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China online shops sell ‘wealth bringing’ soil from outside top banks for US$120
Bizarre product dug up from outside some of country’s major banks, sales representative claims dirt dissolves ‘bad energy’.
7 Mar 2025 - 2:20PM
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Frugal Chinese woman uses second-hand products including soap, towels, lipstick
5 Mar 2025 - 2:00PM
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Lost Chinese hiker survives 10 days in cold mountains by eating toothpaste
27 Feb 2025 - 9:05AM
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Chinese workers eat dog, Faye Wong’s lookalike in Vietnam: 5 trending stories
From highway workers in China eating a dog to Faye Wong’s lookalike in Vietnam, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.
20 Feb 2025 - 10:39PM
Chinese highway workers sparked public outrage after cooking and eating a dog that had escaped from a pet boarding centre. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote
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China tour site panned for using cotton, soapy water to make up for lack of snow
Tourist site shuts down after issuing apology for creating fake wintry scenes, blames warming climate, lack of snow after flood of complaints.
18 Feb 2025 - 9:10AM
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China ‘stubborn nail house’ owner regrets not selling before highway construction
Construction team creates special access route, allowing family to reach outside world despite heavy traffic.
30 Jan 2025 - 2:00PM
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China RedNote users praise Singapore for US$220 fine of spitting mainland tourist
China tourist to Lion City spotted spitting into manhole on street could face maximum financial penalty of US$7,000 if he fails to pay US$220 on time.
28 Jan 2025 - 9:00AM
RedNote users in China have praised the authorities in Singapore for fining a Chinese tourist US$220 after he was caught spitting in public. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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Cute tales: China canine cops in doghouse, Japan aquarium cures fish’s depression
Online observers have been tickled pink by official warnings given to police dogs in China, while keepers help a ‘sad’ fish in Japan get back in the swim.
25 Jan 2025 - 9:00AM
Asia travel
Harbin ice cutters on thin ice as warmer temperatures reduce their income
Workers harvesting ice from the Songhua River for the city of Harbin’s Ice and Snow World are finding thinner ice.
10 Jan 2025 - 12:08PM
Trending in China
China woman criticised for dumping rice into river for luck, says just ‘feeding fish’
When passers-by inquired about their unusual actions, they said they were doing ‘something good’.
17 Dec 2024 - 2:00PM
Art
Art made from plastic waste on Chinese beaches makes a statement
Fu Junsheng collects plastic that washes up on China’s Miaodao islands and turns it into art that highlights the problem of marine pollution.
1 Dec 2024 - 8:33AM
A box of toothbrushes collected from the shores of the Miaodao Islands off eastern China. Photo: AFP
Viral stories
KOL strolls shoeless to rate Japan’s hygiene, finds white socks remain spotless
Cleanliness is central to Japanese culture, reflecting order and discipline, while littering is seen as disrespectful.
28 Nov 2024 - 9:02AM
Trending in China
China aquarium opts for robotic whale sharks to cut costs, leaving visitors feeling deceived
Although whale sharks can live for 80 to 130 years in the wild, they typically do not survive beyond 5 years in aquariums.
27 Nov 2024 - 5:18PM
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China tourist accused of hurting wild animal in Japan park by ‘scary’ volunteer
Tourist claims he was being ‘playful’, local man says he was ‘abusing’ deer, video viewed 30 million times.
8 Sep 2024 - 4:00PM
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Shanghai worker trades car for kayak to get to office
An office worker finds an unconventional alternative to travel through Shanghai’s traffic -choked streets: kayaking.
25 Aug 2024 - 11:15AM
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Shanghai office worker Ivan Li has found an unconventional alternative to stressful commuting: kayaking. Photo: Thomas Yau
Taiwan
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How a Taiwanese manufacturer turns shell waste into ‘seawool’ fabric
A Taiwanese manufacturer finds a way to recycle discarded oyster shells into ‘seawood fabric’.
23 Aug 2024 - 5:15PM
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Coin-throwing visitors cast ecological threat over Japan heritage site
A special heritage site in Japan is facing ecological danger because of visitors who persist in throwing coins into a pond.
30 Jul 2024 - 6:16PM
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Accidents and disasters in China
Plan for China flood emergencies, Politburo Standing Committee tells cadres
Chinese Communist Party’s highest decision-making body issues orders as Super Typhoon Gaemi reaches mainland’s coast and weather service declares red alert.
26 Jul 2024 - 1:43AM
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Vehicles run on Fuzhou-Xiamen Expressway in Fujian province on Thursday as Super Typhoon Gaemi made landfall in mainland China, according to the provincial meteorological bureau. Photo: Xinhua
Trending in China
China Good Samaritans - landslip hero, delivery mercy man, rubbish mission
The Post takes a look at a selection of Good Samaritan stories which have come out of China in recent days.
21 Jul 2024 - 4:32PM
Trending in China
Heroic men keep pregnant woman afloat in China flood for hours awaiting rescue
Three men in central China who supported an exhausted pregnant woman in three-metre-high flood water while they awaited rescuers have been hailed as heroes.
12 Jul 2024 - 9:16AM
Viral stories
Stonehenge of the sea built 4,000 years ago as a prayer for warmer climate
New research into “Seahenge” suggests the monuments were built as a plea to extend summer amid a frigid climate.
4 Jul 2024 - 8:00PM
China food security
Storms lash China’s early-season rice fields, flooding and diluting harvests
Persistent rain in China’s major areas for the early cultivation of rice is likely to reduce those harvests, putting pressure on the country as it attempts to meet its ambitious goals for food security.
3 Jul 2024 - 9:00PM
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Recent floods in China are threatening the country’s harvest of early-season rice, a dietary staple and a major component of Beijing’s campaign to ensure food security. Photo: Xinhua
Trending in China
Thoughtful China diver moves urns of dead from sea burial to avoid accident
A veteran diver from China was concerned that urns containing people’s ashes that he found underwater might pose a threat of accident, so he took prompt action.
3 Jul 2024 - 4:00PM
Trending in China
Unstoppable: China couple determined to wed despite flood, use home-made boat
A couple in rural China who planned their big day for an auspicious date were not going to let a little thing like a flood stop their nuptials.
30 Jun 2024 - 6:00PM
Trending in China
China hero son dies in flood after lifting mother to rooftop safety
A son in China saved his mother during a sudden deluge, giving his life for her in a dramatic display of filial piety.
26 Jun 2024 - 2:04PM
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