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Hype Malaysia
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hype Malaysia
(Video) Actor Tian Xu Ning Breaks Down In Tears As Cabin Crew Hold Back Frenzied Fans
It isn't uncommon for fans to get excited when they see their favourite idol. To a normal degree, one might ask for a picture or signature, or share kind words to show support. However, some fans take things too far and cross the line of common courtesy. Rising actor Tian Xu Ning (田栩宁) was recently a victim of such behaviour. Allegations of infidelity have been circling the internet for the past few weeks, making him a hot topic in the Chinese entertainment industry. On 4th July 2025 (Friday), the BL actor sat in business class on his trip from Changsha to Fuzhou. Once the plane landed and the announcements went off, fans rushed from their seats to berate Tian. Starring in his latest series, 'Revenged Love', he had quickly garnered the attention of netizens due to his talented acting skills. However, controversy was swift to follow. Allegedly, at least five women have come out to speak against the actor, stating that they were all having romantic relationships with him, with some saying that they bore his child. None of these reports has any evidence to back them up; however, this does little to stop flaming the actor or accusing him of being manipulative and deceitful. It has led many companies tied to future acting roles and talk shows to feel pressured to drop Tian until he holds personal accountability. Public opinion remains divided—some believe he is a victim of targeted defamation, while others continue to demand an apology. According to the video, fans had been yelling at Tian as flight attendants struggled to hold them back from entering the business cabin. Voices could be heard shouting, 'Tell your girlfriend to stop appearing in public,' and 'Is the kid really yours?' The actor was then seen ducking his head and wiping tears away, clearly overwhelmed by the confrontation. This reaction sparked debate among netizens. Some sympathised, believing Tian's tears showed genuine sadness and vulnerability. Others argued it was a calculated move to gain public sympathy amid the scandal. With emotions running high on both sides, the incident has only deepened the divide in public opinion, leaving many wondering how the 27-year-old actor will respond next. Watch the clip of the cabin crew pushing back fans: Here is a clip of the 'Revenged Love' actor breaking down: Sources: Koreaboo, Sportskeeda Zaima Humaira contributed to this article
HKFP
29-06-2025
- Health
- HKFP
‘Peace of mind': Patient companions ease pain of China's bustling, bamboozling hospitals
At a bustling Beijing hospital, Tian Yigui hands over some of his elderly wife's paperwork to Meng Jia, a 'patient companion' hired to help navigate China's stretched and bureaucratic healthcare system. Yawning funding gaps and patchy medical coverage have long funnelled many Chinese people towards better-resourced city hospitals for much-needed care. Sprawling, overcrowded and noisy, the facilities can be exhausting for patients and their families, especially the elderly. The problem has fuelled the rise of patient companions, or 'peizhenshi', a lucrative and unofficial service in the country's growing gig economy. Tian, 83, said most Beijing hospitals were 'overwhelmingly confusing'. 'We have to go up and down all the floors, wait for elevators, wait in lines… it's really troublesome,' he told AFP. Elsewhere at the People's Liberation Army General Hospital in the Chinese capital, patients faced long queues, myriad check-ins and a whirl of digital payment codes. Hospital aides wearing bright red sashes rattled off directions into headsets as hundreds of patients filed through the colossal lobby. Armed with a sheaf of papers at a traditional Chinese medicine ward, Meng breezed through check-in before joining Tian and wife Gao Yingmin in a consultation room. Leaving Gao to rest in a waiting area, Meng then brought Tian to a payment counter before explaining to the couple how to pick up prescribed medications. For a four-hour service, patient companions like Meng charge around 300 yuan (US$40). It is worth every penny for Gao, 78, who is undergoing treatment for complications from throat surgery. The helpers are 'convenient, practical and (give us) peace of mind', she said, straining against a breathing tube. 'We no longer have to worry… they do all the work for us.' 'Real need' Hundreds of advertisements for patient companions have sprung up on Chinese social media in recent years. Embed from Getty Images Authorities appear to allow the companions in hospitals because they are broadly in line with the government's promotion of health services for seniors. Meng, 39, had no medical background before enrolling in a weeklong training programme run by Chengyi Health, an online platform that connects patients and companions. Founder Li Gang, a former anaesthesiologist, said 'there's a big knowledge gap when it comes to medical care'. Large Chinese hospitals can have over 50 clinical departments, each with numerous sub-specialities. That means many people 'don't know how to go to the doctor', Li said. While some young people — such as expectant mothers — hire companions, some two-thirds of Chengyi's clients are aged 60 or older. Trainee Tao Yuan, 24, said he left his job at an internet company to pursue a vocation 'more valuable than money'. A generation born under China's now-abolished one-child policy are approaching middle age and caring for their elderly parents alone. Increasing work and family pressure had left them with a 'real need' for help, Tao said. Ageing nation China's healthcare system has long struggled to tackle deep-seated regional funding gaps and inconsistent access to equipment and medical staff. Limited treatment options, especially in rural areas, push many patients into municipal hospitals for comparatively minor ailments. Embed from Getty Images 'It's a perennial structure problem,' said Wang Feng, an expert on Chinese demographics at the University of California, Irvine. Working adults have no time to take elderly parents to hospital, while technology cannot yet replace human caregivers, he said. China 'will have a larger… demand for personal assistance' as the elderly account for an ever bigger proportion of the population, Wang said. Authorities are betting big on the 'silver economy' — products and services for older people, which totalled seven trillion yuan ($970 billion) last year, according to the nonprofit China Association of Social Welfare and Senior Service. The figures are a bright spot in an economy struggling to maintain strong growth and robust youth employment. Xiao Shu, who asked to be identified by a nickname for privacy, told AFP he made around 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) per month – a tidy wage in China's competitive capital. But the former dentistry worker said there were limits to the service. The 36-year-old once refused to take a client's nearly 90-year-old father to a post-surgery check-up. 'If something happened to him, who would be responsible for it?' he said.
Business Times
26-06-2025
- Business
- Business Times
Johor's billion-ringgit property market braces for higher foreign buyer tax
[KUALA LUMPUR] Johor's property market is recording a spike in activity as foreign buyers scramble to close deals just weeks before a planned hike in levies kicks in. The short notice given for the hike, announced on Jun 18, has sparked some disgruntlement, especially among Singaporean investors who say they have been left with little time to make big-ticket decisions. Veteran agent Matt Tian from PropNex Malaysia said his team has fielded numerous complaints from potential buyers, particularly Singaporeans, who are upset with the short notice. 'Many feel forced into making quick decisions or face higher costs,' he said. 'We have also heard concerns from buyers in Taiwan, China and Indonesia.' Effective Jul 1, Johor will raise the levy on foreign property purchases to 3 per cent or a minimum of RM30,000 (S$9,060), up from 2 per cent or RM20,000. The new rates will not apply to sale-and-purchase agreements signed before the deadline. While some buyers are adopting a wait-and-see stance, real estate professionals say interest in Johor remains resilient. Tian noted that even with the higher levy, Johor properties still offer better value than those in the Klang Valley, Penang or the buyers' home countries. A NEWSLETTER FOR YOU Friday, 8.30 am Asean Business Business insights centering on South-east Asia's fast-growing economies. Sign Up Sign Up For comparison, a two-bedroom, two-bathroom condominium near the Johor Bahru Custom, Immigration and Quarantine complex is priced at around RM750,000 or RM884 per sq foot (psf). A similar unit in central Kuala Lumpur near the Petronas Twin Towers is being listed at RM1.45 million or RM1,272 psf, according to PropertyGuru. Other industry stakeholders also believe that the higher levy will not deter foreign interest, given the anticipated economic boost from the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ). Lindy Tan, who chairs the Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (Rehda) Johor, said developers are already fielding heightened interest from buyers looking to beat the July deadline. 