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A young man in China suffered 90 per cent burns when the battery of his friend’s electric bicycle exploded inside their flat. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

People & Culture

Chinese man suffers 90% burns in battery blast after flatmate flees, shuts door

Flatmate insists on charging electric bicycle battery inside home, flees after explosion exposing friend to flames which cause extensive skin damage.

China dad finds lost son, is blocked for urging him to quit rich adoptive family

China wife films husband’s affair, mistress sues for payout, online clip removal

People & Culture

Drunk Chinese man impales himself on metal rod, needs 10-hour life-saving surgery

Intoxicated diner stands up, then falls, ramming metal rod into brain through mouth as shocked colleagues look on.

A drunk man in China needed 10 hours of life-saving surgery after he slipped and impaled himself on a metal rod. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
A drunk man in China needed 10 hours of life-saving surgery after he slipped and impaled himself on a metal rod. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin

Trending in China

Chinese ‘miracle’ girl survives 25th-floor fall, suffers only bone fractures

Hospitals in their city refuse to treat her, so parents quickly transport her to a hospital in Beijing, about 200km away.

China Personalities

Limbless Chinese woman helps make-up companies design user-friendly bottles

‘Shero’ woman with no forearms blazes a trail for disabled people, vows to ‘enjoy love’ and ‘pursue beauty’ despite ‘novel’ life.

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Chinese woman pays late boyfriend’s debt, cares for his parents after marriage

Woman shows ‘great love’ to pay off debts of US$82,000 by moving around country for work, borrowing cash from friend.

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A Chinese woman who paid her late boyfriend’s US$82,000 debt and continued to care for his parents after she married another man has been widely praised on social media. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
A Chinese woman who paid her late boyfriend’s US$82,000 debt and continued to care for his parents after she married another man has been widely praised on social media. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

People & Culture

Japanese singer flies 4 hours daily to university, gains admiration for commitment

Pop idol’s gruelling daily schedule begins with putting on make-up at 5am before arriving at university around 10am for classes.

Trending in China

Chinese woman imitating Ne Zha film’s Lady Rocky attacked for being ‘Japanese’

Man hurls insults at ‘helpless’ woman who passionately portrays character in public square, police launch investigation into incident.

People & Culture

Japan tour bus hearses enable families to visit special places with deceased

Final journey with the departed may also serve as a source of comfort for those who remain.

In Hokkaido, Japan, tour buses have been uniquely converted into hearses, enabling families to visit meaningful places alongside their departed loved ones. Photo: SCMP composite/YouTube/QQ.com

People & Culture

Indian woman discovers fiance elopes with mum days before wedding

Father of bride remembers man only communicated with his wife, sometimes spending 22 hours a day with her.

An Indian woman found out that her fiancé had eloped with her mother just days before their wedding, taking with him the family savings and jewellery. Photo: SCMP composite/X
An Indian woman found out that her fiancé had eloped with her mother just days before their wedding, taking with him the family savings and jewellery. Photo: SCMP composite/X

People & Culture

Chinese boy’s swollen abdomen reveals swallowed gold bar

At first, medical team opts for conservative treatment, provides medications to induce diarrhoea, hoping gold bar would be passed naturally.

Environment

Taiwan tourist criticised for shaking trees for ‘cherry blossom rain’ in Japan

Surprisingly, her child, standing next to her, starts imitating the action by hitting other branches.

Trending in China

Chinese teenage boy loses arm after home blast from science experiment

Driven by insatiable curiosity and love for scientific discovery, the boy has always been intrigued by chemistry.

A teenage boy in China suffers the loss of an arm and nearly loses vision in one eye due to an explosion during a science experiment at home. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin

Trending in China

Woman’s ‘jewellery breast’, US man’s Taoism quest in China: 5 trending stories

From two Chinese women lambasted in Japan to a zoo putting clothes on a chimp, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

A woman in China with undersized chest muscles wears a “jewellery breast” to boost her self-esteem. Photo: SCMP composite/The Paper
A woman in China with undersized chest muscles wears a “jewellery breast” to boost her self-esteem. Photo: SCMP composite/The Paper

Trending in China

Posh China restaurant offers ‘authentic’ US$540 meals with elephant dung desserts

Founders spent 7 years studying rainforests of Yunnan province in southwestern China before introducing concept.

China Personalities

Profile | China actress Ni Ni, star of acclaimed film ‘The Flowers of War’, dubbed ‘It girl’

After her debut, Ni became known as the new ‘Mou girl’, referring to actresses discovered by the legendary director Zhang Yimou.

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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.

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
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Chen Rui, known online as @trumpbyryan and by his English name Ryan, is a content creator from Chongqing, China known for imitating Donald Trump. Photo: @trumpbyryan/ Instagram

The influencer from China who speaks exactly like Donald Trump

Chen Rui, a Chinese marketer who went viral for his spot on Trump impressions, teaches English through his social media.

