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‘Muscle grandma’ with young physique wins bodybuilding title after decades training
Super fit, middle-aged mother-of-one rejects online criticism that she looks old, works to challenge traditional stereotypes about ageing.
23 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM
Young Chinese man embarks on 3,300-km Lhasa trek, emerges looking like 50-year-old
23 Mar 2025 - 2:00PM
‘Wife hunt’ of Chinese professor with ‘slim, pretty’ criteria probed by police
23 Mar 2025 - 12:26PM
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Japanese dental clinics offer dog pals, on-site gym to boost declining business
Declining birth rates see business slump heralding introduction of nurses dressed as maids, French-style clinic cafes, brightly-decorated spaces.
22 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM
Some dental clinics in Japan are offering a dog companion service, and on-site gym facilities in a bid to boost flagging business. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com/IG@shibuyadental
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China’s hottest new show is a Sichuan-dialect micro drama set in the 1980s
My Sweet Home has achieved phenomenal success by moving beyond the trashy tropes of China’s booming micro drama industry.
22 Mar 2025 - 4:33PM
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Angry at poor service, China resident pays US$20 management fee with 6,000 coins
Property management staff take 3 hours to count mountain of coins after angry woman threatens to call police, experts say her actions ‘legal’.
22 Mar 2025 - 2:00PM
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‘Never mess with a Chinese woman’: student chases Italy phone thief, goes viral
With help of police and passers-by, China student trio snare subway phone thief, sending powerful anti-crime message to would-be lawbreakers.
22 Mar 2025 - 9:03AM
A female student who chased a phone thief in Italy and retrieved her stolen property has been widely praised on mainland social media. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
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Xiaomi CEO drops watermelons, reveals juicy truth about firm’s bulletproof veneer
Company website asserts that coating offers tear, scratch, and puncture resistance that exceeds traditional PVC coatings by over tenfold.
21 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM
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Shock as China building workers hung on gate by harnesses as safety training
‘Punishment’ for safety lapses praised by some while others reject it as akin to humiliating public shaming methods meted out in ancient China.
21 Mar 2025 - 2:00PM
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China influencer rents robot for US$1,400 a day to do housework, go on date
Agile humanoid cooks, cleans, helps with shopping, even does martial arts moves, but struggles to hold it together while dancing.
21 Mar 2025 - 10:55AM
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China dad offers US$1.4 million reward for son’s return, reunites after 24 years
At reunion, father gifts son US$415,000 Mercedes-Benz, education fund, but son declines, wanting to create own success.
20 Mar 2025 - 6:00PM
After 24 years apart, a father and son in China reunited, allowing the father to finally lead a normal life. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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Woman dies waiting for husband, China’s automated noodles: 5 trending stories
From a fully automated noodle shop in Shenzhen to a Chinese boy’s message to his mum, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.
20 Mar 2025 - 3:46PM
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China seniors adopt quirky workouts – crocodile crawl, tree-bumping for longevity
Obsession with longevity drives many to pursue unconventional health routines to boost vitality.
20 Mar 2025 - 2:00PM
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Odd Chinese customs in treating guests – enough means more, less tea, more wine
When visiting Chinese friend’s home, best to refrain from complimenting their kids as parents prefer to downplay children’s abilities.
20 Mar 2025 - 9:00AM
Gender & Diversity
Chinese couple have 9 daughters, all named ‘di’, hoping for a son
Many Chinese couples believe son can support them in old age, viewing daughter as akin to water that has been poured out when they marry.
21 Mar 2025 - 12:18PM
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
People & Culture
Japan love motel converts to funeral home, spurs birth, ageing population debate
Japan sees slump in number of places of ‘privacy and comfort’, some of which offer five-star facilities while others are more down-to-earth.
19 Mar 2025 - 2:07PM
People & Culture
Chinese pet cloning charges up to US$52,000, raises ethical and health concerns
As people’s attachment to pets grows in China more people are forking out large amounts of cash to replicate dead ‘fur babies’.
19 Mar 2025 - 11:00AM
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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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