'Many have expressed their intention to finalise deals quickly, though it's too early to quantify,' she told The Business Times. She added that this could pull forward demand and slow sales in the following quarter. Tick tock on the levy clock Announcing the changes on Jun 18, Johor Chief Minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi said this marks the first levy revision since 2004 and it is aimed to offset rising operational costs and improve service delivery for investors and the public. The proposal also raises land transfer registration fees for properties priced above RM500,000, with an extra RM500 charged for every RM100,000 thereafter. This measure also includes industrial property purchases by foreign buyers or companies. For example, a RM1.5 million property would now incur a RM45,000 foreign buyer levy and a RM5,000 registration fee. This brings total transaction costs to RM50,000, up from RM30,000 previously. Effective July 1, the levy on industrial properties will also double from 2 to 4 per cent, on top of the existing 4 per cent stamp duty. Once home to Malaysia's highest number of overhang properties, Johor has seen improvement since the resuming of cross-border travel with Singapore in 2022 after the Covid-19 restrictions were lifted. In Q1 2025, the state recorded 3,034 overhang units – down from Kuala Lumpur's 3,668 units. In 2022, Johor led the nation with 5,992 overhang units. Johor recorded 15,094 property transactions worth over RM11.1 billion in the first quarter of 2025, down from 18,106 transactions and RM14.6 billion in Q4 2024. This marks a 17 per cent drop in transaction volume and a 24 per cent decline in value. Residential properties made up the bulk of activity, accounting for 64 per cent or 9,646 transactions worth over RM5 billion. Commercial deals comprised 15 per cent, with a total value of around RM2.2 billion. Catalysts The RTS is seen as a major game changer for Johor's cross-border appeal. PHOTO: BT FILE Investor optimism has been buoyed by the progress of the JS-SEZ and the ongoing construction of the Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS), set to begin operations by December 2026. The 4 km high-volume shuttle will transport up to 10,000 passengers per hour in each direction between Bukit Chagar in Johor and Woodlands North in Singapore. The Causeway – among the world's busiest land border crossings – currently sees about 350,000 daily commuters, often with hours-long wait times. The RTS is seen as a major game changer for Johor's cross-border appeal. 'Properties near the RTS station are selling like hotcakes,' said Samuel Tan, founder and CEO of Olive Tree Property Consultants. 'Prices have surged from RM800 to RM1,200 per square feet (psf), and commercial land prices have more than doubled from RM700 to around RM1,500 psf.' Industrial property demand is also rising. Rehda's Lindy Tan said areas such as Senai, Kulai and Sedenak are attracting investor attention, supported by the JS-SEZ. Senai and Kulai are well-known logistics hubs in Johor due to their proximity to Senai International Airport, while Sedenak has emerged as a popular destination for data centres, attracting several multinational corporations such as Yondr Group, Keppel, and ByteDance's Bridge Data Centres. From January to March 2025, Johor concluded 353 industrial property deals worth RM1.9 billion. For the full year 2024, the state recorded 1,592 such transactions valued at over RM6.6 billion. Spanning over 3,500 sq metre – nearly four times the size of Singapore – the JS-SEZ targets 11 key sectors including manufacturing, logistics and energy. Plans are underway to expand 50 projects in five years and 100 within a decade, potentially creating 20,000 skilled jobs. On June 23, Onn Hafiz said Johor aims to attract RM100 billion in investments by end-2025, having already secured RM30.1 billion in the first quarter alone. The Causeway, among the world's busiest land border crossings, currently sees about 350,000 daily commuters, often with hours-long wait times. PHOTO: BT FILE Tian noted that the RTS appeals to Malaysians working in Singapore and to Singaporeans seeking a more affordable and laid-back lifestyle. Samuel Tan added that other catalytic projects, including the electrified double-tracking rail, Forest City's Special Financial Zone, and a potential revival of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail, are also driving optimism. 'Johor's property market is at a pivotal point,' he said. 'Any increase in fees, especially targeting foreign investors, must be handled with care.' Samuel Tan urged the state to consider delaying the levy implementation until the JS-SEZ and Forest City Special Financial Zone gain more traction. 'To increase a higher tax rate and additional charges in such as a short notice, may give the impression that the authorities are cashing in on improving sentiment,' he said. 'Instead of front-loading the cost burden, the state can generate revenue through property taxes and quit rent, while welcoming job-creating investments,' Tan said. 'The timing and scale of the hike need a serious rethink.'