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The best inspiration is found at home, this artist finds

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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
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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
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Zip line ‘retires’ after 20 years in China

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China Personalities
China’s “Dairy Godfather” has risen from being a poverty-stricken unwanted baby to building a US$410 million ice cream empire. Photo: QQ.com
Trending in China

Profile | China ‘Dairy Godfather’ rises from poverty to head US$410 million ice cream empire

Sold by destitute parents as infant, Niu Gensheng has overcome hardships to reach top of a ‘revolutionary’ Asia-wide business.

China CEO influencer defends unruly mainland tourists despite feeling frustrated

‘Stop the stalking’: Japanese badminton star asks fans in China to keep distance

China fitness influencer shut down for ‘provocative’ cosplaying Aquaman live-stream

A fitness influencer in China has had a “provocative” live-stream shut down while cosplaying as Aquaman. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo/IMDb

Profile | Ex-Chinese lingerie model Ni Hongjie becomes celebrated actress and household name

Former Chinese lingerie model Ni Hongjie has become a celebrated actress and household name. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Weibo

China love guru who teaches women how to marry rich faces US$1 million tax fine

An online “love guru” in China who teaches women how to marry rich is facing a US$1 million tax evasion fine. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/ququdanvren.com

Hong Kong star Nicholas Tse sells sausages online, earns US$207 million in 4 years

Hong Kong entertaiment icon Nicholas Tse has hit the jackpot by selling massive amounts of his own brand premium sausages in China. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo/Taobao
Trending in China
A top Porsche seller in northern China, with 340 cars sold in two years, called the police over sex-related rumours. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
Trending in China

China top Porsche seller, with 340 cars sold in 2 years, faces sex rumours

Mu credits her sales success to her genuine approach, strong client relationships, photography skills and offering emotional value.

China snack shop offers to transform placentas into health benefit pills for women

US man gains China residency after 15 years, learns martial arts, Taoism

Autopilot China driver filmed at 130km/h, passenger gets 70 US cent compensation

2 Chinese women slammed by millions for photo shoot on Japan highway after crash

Gender & Diversity
Thailand’s annual military draft lottery has turned into a beauty pageant of sorts for the country’s transgender women. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/QQ.com
Viral stories

‘Beauty pageant’: Thai transgender women seek publicity during military lottery

Annual event mixes anxiety with celebration, one potential soldier holds amulet in mouth in hope of avoiding draft.

Bizarre 2-way mirror in Thai park toilet lets men watch women for ‘enjoyment’

‘Muscle grandma’ with young physique wins bodybuilding title after decades training

Top Hong Kong women CEOs talk about the school that fuelled their success

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From left: Diana Cesar, Julia Leung Fung-yee, and Bonnie Chan Yiting share their experience at symposium hosted by Maryknoll Convent School in Central on March 16, 2025. Photo: May Tse

Chinese couple have 9 daughters, all named ‘di’, hoping for a son

A Chinese couple, longing for a son, welcomed nine daughters over 20 years, all named with the character “di”, meaning “brother”, reflecting traditional beliefs in son preference in China. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

Chinese man hospitalised after 3-hour birth simulation at lover’s request, sues

A Chinese man has been hospitalised after undergoing a painful three-hour simulation of childbirth at his lover’s request. Photo: The Paper

Profile | Pioneering China filmmaker ‘Weibo queen’ Yao Chen puts focus on feminist issues

Pioneering Chinese actress and producer, known widely as the “Weibo queen”, Yao Chen, is one of the nation’s first filmmakers to focus on feminist issues. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo
Environment
A court in China is auctioning off 100 tonnes of live crocodiles at a starting price of US$550,000, sparking much amusement online. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
Trending in China

China court auctions 100 tonnes of live crocodiles for US$550,000, no delivery

Enormous reptile sale sparks much amusement on social media after China’s ‘Crocodile God’ defaults, court liquidates ‘scary’ assets.

China online shops sell ‘wealth bringing’ soil from outside top banks for US$120

Frugal Chinese woman uses second-hand products including soap, towels, lipstick

Lost Chinese hiker survives 10 days in cold mountains by eating toothpaste

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Social Welfare
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China's population

Can birth subsidies save China from its looming population crisis?

China is betting big on birth subsidies to stave off a demographic crisis. But do cash payments really work?

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Is free preschool education the solution to China’s birth crisis?

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Mourning Barbie Hsu, proposal in China gone wrong: 5 trending stories

China’s rural healthcare challenge: spend more or move people to cities

Patients in a hospital in Duan Yao, in Guangxi, China. Rural healthcare is falling behind as the authorities in Beiing focus on urbanisation. Photo: Reuters

Video | Dangerous weight loss camps on the rise in China as country grapples with obesity crisis

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China teacher panned for quiz ranking family status from ‘indecent’ to ‘good’

A teacher in China has come under fire for presenting school students with a questionnaire that attempted to rank them by social status. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

Boy in China gives own lunches to mum, eats leftovers, prompting food donations

The boy selflessly offers his school lunch to his mother every day, watching her enjoy the meal from the other side of the gate. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin