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Chinese village probed over illegal surrogacy ring, exploiting disabled women
Police raid on residential building uncovers sophisticated set-up with operating theatre, laboratory, wards, 18 people detained.
19 May 2025 - 6:37PM
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Chinese ambulance uses siren to clear way for tourists, sparks public outrage
19 May 2025 - 7:00PM
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‘No regrets’: China student saves classmate’s life, misses key exam
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Chinese man dates 2.2-metre-tall woman despite family ire, couple expecting child
Height mismatched couple revel in the long and short of romance, plan to get married later this year.
19 May 2025 - 10:43AM
A 1.68-metre-tall man in China is set to marry his pregnant 2.2-metre-tall girlfriend later this year despite his family’s objection to their mismatched heights. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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China shop owner live-streams feather-plucking chicken butts to promote delicacy
Snack vendor sees profits from popular delicacy soar, suffers aching bones, hands from plucking15kg of chicken a day.
18 May 2025 - 9:00AM
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China boy inspired by heroes during deadly 2008 Sichuan quake becomes paratrooper
Quake survivor realises dream of joining elite unit of People’s Liberation Army, says he will go ‘wherever there is a need’.
17 May 2025 - 6:00PM
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China fans chase boy band on flight, ignore crew, take photos, disturb passengers
‘Pathetic’ female fans storm economy class cabin for vantage point to take photos of pop idols in business section.
17 May 2025 - 2:35PM
A group of Chinese boy band fans have been condemned after they chased their idols onto a flight, ignored safety warnings and disturbed their fellow passengers. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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China first pet gym offers unique facilities, programmes for animal wellness
Nation’s multibillion-dollar pet industry takes fresh turn that offers dogs treadmill jogging, spa treatments, massages.
17 May 2025 - 10:28AM
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Chinese couple celebrate wedding at hotpot eatery, bill stretches 2 metres
Traditional Chinese weddings feature lavish banquets, a typical table for 10 costs at least US$700.
16 May 2025 - 6:00PM
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China woman pays US$9,700 to pedestrian after bumping into latter, causing fall
Case initially sparks even more controversy as judge originally attributed accident to Wang ‘not maintaining safe distance’.
16 May 2025 - 11:02AM
SCMP Highlights
Diver drowns in Indonesia, woman cuts off lover’s finger: 5 trending stories
From Japanese woman cutting off her lover’s finger to Chinese teenager’s stolen crying photo, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.
15 May 2025 - 12:40PM
A 30-year-old Chinese woman has drowned while trying to recover a dropped camera off an Indonesian island. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Sohu
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China sports brand sparks fury for sidelining dive queen Quan Hongchan in photo
Angry fans of Olympic diving icon accuse brand of ‘opportunism’, sparking wave of product returns.
14 May 2025 - 6:00PM
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Japanese restaurant sparks anger by posting note banning ‘rude’ Chinese customers
Skewered chicken outlet becomes latest business to discriminate against Chinese patrons, panned by many, supported by Japanese nationalists.
13 May 2025 - 6:09PM
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Chinese woman earns praise for giving first aid to dehydrated camel in desert
Good Samaritan tour guide shows great compassion to young animal that had been separated from its herd, and dying of thirst.
13 May 2025 - 2:06PM
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China job ad featuring ‘free toilet use’ as benefit sparks humorous reactions
Advertisement also lists ‘no electricity charges for overtime’, ‘free use of the lifts’ as perks of the job.
13 May 2025 - 10:51AM
A job advertisement in China which features “free toilet use” as a work benefit has sparked a humorous reaction online. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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China hero rips open door of burning car, saves injured driver moments before blast
Brave rescuer says muscle strength built up lifting heavy fertiliser bags at work allowed him to tear open door of blazing vehicle.
12 May 2025 - 6:00PM
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China court rules security man’s death during workplace sex ‘industrial accident’
Appeal court says 60-something man’s right to have sex with girlfriend at work is same as entitlement to drink water, use toilet.
13 May 2025 - 8:09PM
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Chinese man visits cybercafe for acupuncture, ends up in ICU with punctured lungs
‘Ignorant’ man with benign tumour places trust in ‘barefoot doctor’, becomes incontinent, stops breathing, almost dies.
11 May 2025 - 4:00PM
A man in China placed his trust in an unqualified doctor to treat a benign tumour and almost died as a result. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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Chinese man ditches girlfriend after her phone auto-connects to hotel Wi-fi
Jilted woman pleads innocence after hotel spat with now ex, seeks help from TV station to corroborate her story, gets support online.
11 May 2025 - 2:00PM
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China teenage girl’s crying photo, stolen, misused on porn sites, sex arousal ads
‘Innocent’ 19-year-old thought to be ‘too beautiful when crying’ by internet users seeks redress, has ‘no idea what she did wrong’.
11 May 2025 - 4:21PM
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China son quits job to care for mum whose illness left her with mental age of 2
Dementia-suffering former obstetrician who delivered more than 1,000 babies cannot remember anything about her medical career.
10 May 2025 - 7:52PM
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Hong Kong fans confuse Nicholas Tse’s lookalike for Cantopop star at concert
Actor Yifeng is known for his roles in comedy films, impersonation shows, where he often emulates Tse’s signature style.
10 May 2025 - 9:22AM
Fans confused a lookalike, left, of Hong Kong Cantopop star Nicholas Tse, right, for the singer during a recent concert, leading to an amusing mix-up. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Weibo
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China dad weds late son’s partner to avoid nursing home, sparks daughter’s fury
86-year-old man insists relationship with dead son’s girlfriend is one of ‘true love’, says she ‘voluntarily’ cares for him.
14 May 2025 - 11:15AM
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Chinese diver, 30, drowns trying to recover dropped camera off Indonesian island
Dead woman said to be experienced diver with instructor qualifications, family devastated over underwater tragedy.
12 May 2025 - 10:18AM
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Chinese boss sparks envy, allots US$1.4 million from gold trades to 2,000 workers
Generous entrepreneur says act of largesse fulfils ‘long-held personal vision’, adds that generosity will continue into the future.
9 May 2025 - 9:45AM
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