Kuwait Times
24-06-2025
- Health
- Kuwait Times
‘Companions' ease pain of China's bustling and bamboozling hospitals
BEIJING: At a bustling Beijing hospital, Tian Yigui hands over some of his elderly wife's paperwork to Meng Jia, a 'patient companion' hired to help navigate China's stretched and bureaucratic healthcare system. Yawning funding gaps and patchy medical coverage have long funneled many Chinese people towards better resourced city hospitals for much-needed care. Sprawling, overcrowded and noisy, the facilities can be exhausting for patients and their families, especially the elderly. The problem has fuelled the rise of patient companions, or 'peizhenshi', a lucrative and unofficial service in the country's growing gig economy. Tian, 83, said most Beijing hospitals were 'overwhelmingly confusing'. 'We have to go up and down all the floors, wait for elevators, wait in lines... it's really troublesome,' he told AFP. Elsewhere at the People's Liberation Army General Hospital in the Chinese capital, patients faced long queues, myriad check-ins and a whirl of digital payment codes. Hospital aides wearing bright red sashes rattled off directions into headsets as hundreds of patients filed through the colossal lobby. Armed with a sheaf of papers at a traditional Chinese medicine ward, Meng breezed through check-in before joining Tian and wife Gao Yingmin in a consultation room. Leaving Gao to rest in a waiting area, Meng then brought Tian to a payment counter before explaining to the couple how to pick up prescribed medications. For a four-hour service, patient companions like Meng charge around 300 yuan ($40). It is worth every penny for Gao, 78, who is undergoing treatment for complications from throat surgery. The helpers are 'convenient, practical and (give us) peace of mind', she said, straining against a breathing tube. 'We no longer have to worry... they do all the work for us.' 'Real need' Hundreds of advertisements for patient companions have sprung up on Chinese social media in recent years. Authorities appear to allow the companions in hospitals because they are broadly in line with the government's promotion of health services for seniors. Meng, 39, had no medical background before enrolling in a weeklong training program run by Chengyi Health, an online platform that connects patients and companions. Founder Li Gang, a former anaesthesiologist, said 'there's a big knowledge gap when it comes to medical care'. Large Chinese hospitals can have over 50 clinical departments, each with numerous sub-specialities. That means many people 'don't know how to go to the doctor', Li said. While some young people - such as expectant mothers - hire companions, some two-thirds of Chengyi's clients are aged 60 or older. Trainee Tao Yuan, 24, said he left his job at an internet company to pursue a vocation 'more valuable than money'. A generation born under China's now-abolished one-child policy are approaching middle age and caring for their elderly parents alone. Increasing work and family pressure had left them with a 'real need' for help, Tao said. Ageing nation China's healthcare system has long struggled to tackle deep-seated regional funding gaps and inconsistent access to equipment and medical staff. Limited treatment options, especially in rural areas, push many patients into municipal hospitals for comparatively minor ailments. 'It's a perennial structure problem,' said Wang Feng, an expert on Chinese demographics at the University of California, Irvine. Working adults have no time to take elderly parents to hospital, while technology cannot yet replace human caregivers, he said. China 'will have a larger... demand for personal assistance' as the elderly account for an ever bigger proportion of the population, Wang said. Authorities are betting big on the 'silver economy' - products and services for older people, which totaled seven trillion yuan ($970 billion) last year, according to the nonprofit China Association of Social Welfare and Senior Service. The figures are a bright spot in an economy struggling to maintain strong growth and robust youth employment. Xiao Shu, who asked to be identified by a nickname for privacy, told AFP he made around 10,000 yuan ($1,400) per month - a tidy wage in China's competitive capital. But the former dentistry worker said there were limits to the service. The 36-year-old once refused to take a client's nearly 90-year-old father to a post-surgery check-up. 'If something happened to him, who would be responsible for it?' he said. — AFP
France 24
24-06-2025
- Health
- France 24
'Companions' ease pain of China's bustling, bamboozling hospitals
Yawning funding gaps and patchy medical coverage have long funnelled many Chinese people towards better resourced city hospitals for much-needed care. Sprawling, overcrowded and noisy, the facilities can be exhausting for patients and their families, especially the elderly. The problem has fuelled the rise of patient companions, or "peizhenshi", a lucrative and unofficial service in the country's growing gig economy. Tian, 83, said most Beijing hospitals were "overwhelmingly confusing". "We have to go up and down all the floors, wait for elevators, wait in lines... it's really troublesome," he told AFP. Elsewhere at the People's Liberation Army General Hospital in the Chinese capital, patients faced long queues, myriad check-ins and a whirl of digital payment codes. Hospital aides wearing bright red sashes rattled off directions into headsets as hundreds of patients filed through the colossal lobby. Armed with a sheaf of papers at a traditional Chinese medicine ward, Meng breezed through check-in before joining Tian and wife Gao Yingmin in a consultation room. Leaving Gao to rest in a waiting area, Meng then brought Tian to a payment counter before explaining to the couple how to pick up prescribed medications. For a four-hour service, patient companions like Meng charge around 300 yuan ($40). It is worth every penny for Gao, 78, who is undergoing treatment for complications from throat surgery. The helpers are "convenient, practical and (give us) peace of mind", she said, straining against a breathing tube. "We no longer have to worry... they do all the work for us." 'Real need' Hundreds of advertisements for patient companions have sprung up on Chinese social media in recent years. Authorities appear to allow the companions in hospitals because they are broadly in line with the government's promotion of health services for seniors. Meng, 39, had no medical background before enrolling in a weeklong training programme run by Chengyi Health, an online platform that connects patients and companions. Founder Li Gang, a former anaesthesiologist, said "there's a big knowledge gap when it comes to medical care". Large Chinese hospitals can have over 50 clinical departments, each with numerous sub-specialities. That means many people "don't know how to go to the doctor", Li said. While some young people -- such as expectant mothers -- hire companions, some two-thirds of Chengyi's clients are aged 60 or older. Trainee Tao Yuan, 24, said he left his job at an internet company to pursue a vocation "more valuable than money". A generation born under China's now-abolished one-child policy are approaching middle age and caring for their elderly parents alone. Increasing work and family pressure had left them with a "real need" for help, Tao said. Ageing nation China's healthcare system has long struggled to tackle deep-seated regional funding gaps and inconsistent access to equipment and medical staff. Limited treatment options, especially in rural areas, push many patients into municipal hospitals for comparatively minor ailments. "It's a perennial structure problem," said Wang Feng, an expert on Chinese demographics at the University of California, Irvine. Working adults have no time to take elderly parents to hospital, while technology cannot yet replace human caregivers, he said. China "will have a larger... demand for personal assistance" as the elderly account for an ever bigger proportion of the population, Wang said. Authorities are betting big on the "silver economy" -- products and services for older people, which totalled seven trillion yuan ($970 billion) last year, according to the nonprofit China Association of Social Welfare and Senior Service. The figures are a bright spot in an economy struggling to maintain strong growth and robust youth employment. Xiao Shu, who asked to be identified by a nickname for privacy, told AFP he made around 10,000 yuan ($1,400) per month –- a tidy wage in China's competitive capital. But the former dentistry worker said there were limits to the service. The 36-year-old once refused to take a client's nearly 90-year-old father to a post-surgery check-up. "If something happened to him, who would be responsible for it?" he said.
