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China undertaker criticised for disrespecting the dead for wearing make-up at work
Embalmer who looks like famous singer talks to dead bodies as she works on them; she says it gives them comfort on their journey to afterlife.
30 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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China worker paints digger in pink Hello Kitty style ‘to satisfy girlish heart’
30 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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China food delivery platform names Jay Chou as brand ambassador, backed by lookalikes
30 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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Long queues at China snack stall to support owner, whose dead son leaves 3 kids
Grieving seller of traditional sweet skewered delicacies sees 15-fold rise in daily takings as students rally round after son’s cancer death.
30 Dec 2025 - 9:29AM
Long queues have formed at a food stall in China in support of a vendor whose son died of cancer, leaving him with three young children. Photo: RedNote
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China parents buy AI clips of regretful single women to urge childless kids to marry
Fake videos show frustrated, unmarried, childless middle-aged women crying and venting in hospital hallways about their life choices.
29 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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China teacher turns tardy boys into ‘wrongdoers boy band’; dance video gets million likes
‘Multitalented’ fun-loving educator makes boys late for lessons perform on classroom podium to delight of fellow pupils.
29 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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China paralysed man, who can only move a finger and a toe, creates smart farm system, start-up
Man who survives on a ventilator teaches his mother to become a ‘super technician’, plans future experiments using state-of-the-art technology.
29 Dec 2025 - 11:10AM
A paralysed young man in China who can only move a finger and a toe, dropped out of primary school but taught himself electronic circuits by reading books. Photo: SCMP composite/CCTV
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China pupils, inspired by suspense novels, use chalk dust to crack code of classroom phone safe
‘Creative’ boarding school pupils subjected to official investigation, hit with ‘serious’ warnings; online observers praise their ingenuity.
28 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
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China owner of poisoned ‘smiling Shiba Inu’ berated for exploiting canine’s death
Tearful custodian of ‘cute and obedient’ animal with 500,000 online followers posts video of dead pet; is slammed and praised.
28 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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China woman shocked to see male therapist at spa appointment; mocked for ‘ignorance’
Undressed client balks on hearing voice of masseur; spa boss tells her ‘she is old enough to be his mum’ so he would not be ‘interested’ in her.
27 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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China aircraft carrier allows use of naked flames for TCM therapy popular with troops
Military chiefs describe flames used in cupping treatment as ‘necessary fire’; say strict fire prevention code enforced on ship.
26 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
China’s most advanced aircraft carrier, Fujian, has made an exception for the use of naked flames on board to accommodate a traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu/Chinese Ministry of Defense
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China village imposes ‘unjust’ fines for out-of-province marriage, cohabitation
Village committee accused of being ‘crazy for money’ after seeking to impose fines for being ‘rowdy while drinking’ and ‘spreading rumours’.
26 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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‘Can’t buy true love’: Chinese man abducted as child returns to birth family after reunion
Now 26, man says he ‘feels a deep sense of belonging’ after being reunited; works as volunteer with group who help find missing children.
26 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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China university offers US$11,000 ‘micro’ overseas study to help students pass failed exams
Private educational institute ‘coerces’ parents to fork out huge sums for non-existent study sessions or face their children being expelled.
25 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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China mall fits glass windows on men’s toilet doors that turn transparent when users smoke
Privacy fears emerge over special technology introduced after no-smoking warnings and sloganeering failed to extinguish problem.
25 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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In a bid to stop people lighting up, a shopping centre in China has installed glass windows on its men’s toilet doors that turn transparent when someone smokes. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
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Japanese tourist in China gets extreme kindness after car crash, changes perceptions
Amid Sino-Japanese tensions, woman describes treatment she received as ‘incredibly warm, genuine and professional’.
24 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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China school awards pupils with merit certificate-imprinted bedding sets
Teachers praised for understanding ‘juvenile psychology’ by presenting children with personalised quilt covers, bedsheets, pillows at awards.
23 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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Chinese woman resembles actress Joey Wong after losing 20kg, plans dance career
Married 32-year-old who piled on pounds by binge-eating charts weight loss journey online, now has better skin, new-found confidence.
23 Dec 2025 - 2:34PM
A woman in China who became overweight because of binge eating has lost 20 kilogrammes and now looks like Taiwanese actress Joey Wong. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Sohu
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China boy breaks US$280,000 gold crown on display; owner will not pursue damages
Golden headgear lovingly made by husband as wedding gift for wife suffers ‘serious damage’ as exhibition display case tumbles over.
24 Dec 2025 - 9:27AM
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China eatery owners use cancer-hit business rival’s payment QR code for day to raise funds
Well-liked 50-year-old who worked so hard ‘he had no time to go to the toilet’ feels love of fellow food sellers who raise US$2,900 in 24 hours.
22 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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China boy addresses bullies in class meeting, earns admiration, tormentor’s apologies
Courageous 9-year-old who was branded an ‘idiot’ by classmates hides pain from parents; reduces persecutors to tears with moving speech.
22 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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China teacher hides pupil’s death from class, asks group to write farewell letters
Parents of tragic boy who always had ‘smiles and fun stories’ for classmates are delivered box full of touching letters, flowers.
22 Dec 2025 - 9:36AM
After illness claimed the life of one of her pupils, a teacher in China chose to shield his classmates from the news by telling them the boy had transferred to another school. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/QQ.com
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Chinese firm gifts renovated flats to employees after 5-year service to retain staff
All flats are located within 5km of the company and vary in size from 100 to 150 square metres.
21 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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US singer marries sultan, paraglider’s 28,000ft stunt: 8 viral stories in 2025
From US singer marrying Malaysian sultan to Chinese paraglider cheating death, here are our stories that have gone viral in 2025.
20 Dec 2025 - 11:00AM
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Chinese man sues fiancée for US$7,000 in gifts, dating expenses, claims she eats too much
Fiancée asks ex if he ‘enjoyed the tights and underwear’ he bought for her; court rules ‘private items’ provided ‘emotional value’ to both parties.
20 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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