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Chinese tourist site faces backlash for its faux Mount Fuji look
Tourist site’s management describes hill as ‘volcano’, complete with staged ‘eruptions’ that release artificial pink smoke on weekends.
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China woman shares ‘reservoir guardian’ work clips, sparks lively debates online
2 May 2025 - 2:00PM
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Off-duty doctor in China saves victim using badminton racquet and plastic bag
2 May 2025 - 10:09AM
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Top China influencer falsely accuses boss of sexual harassment, loses lawsuit
Cosplaying blogger with 33 million online followers banned from social media, ordered to pay US$82,000, make public apology.
1 May 2025 - 6:00PM
A popular Chinese dance influencer who falsely accused her boss of sexual harassment has lost a lawsuit and been ordered to pay him compensation. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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Chinese man quits job to care for baby, suffers ‘post-partum depression’, divorces
Man cares for baby daughter around the clock, says physical stress of carrying her every day has left him with joint problems.
1 May 2025 - 12:05PM
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Chinese firm live-streams staff at work to boost client trust and transparency
Boss says some firms claim to have in-house teams while outsourcing work, live-streaming can reassure clients of presence of dedicated staff.
30 Apr 2025 - 6:00PM
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Chinese man celebrates month-old puppies, berated for disrupting public order
Dog lover holds traditional one-month, ‘full moon’ banquet for husky puppies, invites friends and family, gets official ‘morals’ warning.
30 Apr 2025 - 12:02PM
A Chinese man who staged a celebration for his month-old puppies has been berated by officials for disrupting public order. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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Taiwan influencer slammed for wasting food after vacuuming fried egg in advert
Fashion, cosmetics, and product-selling blogger forced to make online apology after ‘pepper-spilling’ fried egg stunt.
29 Apr 2025 - 7:27PM
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Chinese programmer lives in car for 4 years, despite owning spacious house
Family man places mattress in back of parked electric vehicle for ‘comfortable’ working week lifestyle, heads home at weekend.
29 Apr 2025 - 7:18PM
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Beautiful deaf-mute Chinese student defended after ‘AI face’ taunts
Fine arts student who has been deaf since she was 2 admits to having cosmetic surgery but insists her looks are fundamentally natural.
29 Apr 2025 - 7:06PM
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‘Wonderful fate’: China woman suffers 95% burns, reveals fiance shares birthday
‘Strong’ victim who had her fingers amputated, suffered horrific burns in kitchen blaze, battles adversity to find love and happiness.
27 Apr 2025 - 6:12PM
A woman in China who suffered horrific burns in a kitchen fire when she was young has revealed that she and her fiance share the same birthday. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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Chinese student accuses married tutor with 2 kids of having gay affair with him
Student reveals salacious details of homosexual affair in 104-page online slide show using nude photos, chat records.
27 Apr 2025 - 2:00PM
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Man quits top China university, declines US PhD offer to sell street snacks
Academic pressure makes 24-year-old from poor family veer off pathway to elite education into humble world of making mashed potatoes.
28 Apr 2025 - 6:35PM
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‘God’s gift’: China elderly couple raising 5-year-old daughter spark controversy
Under dad’s guidance, Tianci is learning valuable skills like cooking, cleaning; he also teaches her how to navigate life, relationships.
26 Apr 2025 - 9:19AM
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‘Never forget this brave sister’: Xinjiang dad tells girl about heroic officer
Petite police officer descends into 40-metre deep well, suffers from severe oxygen deprivation to pull toddler to safety.
25 Apr 2025 - 6:11PM
A father in Xinjiang, China has told his toddler daughter to “never forget” the woman police officer who rescued her from a deep well she had fallen into. Photo: SCMP composite/The Paper/YouTube
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Japanese man demands guard kneel and bow at Osaka Expo, sparks public outrage
Viral video shows guard kowtowing in front of tourist after he failed to direct the latter to a car park correctly.
26 Apr 2025 - 4:24PM
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Chinese man faces backlash for posting wedding photo with 2 women
Wedding invitation shared online sparks considerable envy among netizens, with many commenting on how fortunate groom appears to be.
24 Apr 2025 - 6:43PM
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South Korean bus driver rushes collapsed China student to hospital, saves her life
Good Samaritan carries student to emergency unit on back, pays woman’s hospital bill, cries tears of joy when she recovers.
24 Apr 2025 - 2:00PM
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A South Korean bus driver has been praised after she rushed an unconscious Chinese student to hospital, saving her life. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Weibo
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From a boy swallowing a gold bar to a woman paying her late boyfriend’s debt, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.
24 Apr 2025 - 1:28PM
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China ‘big stomach’ eater devours expensive Japan buffet, slammed for being cheap
Competitive eater with millions of followers has downed 25kg of king crabs in single sitting, eaten 35 burgers and 30 chicken drumsticks in 4 hours.
25 Apr 2025 - 9:54AM
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Chinese man buys US$210,000 car for taxi business, claims to earn US$4,800 a month
Man splashes out on luxury Mercedes-Maybach S480 for ride-hailing business, embarks on journey to ‘break even’.
24 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM
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‘Hit a villain’: China bar offers cocktails for customers to banish bad vibes
Traditional ritual involves use of a slipper to hit piece of paper on which customers write the names of ‘villains’ in their life.
23 Apr 2025 - 8:55AM
A bar in China is selling cocktails with slippers so that customers can partake in a ritual to banish bad vibes. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
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Fury as China driver kills family of 3 in rage-fuelled crash, jokes about it
Heartbroken grandmother of killed baby boy calls for death penalty to be handed to ‘inhumane’ driver who is labelled a ‘monster’ online.
22 Apr 2025 - 8:46PM
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China teacher fired for dating students using fake ID, pressuring 1 into abortion
Economics teacher forged name, age, job, family background to lure young women into relationships, expelled from Communist Party.
22 Apr 2025 - 2:00PM
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China dad finds lost son, is blocked for urging him to quit rich adoptive family
Father admits putting ‘pressure’ on long-lost biological son by insisting that he call him ‘dad’, apologises.
22 Apr 2025 - 8:54PM
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