A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai was forced to return midair after a pilot forgot his passport.

An AI-powered robot autonomously convinced 12 showroom robots to "quit their jobs" and follow it.

Shanghai jumped more than eight percent -- its best day since 2008 -- and Shenzhen more than 10 percent, while Hong Kong briefly leapt around four percent.

At the World AI Conference in Shanghai on Thursday, exhibitors were keen to show off generative AI products, with one stall displaying realistic "watercolours" and sci-fi-themed illustrations produced by software.

A hit Chinese television series set in gritty but glamorous 1990s Shanghai has sparked a wave of nostalgia for the megacity's boom years, and reignited interest in its declining dialect.

A crowd of customers in an IKEA outlet in Shanghai attempted to flee on Saturday after an emergency lockdown was announced by authorities, who had found a close contact of a COVID victim to have been in the store at some point.

An elderly man in China that was thought to be dead was found to be alive inside a body bag by authorities, as footage released on Sunday goes viral in the country.

A man in China reportedly attempted to take his own life because he was ashamed that his son remained unmarried even though he had already turned 29-years-old.

The domestic Chinese media is reporting a spike in suicide rates among youngsters due to post-lockdown anxiety issues as more number of students are now returning to school with relaxation in movement.