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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.
28 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
China pupils, inspired by suspense novels, use chalk dust to crack code of classroom phone safe
28 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
China owner of poisoned ‘smiling Shiba Inu’ berated for exploiting canine’s death
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
The social media account of a Japanese man who died at 22 automatically posted a message two days later, saying “I am dead” which went viral and attracted admiration. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com/fnn.jp
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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
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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
A school teacher in China has been suspended for cursing at noisy and naughty pupils and saying that she hopes they catch the flu. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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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
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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
We explain why women from China’s Dai ethnic minority group use chickens as a matchmaking tool. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Sina
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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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China mall fits glass windows on men’s toilet doors that turn transparent when users smoke
Privacy fears emerge over special technology introduced after no-smoking warnings and sloganeering failed to extinguish problem.
25 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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Hard work, long hours fuelled China’s rise. Now, it weighs longer breaks
China, one of the world’s hardest-working countries, is adopting incentives to increase time off – and potentially boost consumer spending.
24 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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China actress Mao Xiaotong abandoned by dad, rejects his post-fame cash demands
‘Cute and sweet’ exterior of 37-year-old actress hides an inner strength that saw her stand up to her ‘alcoholic’ father, philandering ex-boyfriend.
24 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
Chinese actress Mao Xiaotong, who known for her pure image, has endured severe hardships in her life, including being abandoned at birth by her father and discovering her boyfriend’s affair in 2017. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo/QQ.com
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Japanese tourist in China gets extreme kindness after car crash, changes perceptions
Amid Sino-Japanese tensions, woman describes treatment she received as ‘incredibly warm, genuine and professional’.
24 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
Gender & Diversity
Japan girl pop star comes out as transmasculine non-binary after breast removal
20-year-old rapper says being born, raised a woman caused her ‘deep discomfort’; hopes operation can ‘shine a light’, divides online opinion.
24 Dec 2025 - 9:46AM
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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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