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Fran Lu
Reporter, Culture
Fran has been a reporter since 2014, mainly covering social and cultural stories about China. She writes about lifestyle, social trends and youth culture.
Fran has been a reporter since 2014, mainly covering social and cultural stories about China. She writes about lifestyle, social trends and youth culture.
Areas of Expertise:
Society, culture, artLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
Recent graduate Li Sitong hopes for more acting roles after starring in emotional telling of a decades-spanning secret involving a stranger.
Travellers perform CPR on driver who collapses at wheel at Incheon International Airport, bring runaway coach under control.
ZXMOTO founder Zhang Xue, who also sends a team with supplies to Guangxi, hopes contribution will have ‘great impact’ on people.
24-year-old boasts about his clients in a fun way, for example, describing a woman with diabetes as a ‘sweet girl’.
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Mandopop star falls after stumbling over harness, shattering cartilage of left ear, but continues performance.
Court holds trio accountable for leaving intoxicated man at staircase instead of ensuring he safely enters his home.
Teenage extreme sports enthusiast from Shanghai received a flat from parents who divorced and remarried.
One person praises food as nutritious and hassle-free, but another says defrosted meals taste awful.
Dentist closes for rectification and ordered to pay back fee after being found liable for misconduct, draining 63-year-old’s bank accounts.
Han has received offers from Tsinghua University and Peking University, many others offer financial aid in an effort to secure her enrolment.
Elderly Jing dies in accident while carrying food for wife after Zhang buys out all his farm produce, treats him to his first lavish meal.
Wang Haonan goes viral playing Tang dynasty cultural icon, providing poetic solace to those who consult him about their problems.
2,000-year-old Chinese text believes that power breaks during the night and day can strengthen the heart’s connection to yang energy.
Zou says her daughter promised to study hard while Zou toiled at construction sites.
Xiong and his classmates express their desire to remember the special bond they nurtured with the family over many years.
Lei pledges to honour both his biological parents and his ‘parents’ in Shenzhen for their unwavering support and love.
The scenic area was designated a national 5A tourist attraction in 2024; by 2025, China had hosted 358 such esteemed sites.
Father forgives girlfriend despite doctors revealing extensive injuries to boy’s back and abdomen ‘swollen like a balloon’.
Jingyan tells his grandpa he wants to attend university one day, and Zhu promises to support him no matter what.
Jin’s heroism sparks online debates about whether it is ‘worth it’ to sacrifice one’s life to save others.
Raised in Beijing, Duan was rebellious and independent from a young age, later meeting Cai through matchmaking in 2018.
Boy was finally caught after running out of cash from his red packet lucky money, which he had used to pay toll fees.
Initiatives highlight young people’s desire for connection, emotional support amid pressures of male-dominated society.
Hospital doctors say excessive level of protection woman adopted left her face cooped up in a humid environment, sparking facial blotches.
32-year-old single child finds woman via matchmaking centre ends up in messy divorce battle, out of pocket to tune of tens of thousands.
Police say health centre with ‘abnormal’ US$4.5 million turnover was part of organised fraud ring that preyed on loneliness of elderly.
Young people seek ‘the most perfect effect effortlessly’ for half the price they would pay for similar service at home.
Particular vegetation plays central role in lives of a 10-million-strong ethnic group; people who secretly fell them are penalised by community.
Enterprising youngster with a talent for technology doubles as philanthropist, learned about tools at factory where his mother worked.
Hallucinating man who mixed alcohol with wild psychoactive fungi is saved from potentially deadly plunge by quick-thinking neighbour.
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