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A Chinese woman’s fundraising journey for scoliosis surgery through her boyfriend’s delivery work highlights online visibility as a lifeline and subject of public scrutiny. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

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China couple’s surgery fundraising highlights how sudden fame ignites support, backlash

Public praise for similar content creators often hinges on specific virtues, restricting how disability is portrayed.

Chinese workers use parasols and sunscreen indoors to combat ‘office ageing’

China mahjong club owner pays US$2,800 over failed first aid, then gets refunded

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Chinese schools spark controversy by barring male students over strict hair rules

Schools are violating national education law by infringing upon students’ right to education over minor hairstyle issues, says lawyer.

Students turn to roadside barbers after being denied entry to their schools for failing to comply with strict hair grooming requirements. Photo: Sohu
Students turn to roadside barbers after being denied entry to their schools for failing to comply with strict hair grooming requirements. Photo: Sohu

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China film studio lets tourists act in short dramas for US$30 to fight low attendance

A local mother commissioned 17 short dramas in six months, finding it both entertaining and therapeutic.

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China teen with zero programming skills earns US$2,600 in 3 days selling AI study app

This development experience made me realise that as long as you have a great idea, AI can bring it to life, Shuhan says.

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Chinese viewers praise Korean dating show featuring serious illness survivors

Show producer reveals concept stems from curiosity about how awareness of mortality shapes young people’s perspectives on life and love.

A new South Korean reality dating show featuring young cancer and rare disease survivors has captivated audiences across China. Photo: SCMP composite/IG@_love_against_time
A new South Korean reality dating show featuring young cancer and rare disease survivors has captivated audiences across China. Photo: SCMP composite/IG@_love_against_time

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Not a token effort: beer meets AI at bar in China’s capital

The AGI Bar in Beijing’s Zhongguancun tech hub offers free tokens to customers who order a drink.

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China Personalities

‘Green miracle’: US teacher’s donation to China farmer turns into lush forest

‘You gave the trees life and watched them grow, just as parents take pride in their children,’ says Sakolsky.

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Driven by love: China family’s 3,500km drive for son’s university marks life milestone

Viral story has taken mainland social media by storm, with netizens praising – and deeply envying – the family’s tight-knit bond.

A family drove 3,500km from Shandong to Xinjiang just to send their son to medical school — and the internet is completely in love with them. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu

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China hospital joins nightclubs in offering marriage services to boost wedding rates

Many call the new convenient set-ups ‘futile,’ pointing out that lack of registry offices isn’t what’s keeping people from getting married.

To help boost marriage rates, a Chinese hospital is streamlining the process by offering premarital health screenings and official marriage registration under one roof. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Sina
To help boost marriage rates, a Chinese hospital is streamlining the process by offering premarital health screenings and official marriage registration under one roof. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Sina

China Personalities

Chinese actress Jing Tian hits back at crypto mogul Justin Sun’s claims

While their relationship timeline is unclear, Sun proposed in January and sent a 30- million-yuan (US$4.5 million) ‘bride price’ to her parents.

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Chinese cinema offers noon nap service with flat seats to boost midday business

For a monthly subscription fee of about US$6, patrons can enjoy a rejuvenating nap in two designated screening halls on any weekday.

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Viral China maths genius’ workbook sells 26,000 in 4 days, sparking mixed reactions

Wei’s venture into supplementary education prompts criticism that he is profiting from his fame at the expense of his academic reputation.

Wei Dongyi, a viral Chinese mathematician and Peking University associate professor, has launched math practice books for primary and junior secondary students, sparking mixed reactions. Photo: Sohu

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Taiwan man wins lawsuit but jailed for using robot vacuum to record wife’s affair

Court rules that marital obligations do not override individual’s right to privacy, sentencing husband to five months in prison.

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Suspecting his wife of an affair, a Taiwanese husband remotely activated their home’s robot vacuum via a mobile app to gather video evidence. Photo: Shutterstock
Suspecting his wife of an affair, a Taiwanese husband remotely activated their home’s robot vacuum via a mobile app to gather video evidence. Photo: Shutterstock

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Chinese wife, 90, inspires millions by preserving Alzheimer’s husband’s dignity

Story provides China youth with a fresh perspective on growing old, defined by mutual respect and deep devotion.

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Chinese worker suffers muscle breakdown from company’s 200-squat punishment

After finishing the punishment, Yang was left unable to stand properly and struggled to walk.

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Indonesian wife, 24, surprised husband, 62, was groom at event she attended at 9

After a young Indonesian woman married a much older man who had wed twice before, she realised they had met at one of his other nuptials when she was a child.

A 19-year-old Indonesian woman finds out after marrying a man aged 57, that she attended a previous wedding of his when she was just nine years old. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com
A 19-year-old Indonesian woman finds out after marrying a man aged 57, that she attended a previous wedding of his when she was just nine years old. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com

China Personalities

Profile | Mystery Chinese woman steals show at 2024 Cannes Film Festival, but who is she?

A mystery woman from China, who stole the show on the red carpet at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has been revealed to be a rich online influencer and wife of a famous mainland musician.

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Singaporean influencer becomes grandmother at 34, jokes that she ‘inspired’ son

A popular online influencer in Singapore who has become a grandmother at the age of 34 has pledged to support and guide her 17-year-old son.

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Man has child by surrogate without telling family as he wants to be grandfather

A 50-something woman in China was shocked to find a baby in her home when she got in from work one day, and that the child belonged to her husband who had hired a surrogacy agency without telling her.

A man had secretly hired a surrogacy agency to get a baby girl after his only daughter told him she did not want to have children. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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The Charles K. Kao Auditorium, affectionately known as the “Golden Egg”, is the architectural centrepiece of the Hong Kong Science Park, in the New Territories. Photo: courtesy HKSTP

Hong Kong Science Park: Asia’s tech powerhouse celebrates 25 years

As Hong Kong’s premier science and technology ecosystem marks its silver jubilee, PostMag revisits the legacy of connection and invention that sustained 25 years of innovation, and meets the leaders driving the vision for the institution’s next chapter.

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Amahs in Hong Kong, in 1971. Many joined a family as a teenager and devoted the rest of their lives to serving that household. Picture: SCMP

Language Matters | Where Hong Kong got ‘amah’, old word for maidservant, from

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Tourists listen to a tour guide outside the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, northwestern Spain. Photo: AP

How to be a good tourist; a guide for the modern traveller

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Revealed: the ancient Andean secrets behind Peru’s vibrant potato varieties

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Cats returns to Hong Kong, putting a Cantonese twist on “The Moments of Happiness”. Photo: Nardus Engelbrecht

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats musical returns to Hong Kong, with a Cantonese twist

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Cordelia Chung, chairman of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, photographed in front of the Charles K. Kao Auditorium, in Hong Kong Science Park, in the New Territories. Photo: Alexander Mak

This week in PostMag: legacies from Hong Kong to Hollywood and beyond

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