 yuan per 250ml, the unregulated trade is a boon for many.Li Xixi, from Chengdu, Sichuan, often produces more milk than her two-month-old baby can consume. After breastfeeding her, she has an equivalent of three to four 250ml bags of milk left each day.“Every day, earning 200 to 300 yuan shouldn’t be a problem,” she was quoted by the We

Jack Ma’s net worth surged $2.8 billion overnight asAlibaba Group HoldingLtd. forecast sales growth that topped every analyst’s estimate, despiteChina’s decelerating economy.Ma, 52, is now the richest person in Asia and 14th wealthiest in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His net worth has climbed $8.5 billion this year to $41.8 billion.The latest surge came after China’s largest e-commerce company forecast 45 to 49 percent revenue growth in the year ending March, dem

Researchers were shocked to find the remains of a baby bird perfectly preserved in a chunk of 99 million-year-old amber, according to astudy published Tuesday in Gondwana Research.The bird, thought to have been just days or weeks old when it was engulfed in tree resin, belonged to a group of birds called enantiornithes, which became extinct 65 million years ago alongside dinosaurs,according to National Geographic.Discovered in northern Myanmar, the young bird is the most complete specimen found

China may haverolled backits one-child policy, but the Chinese city of Qingdao is now cracking down on other, more fluffy family members. TheGuardian reported thatQingdao has instituted a limit of one dog per household, sparking outrage among the city’s dog lovers.Those who own more than one pooch will be required to surrender their furry friends to an adoption agency. The policy also bans a number of “ferocious” dog breeds, among them Dobermans, Pitbulls, and Tibetan Mastiffs, reportsNewswee

The global stock of electric vehicles hit two million in 2016, a 60 percent surge from the previous year, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).The agency pointed out that despite the sharp growth, plug-in and battery-powered vehicles still make up just 0.2 percent of the total number of passenger cars.“Electric vehicles still have a long way to go before reaching deployment scales capable of making a significant dent in the development of global oil demand and gr

Apple makes a massive effort to keep your information from being taken by outsiders -- but an insider threat managed to steal millions of dollars worth of data.According toChinese state media, Zhejiang police arrested 20 employees from Apple's suppliers and vendors, authorities announced on Thursday. There were 22 people arrested as part of the underground data trading network, according to Xinhua.The 20 workers, who were employed by Apple suppliers not the company itself, reportedly had acc

An unlucky Chinese man had his penis trapped in a wrench for 17 hours before dentists finally freed him from his agony by using a drill.Firefighters and dentists were called to help after the 37-year-old was rushed to hospital when his genitals swelled up and turned purple.It is not known how the tool became stuck on the single man when he sought medical treatment on June 2in eastern China’s Zhejiang Province.Doctors planned to surgically remove the spanner but could not get written consent fro

Chinese brands have secured 13 positions in the2017 Brandz top 100 valuable brands ranking, led by internet giantTencent, which ranked eighth.Tencent made the top ten behind techgiantsGoogle,Apple,Microsoft,AmazonandFacebook, as well asVisaandATT, and was valued ahead ofIBMandMcDonald's.Tencent is the first non-US owned company to crack the $100 bn value barrier, after a 27% increase year-on-year saw it valued at $108 bn in the annual report by WPP and Kantar Millward Brown.The report reveal