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China worker paints digger in pink Hello Kitty style ‘to satisfy girlish heart’
Woman dubbed ‘Excavator Empress’ says garish construction vehicle takes monotony out of ‘extremely boring’ job; brings ‘romance’ to work.
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China food delivery platform names Jay Chou as brand ambassador, backed by lookalikes
30 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
Long queues at China snack stall to support owner, whose dead son leaves 3 kids
30 Dec 2025 - 9:29AM
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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
Parents in China are sharing artificial intelligence-generated videos of distraught middle-aged single women crying in a bid to encourage their children to get married. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
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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
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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
Several Chinese secondary school pupils, inspired by suspense novels, used chalk dust to crack the code of their classroom’s mobile phone safe. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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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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‘I am dead’: Japan man posts posthumous social media message; many admire strength
Optimistic post appears 2 days after man dies following battle with rare cancer; death reveals new side of his personality to farmer father.
28 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
Gender & Diversity
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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Live-stream ban for China influencer with 44 million followers who focused on breasts
‘Foul-mouthed’ content creator hosts 3-hour pool party with scantily clad women; applies lotion to body of participant to sell product.
27 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
A Chinese influencer with 44 million followers was banned after live-streaming a pool party with inappropriate content, leading to criticism over the platform’s tolerance for such material. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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China teacher suspended for cursing at noisy pupils, hoping they get the flu
Outburst by irritated music tutor targeting ‘naughty’ children strikes sour note as she tells critics to ‘mind your own business’.
27 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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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
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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
A man in China who was abducted 21 years ago has been reunited with his biological parents and has quickly severed ties with his previous life. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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How China Dai women use chickens to find husbands, reject unwanted suitors
Women in 1.3 million-strong ethnic minority group use price of a cooked chicken, secret meetings in the woods to find the ideal partner.
25 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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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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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.
23 May 2024 - 9:24PM
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
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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.
11 Jun 2024 - 12:36PM
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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.
13 Dec 2024 - 10:08PM
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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.
29 Mar 2024 - 6:43PM
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The day Teresa Teng died in Thailand – what the butler saw
Teresa Teng’s untimely death in 1995 sparked many a conspiracy theory. A former employee of the Chiang Mai hotel where the singer lived and died recalls what happened on that fateful day 29 years ago.
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