This year, pet rocks have surged in popularity on Taobao, China’s top e-commerce platform, with sales in August alone rising 246% month over month. The majority of buyers are women, and most born ...

The definition of "pet" has taken on a whole new meaning in China with some youths adopting mango seeds and even jars of ...

“It was worth every penny,” she told The South China Morning Post. Liu Xing is far from alone. A growing number of pet owners in China are turning to cloning as a way to extend their bonds ...

A pet lover, who wished to be known ... any time to know about its status,” she said. > China Press reported that Taiwanese “King of Rock” Wu Bai recently revealed the origin of his stage ...

She is one of many cash-strapped Chinese consumers who feel trapped by a business model which has rapidly spread across China in response to a steep rise in demand for pets. Stores across the country, ...

Despite the lingering impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and a property market downturn on many industries, China’s pet economy is thriving, fuelling Yang’s ambitions for rapid expansion.

After investing nearly ¥140,000 (£14,941) in cloning her cat Tomcat, she welcomed a nearly identical version of her late pet, whom she named Little Tomcat. “It was worth every penny,” she told The ...