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‘Selfish’ Chinese man who used mall baby room for online meeting ridiculed online
‘Irresponsible’ graduate student claims broken lock in infant nursing room left him trapped inside, led to subsequent respiratory illness.
30 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM
Fame and celebrity
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Actor Daniel Wu’s English lessons offer more than meets the eye
30 Mar 2025 - 2:30PM
RedNote
US-China families meet in Shanghai after virtual RedNote ‘TikTok refugee’ exchange
30 Mar 2025 - 2:00PM
Young Chinese woman faces high rent, pays US$7 a month to sleep in office toilet
Woman spends night in 6-square-metre space with sink and two squat conveniences, cleans living quarters regularly as others use during day.
30 Mar 2025 - 9:00AM
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Icons and Influencers
Heart attack kills China ‘century baby’ born at midnight on January 1, 2000 at 25
Heartbroken mother says her ‘world has fallen apart’ as she calls for formal investigation into ‘serious medical accident’ without elaborating.
29 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM
Chinese superstitions
Taiwan nurse suffers burns, miscarriage after firecracker ritual between legs
Pregnant qualified nurse accepts bizarre instructions from staff at temple, court orders significant compensation for her physical, emotional damage.
29 Mar 2025 - 2:25PM
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China birth rate
China boy aids in home birth, paramedics give phone help as mum’s waters break
Youngster remains calm as mother goes into labour, online observers praise boy but ask why he was left alone with her at such a time.
29 Mar 2025 - 9:00AM
Viral stories
Shock as Malaysia teacher tells pupil struggling with dialect to ‘go back to China’
Teacher tells complaining relative of abused student that she would call police to track him down because he had ‘invaded her privacy’.
28 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM
Children in China
China ‘Ne Zha’ boy secretly takes boat to fish, amazes by surviving 24 hours adrift
Notoriously naughty youngster placed on special police watch list because of his behaviour, was ‘unconcerened’ about his high-seas exploits.
28 Mar 2025 - 2:00PM
Children in China
China schoolboy slapped 9 times for disrespect after addressing teacher by name
Violent teacher suspended from position amid police investigation as parents reject US$700 compensation from school.
28 Mar 2025 - 10:00AM
China society
‘Shameful’: China woman buys flat for old professor she cares for, sparks dispute
Woman says residence represents not merely bricks and mortar, but four decades of cherished memories.
27 Mar 2025 - 7:51PM
Chinese cuisine
Chinese eatery sells spicy bamboo sticks for US$1.4, favoured by women diners
Following the introduction of this dish, sales skyrocketed, averaging over 100 servings per day and 30 per cent rise in customer visits.
27 Mar 2025 - 2:06PM
Icons and Influencers
Profile
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China big eater star Li Hangze admits to 35 million fans she is a man in disguise
Li says female persona is intended to fulfil roles of both mother and father for teenage son after divorce.
27 Mar 2025 - 10:42AM
Scams and swindles
China woman swaps locks on 80 flats, sells them for US$3.3 million to con friends
While husband lives frugally to pay off debt, wife lavishly gifts live-streamer lover with extravagant items and properties.
27 Mar 2025 - 9:58AM
Crime in China
China Porsche owner skips out on US$70 petrol bill, leaves station worker to pay
Driver of US$75,000 luxury car gets station worker to fill up tank then speeds off without paying, police track him down using surveillance footage.
26 Mar 2025 - 3:07PM
Disability
Chinese boy’s daily ritual of caring for sister with partly amputated leg lauded
Their mum suggests that the boy may have overheard family discussions about his sister’s leg challenges, feels obliged to help her.
26 Mar 2025 - 9:00AM
World Athletics Championships
Wu Yanni wants Asian 100m hurdles record, but admits Olympics a step too far
Chinese athlete says she can’t compete with Western counterparts, targets top eight finish at LA Games in 2028.
25 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM
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Health in China
Woman in China drinks ‘waste water’ for 5 years, pipe blunder causes liver damage
Victim of water purifier installation mistake seeks proper compensation after she suffers from irregular periods following pipes mistake.
27 Mar 2025 - 2:00PM
Chinese Football Association (CFA)
Hangzhou becomes sea of red as China fans brace for decisive World Cup qualifier
China must beat Australia on Tuesday to have any chance of securing automatic qualification to 2026 tournament.
25 Mar 2025 - 4:11PM
K-pop idols
Chinese youth pay US$28 to live K-pop dream with public events, photo shoots
‘Obsessed’ fans of Korean entertainment genre snapped by photographers, are done up by make-up artists in immersive experience.
25 Mar 2025 - 4:18PM
China US$332,000 breast implants with cattle DNA leave woman severely disabled
Investigations into fellow cosmetic surgery patients at clinic find their implants included traces of DNA from camels, bats and gorillas.
28 Mar 2025 - 11:09AM
Parenting: newborns to toddlers
Outrage as boy urinates in glass at China eatery, mum says ‘he could not hold it’
Stunned diners look on as toddler stands up on high chair, takes off his trousers to pee in glass right next to restaurant staff’s counter.
24 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM
Wu Yanni
Tearful Wu Yanni’s 60m hurdles Worlds failure sparks furious social media debate
Despite setting a new national record time of 8.01 seconds, the 27-year-old missed out on qualification by 0.01 seconds.
24 Mar 2025 - 3:30PM
Mental health
Chinese woman dies in hospital plunge after tooth blunder causes ‘immense’ pain
Doctors remove wrong tooth then stuff rogue denture back in place using wire, leading ‘healthy’ woman’s face to swell up.
26 Mar 2025 - 11:51AM
Shanghai
China eatery sells half chicken ‘raised on music, milk’ for US$66, triggers taunts
Eatery says succulent ‘sunflower chicken’ which is popular with Michelin-starred chefs is made from birds raised ‘listening to classical music’.
24 Mar 2025 - 9:00AM
Women and gender
‘Muscle grandma’ with young physique wins bodybuilding title after decades training
Super fit, middle-aged mother-of-one rejects online criticism that she looks old, works to challenge traditional stereotypes about ageing.
25 Mar 2025 - 9:34AM
Environment
Young Chinese man embarks on 3,300-km Lhasa trek, emerges looking like 50-year-old
Hiker endures blizzards, wild wolves, accidents which left him hobbling in epic journey over mountain ranges during which he hardly bathed.
23 Mar 2025 - 2:00PM
‘Wife hunt’ of Chinese professor with ‘slim, pretty’ criteria probed by police
Top university says dating description of academic as being tall, sporting and wealthy contains untruths, declines to elaborate.
23 Mar 2025 - 12:26PM
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