The bear necessities for a zoo? Having real animals. "Some people think I stand like a person," the zoo said in a statement written from the perspective of Angela, the sun bear in question, on July 31 ...

The day's China news in pictures: people in costumes line up for a parade, government representatives from China and Taiwan meet in Nanjing, security guards protest for better pay and protection and ...

Losang Monlam poses for a portrait in front of finished Tibetan costumes at the Sholdo Pal traditional handicrafts school in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 15, 2025.

A zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were people dressed in costume after videos of a Malayan sun bear standing on its hind legs – and looking uncannily human – went ...

A woman presents traditional Tibetan costume at a Tibetan costume show in Zhongde Village of Xiangcheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 20, 2025.

‘Unique and beautiful!’ Foreign vloggers share videos showcasing well-preserved Chinese ethnic costumes, promoting China’s ...

(NEXSTAR) – A zoo in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou has been forced to deny that its bears are just human beings in elaborate costumes after a video clip showing one of the animals went viral.

Hollywood has long been fascinated with China. But that doesn't mean it has always represented it fully or accurately -- far from it. In the new exhibit "China: Through the Looking Glass," early ...

A father in China bought 40 winning lottery tickets worth $30 million and claimed his prize in costume to hide the money from his wife, kid. Photo from Guangxi Welfare Lottery Issuance Center A ...

Federal inspectors have seized nearly 1,400 Chinese-made pirate costumes being shipped to Seattle after high levels of lead were found in the buttons and the trim. The costumes, worth about $10,000, ...

Katy Perry is known for her wild costumes, but some Chinese fans are seeing a major conspiracy in a recent outfit. The singer was performing in Taipei when she donned a dress featuring large ...

Yet China's Hangzhou Zoo recently had to confirm that their Malayan sun bears are just that after rumors surfaced that the animals are humans dressed in costumes. This need for clarification arose ...