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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
Businessman who spent years clearing his name seeks real justice for woman victim; famous police psychologist joins hunt for murderer.
Doctors take 80 minutes to remove 17cm dental implement from inside man who thought foreign object would ‘dissolve’ by itself.
After agreeing to arrangements before event, father of the bride demands cost price, claims exposure in media made him ‘lose face’.
Superior at company says if ‘new rule’ not adhered to, staff will be marked ‘absent’, location details also required for sick, unpaid leave.
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Shen says he never finds caring for her to be a burden, is committed to providing her with the best life possible.
‘Inspiring’ 32-year-old also wears a pacemaker, enjoys the fine arts, showcases her desire to thrive despite adversity on social media.
Grieving father stops son visiting late mother’s burial site in run-up to crucial test so boy can focus on studies.
Liu walks with an unsteady gait due to muscular atrophy in lower legs, she affectionately calls herself Waiwai, meaning ‘crooked’.
Boy’s medical team reaches out to zoo last year to facilitate special visit to see Moo Deng, zoo quickly responds to accommodate.
Separately adopted twins share same taste in food, have a kid of same age, sound identical, and both almost died at 100 days old.
Short-video platform animal clips with a human edge play on people’s emotions, generate massive revenues.
‘Pervert’ superior at work stages multiple similar break-ins at the same woman’s flat, is arrested by police.
Faced with the bear, Yoshihara feels helpless despite his muscular build, but to his surprise, Chico jumps into action to drive beast away.
Former ride-hailing driver lives a hermit-like existence in ‘black hole’, says marriage is a ‘waste of time and money’.
Uncertain future sees graduating students indulge in self-mockery using internet memes during end of studies photoshoots.
‘Naughty’ boy knuckles down to make sure parent’s acrobatic display goes off without a hitch, works hydraulic crane expertly.
Former gaming addict aims to give people self-confidence, spread word about Chinese kung fu worldwide.
Famous TV presenter who doubles as cultural ambassador, gives stricken woman acupressure treatment, oxygen.
Liu ends speech by quoting late girlfriend’s touching words, ‘Life brings us countless sorrows, but when we look back, it reads like a legend’.
Woman ‘too busy’ to go to the dentist cements teeth together in botched home dentistry job, takes doctors an hour to fix.
Firm preys on parents desperate to make their kids famous by using counterfeit luxury brand logos, charging registration fees.
Educators handed salary deduction, public warnings over teaching minutes, online observers urge schools to ‘give teachers a break’.
Urgent search discovers boy, 12, wandering the street, unaware that his single-parent father had been killed.
Cerebral palsy sufferer who was shunned by uncaring father scales academic heights, becomes legal counsel.
Recruitment process is expected to be highly competitive as managerial role at a prestigious university is seen as ‘golden rice bowl’.
Death-defying flier says trauma of ordeal has put him off flying as he becomes legend among fellow paragliders.
Although Gao did not attend theatre academy, only studied public relations at university, her acting career flourished.
Restaurant owner’s head-carrying skills include ability to turn fully laden table into an umbrella on rainy days.
With 8.8 million followers online, fans admire her ‘wild, sexy, and graceful’ aesthetic, distinguishing her from other young stars.
