Advertisement
Advertisement
-

People & Culture

China Personalities
Trending in China
Gender & Diversity
Environment
Social Welfare
Garlic holds a fascinating significance in Chinese wedding customs and cultural beliefs. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

Gender & Diversity

Garlic in brides’ dowries: symbol of frugality and household management in China

More than a kitchen staple, garlic is revered as a ‘divine herb’; boasts 3,000-year legacy in medicine, rituals, home protection.

Chinese woman, 30, earning US$140,000 a month running marketing firm retires

China ‘genius’ girl, 10, invests lucky money in gold to keep parents from spending

Banking & Finance

Exclusive | Box office bust? The show may be over for another Hong Kong cinema

IFC Mall is reportedly looking at the big picture as it explores potential tenants to replace upscale movie theatre Palace IFC.

4
Palace IFC and other Hong Kong cinemas face a shrinking audience. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Palace IFC and other Hong Kong cinemas face a shrinking audience. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Trending in China

China delivery firm offers kneeling service to send New Year greetings for customers

Paid for holiday festival package includes door cleaning, couplet hanging; critics say offer cheapens sanctity of filial piety, is disrespectful.

China Personalities

China buzzes as Quan Hongchan named Sports Person of the Year, makes magazine debut

Nation’s Olympic diving darling marks her move into adulthood by showcasing photographs which cast her in a new light.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending in China

Chinese man loses US$130,000 on lottery, sues shop, authorities for ‘illegal process’

Big-spending loser who was told by agent to bet responsibly, was aware of gambling risks, has case thrown out by court.

A man in China spent US$130,000 on lottery tickets without winning has sued the owner of the shop who sold him the tickets claiming the sales process was illegal. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
A man in China spent US$130,000 on lottery tickets without winning has sued the owner of the shop who sold him the tickets claiming the sales process was illegal. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

China Personalities

China official dies after horse riding accident filming publicity clip for local agriculture

Trend-setting woman nicknamed the ‘most valiant culture and tourism director’ inspired others to follow in her footsteps.

Gender & Diversity

China exit of top German lingerie brand as women prefer comfort, reject male gaze

Popularity of going braless plus growing desire for practicality sees purveyors of wire-free underwear brands push up sales.

Trending in China

Emotional economy boom: China ‘love-brained’ youth seek strangers’ ire for guidance

People obsessed with love pay for tongue-lashing from self-styled influencers; some consider growing trend a form of ‘public humiliation’.

Young people in China, labelled “love-brained” on social media, seek live-streams and influencers for “scolding” to gain visibility and guidance, reflecting a rise in the country’s emotional economy. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

Trending in China

Why young China viewers are being drawn to dating shows with older contestants

South Korean-influenced reality shows rise in popularity, in part driven by mature women who are brutally honest about the men taking part.

Young viewers in China are increasingly drawn to dating reality shows which feature older contestants. Since 2018, China has embraced the genre, influenced by South Korean formats. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Weibo
Young viewers in China are increasingly drawn to dating reality shows which feature older contestants. Since 2018, China has embraced the genre, influenced by South Korean formats. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Weibo

China Personalities

Stars with names sounding like Chinese character for horse gain popularity in China

Names hold deep significance in Chinese culture, symbolising hope, luck, and prosperity, especially during the Lunar New Year.

videocam

Trending in China

‘My doll is like my child’: China Gen Z’s craze for cotton kids sparks debate

So-called doll mummies create mainland market worth US$1.4 billion; say toy companions of ‘emotional support’; even ‘smell’ like their owners.

Environment

China woman leaves city job to live on uninhabited island, loves off-grid lifestyle

Former property development executive swaps rat race for ‘harsh’ and ‘stormy’ remote island; lives off plentiful supply of eels, crabs.

A Chinese woman has made headlines after quitting her job at a property development company in Beijing to work as a quality inspector at a fish feeding centre on a remote island in the East China Sea. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

Trending in China

New China dating trend sees people refer exes to new prospects, like job referrals

As trust in traditional dating techniques declines, people place ads detailing selling points of ex-partners in ‘second-hand market’.

Young people in China are embracing a dating trend that involves referring former partners to others, like a job referral. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
Young people in China are embracing a dating trend that involves referring former partners to others, like a job referral. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

Trending in China

Small China pupil praised for carrying large load of luggage home for New Year

Teenager uses skills learned at ‘military-style’ summer camps to pack quilt, mosquito tent, slippers, training shoes; secures items with ropes.

Trending in China

Assistant of successful China influencer steals identities, earns US$158,000 in tips

Identity thief steals fashion content creator’s photographs; wears her pyjamas, stockings to stage lucrative live-streaming sessions.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

People & Culture

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.

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
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

China Personalities

Profile | 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.

Trending in China

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.

Trending in China

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.

A man had secretly hired a surrogacy agency to get a baby girl after his only daughter told him she did not want to have children. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
HIGHLIGHTS FROM
Today, more than 40 variations of mahjong are played around the world. Photo: Andria Lo/Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora

Painted tiles, loud tables, new faces: shaping mahjong’s next chapter

The next generation of mahjong players around the world is preserving and reinventing a Hong Kong tradition.

Reading Time:7 minutes
Mahjong is enjoying a revival around the world. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

This week in PostMag: Lunar New Year and the meaning of home

Reading Time:2 minutes
Jason Wordie in Macau in the mid-1990s. Photo: courtesy Jason Wordie

A timeless love affair with Macau, a city of hidden charms

Reading Time:3 minutes
Women with peach blossoms they bought at a flower market in January 1979. Photo: SCMP Archives

In pictures: Hong Kong readies for Lunar New Year

Reading Time:1 minute
The Garden of Reflection projection-mapping installation at Tai Kwun during last year’s InnerGlow show. Photo: Elson Li

Our cheat sheet for the best things to do in Hong Kong, February 8-14

Reading Time:2 minutes
Macau’s late-night dining culture sets the city aglow. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Craving a midnight bite in Macau? The city’s top chefs are here to help

Reading Time:3 minutes
MORE IN POSTMAG
Content from SCMP's Specialist Publications
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
OPINION
Chenfei Zhu

Being Chinese | Where do lonely hearts in China go now? Late-night live streams

Chenfei Zhu
Mohammad Yunus

Opinion | Forest conservation must be long-term priority for Southeast Asia

Mohammad Yunus
Alex Lo

As I see it | China is now the good guy in climate change

Alex Lo
14
Phoebe Zhang

Opinion | How young Chinese learned to stop worrying and love themselves

Phoebe Zhang
Audrey Jiajia Li

Being Chinese | Why Chinese women like me are done being quiet and ‘appropriate’

Audrey Jiajia Li
18
Mohammad Yunus

Opinion | Why Asia can’t wait for Europe to lead on deforestation-free timber

Mohammad Yunus
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
MULTIMEDIA
Article

Stalking, illegal tracking, assault: is China’s fan culture off the rails?

When obsession tips over into stalking a number of studies have found that the stalked celebrity often represented an idealised version of the stalker. Photo: CGTN
Article

His son’s rare disease turned this Chinese father into a home-grown drug-maker

Despite having only a high-school education, a father in Kunming taught himself how to produce drugs for his son who suffers from Menkes disease. Photo: Weibo
Video

Zip line ‘retires’ after 20 years in China

Thrilling commuter zip line ‘retires’ in southwest China after 20 years
02:35
Video

China’s female comedians tackle stereotypes

China’s new wave of young women stand-up comedians tackle stereotypes
02:07
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
TRENDING TOPICS
China society
Chinese tourists
Chinese overseas
Beijing air pollution
Families in China
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement