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Hugs, dating advice and a fight followed wine to put communist cadres in the corner

Xie Mingyang (left), the principal of Liuzhou City Vocational College, told boys to write poetry and buy gifts for girls if they wanted to to impress them, Thepaper.cn reported. Liuzhou-based official Zhang Zhanliang (right), was demoted after he hugged women without their consent at a dinner where alcohol was being served. Photos: SCMP Pictures

Suit-clad man pummels woman street sweeper on central China roadside

The attacker is held back by bystanders in Zhijiang city in Hubei province. The cleaner was sent to hospital, the police said. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Motorist flies into rage after she asks him to park his car somewhere else

Chinese man falls from station building and lands on woman eating at food stall

The man, 43, from Guangxi province (above), fell from the second floor of Guangzhou’s passenger rail and bus terminus at about 5pm on Thursday. Photo: Southern Metropolis News

Chinese parallel traders spark Hong Kong border terrorist alert after metal tubes mistaken for explosives

The metal pipes, which were mistaken for explosives and sparked a security alert at the Hong Kong border with Shenzhen on Thursday. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Damaged goods: Morning gory for husband as wife's mid-sex dash for Singles Day bargain leads to painful end

The husband was expected to make a full recovery thanks to timely treatment.

Eight-year-old girl enters puberty after mum feeds her oestrogen-heavy health supplement

The girl consumed propolis, which comes from bees. They collect the resin from trees and flowers and use it to make honeycombs. Photo: SCMP Pictures

The girl had her first period and began to develop about six months ago after she started to regularly consume propolis, which is made by bees.

Chinese boy, 13, has thumb and fingers chopped off by machine as he helps parents on family farm

The Chinese primary six student must stay in hospital in Jilin province for a month after having his right thumb and two fingers reattached after Saturday's accident. Chinajilin.com.cn

Huge seabed gold deposit discovered off eastern China coast

Gold exploration platforms dot Laizhou Bay in Shandong province, the possible future site of China's first undersea gold mine. Photo: Eastday.com

Operation Santa Claus: Healing powers of art can transform lives of bedridden hospital patients

Art In Hospital director Grace Cheng believes art has healing powers and that anyone can be an artist.Photo: Sam Tsang

Rich food: Chinese entrepreneur makes oodles from noodles delivered in a pink convertible

Yang Shili, high-end noodle entrepreneur and founder of Fu Yi Yi Delicacies, sets out on her delivery rounds in Changsha. Photo: 163.com

Chinese feminist’s online criticism of mainland’s family planning policy goes viral: demands for paternity leave, financial support

Chinese twin brothers Sun Qiyu and Sun Qichun wave national flags in Beijing on Monday. China must continue to enforce its one-child policy until new rules allowing all couples to have two children come into effect. Photo: Reuters
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About 90pc of Hong Kong secondary schools allowed pupils to join class boycotts during Occupy, study shows

Members of the school heads' association, and representatives of Policy 21 and HKU announce the survey results. Photo: Dickson Lee

Time to bone up: Hong Kong study finds majority of local menopausal women have weak bone density

Tai-Chi Master Lee Yu-fang and FPAHK's Bone Health Ambassadors demonstrate bone strengthening and fall prevention exercise.

Over a quarter of postmenopausal women in Hong Kong have osteoporosis and over half have osteopenia, according to a four-year study on bone health status by the non-profit Family Planning Association of Hong Kong unveiled yesterday.

Malaysian rapper forced to sign contract not to offend China or Malaysia upon arrival in Hong Kong

Malaysian rapper NameWee Photo: Youtube
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Harbour Swim chaos: disqualified swimmers complain of poorly managed start as record 2,330 take part

Swimmers dive in for the 2015 Harbour Race. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Legco water fight: Hong Kong lawmaker meeting erupts in finger pointing over probe into lead-tainted scandal

NeoDemocrat Gary Fan Kwok-wai launched the motion debate yesterday. Photo: SCMP

Let government departments take the rap over Hong Kong lead-in-water scandal, poll indicates

The scandal forced residents to draw water from outside pipes. Photo: Sam Tsang

Tech bureau, lead-in-water scandal and private columbariums among heated debates as Hong Kong's Legislative Council reconvene

Crazy for credit cards: Hongkongers aged 18-35 spend over 46 per cent of monthly income on credit purchases

Hong Kong is known as a shopper's paradise, and apparently locals under 40 aren't immune to its commercial charms either, as their credit card usage attests. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Braking point: Hong Kong cyclists and politicians call for improvements after chaos of city's first Cyclothon event

Riders line up at the start of the Cyclothon 35km race in Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong Elephant Walk pushes to protect elephants, sharks and pangolins

A raw elephant ivory tusk and trinkets made out of ivory are seen for sale in a shop on Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong. Photo: EPA

Hunting for the next generation of chopper pilots: Hong Kong government flying service speeds up recruitment ahead of retirement wave

Hong Kong's Government Flying Service expects a quarter of its pilots to retire in 2020. Photo: Dickson Lee

Survey finds a quarter of Hong Kong's working population show signs of depression and anxiety

The study found that Hongkongers' stress levels were more than twice the global average for working people. Photo: SCMP Pictures

A quarter of working persons in Hong Kong show levels of depression and anxiety – 2.5 times above the global average – and around 18 per cent of working persons need psychological treatment, a recent survey revealed.

Save our McRefugees: Woman’s lonely unnoticed death in Hong Kong McDonald’s highlights need to help homeless

Diners continue with their meals although part of the McDonald's outlet - where the homeless woman died - was cordoned off with a black sheet on Sunday. Photo: SCMP Pictures

New | Police probe assault after TVB news reporter slapped in face as she filmed overloaded passengers at Hong Kong's Sha Tin MTR

The woman (in white) during the altercation with the TVB reporter on Saturday.
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Homeless woman found dead at Hong Kong McDonald’s 24 hours after she sat down as unaware customers ate

Workers remove the body of the homeless woman from the Ping Shek Estate McDonald's in Kowloon Bay on Sunday. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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