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Haidilao is famous for its attentive and sometimes over the top customer service. Photo: Getty Images
China society

Opinion | China’s youth must be taught bad behaviour will not be tolerated

The uproar over Haidilao’s initially lackadaisical response to teens peeing in a hotpot shows the need for tougher enforcement of proper public conduct.

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Man in China tortures cat to death, only gets a fine, detention, sparks outrage

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Chinese woman survives cliff fall but newborn faces congenital heart disease

Hong Kong courts

Conditional discharge for pair who scuffled on Cathay Japan-Hong Kong flight

Hong Kong court releases Tsui Zi-kew, 32, and Zhang Xinyan, 60, on two-year bind-over order.

Defendant Zhang Xinyan leaves West Kowloon Court on Wednesday. Photo: Sun Yeung
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36 men in China buy ‘love nest’ only to discover they have same lover

‘Tender, virtuous, family-orientated’ flat-buying scammer lures ‘careless’ men into honey trap by appearing to be ‘perfect girlfriend’.

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Chinese businessman killed by nanny after using her to make ex jealous

Enraged, dumped domestic helper enlists help of cousin to stab duplicitous man she fell in love with to death, is handed life-long prison sentence.

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China fortune-teller predicts death, killed by lover who soaks pants with poison

Bizarre killing comes after man gets aggrieved partner pregnant multiple times, forces her to have abortions, refuses to marry.

A fortune-teller in China who predicted his own death has been killed by his lover who soaked his underpants with poison. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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Chinese woman steals US$620,000 to seek ‘emotional value’ from male models

The male bartenders are strikingly handsome, charming, attentive, providing the woman with considerable emotional gratification.

China’s Communist Party

China pledges crackdown on illegal investigations to protect private businesses

After the country’s president met tech bosses, top prosecutors say they will ‘resolutely’ fight economic crime, defamation amid sluggish domestic economic recovery.

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‘Naughty’ China boy calls police after dispute with dad over New Year lucky money

Youngster uses father’s mobile phone to call law enforcers who side with dad but urge him to improve the way he educates son.

A young boy in China called the police to report a robbery after his father kept his Lunar New Year lucky money. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s Communist Party

400 cases withdrawn as China tackles ‘illegal’ targeting of private enterprise

Supreme People’s Procuratorate report cites 6,500 ‘correct law enforcement’ directives and withdrawal of 400 ‘improperly filed’ cases last year.

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China has vowed to establish a fair and just legal framework that respects and protects the integrity of private enterprises – seen as crucial to economic vitality, innovation and job creation. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chinese boy behind car-destroying firecracker sewer blast faces US$39,000 claim

Youngster’s tearful grandmother apologises, blames herself in online video as vehicle owners count cost of explosion that sent cars flying into air.

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China girl sells US$140,000 of mum’s jewellery for US$8 to buy lip studs, earrings

Police called in after teenager pilfers jade bracelets, necklaces, gemstones, sells to market stall; items returned after investigation.

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Warning over scamming RedNote ‘fake foreigners’ who share improper content

Impostors using bogus IP locations dupe kind-hearted users of Chinese social media platform, often using stolen identification details.

Users of the Chinese social media platform RedNote have been warned to be on the lookout for “fake foreigners” out to con them. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/RedNote
China-Japan relations

Chinese knifeman sentenced to death for deadly attack on Japanese school bus

A Chinese woman who tried to stop the attack was killed and a Japanese mother and child were wounded in the eastern city of Suzhou last year.

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Hu Youping died from her injuries two days after the attack. Photo: CCTV
Accidents and disasters in China

China executes 2 after back-to-back mass killings that shook the nation

Fan Weiqiu, 62, and Xu Jiajin, 21, were convicted of carrying out deadly public attacks that investigators attributed to personal problems.

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China fans thrilled that knife attack hero’s wife is expecting again after losing newborn

Have-a-go hero who was stabbed three times by crazed knifeman awaits birth of new baby after being struck by double family tragedy.

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Chinese city investigates reports of baby trafficking by hospital worker

Cleaner at Datong medical facility accused of arranging sales of newborns, and whistle-blower says doctor also helped sell infant.

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The Datong No. 1 People’s Hospital, now at the centre of a baby-selling scandal, has the biggest obstetrics department in Shanxi province. Photo: QQ/ 南风窗
China’s Communist Party

Chinese police target writers of gay erotica with prison terms and heavy fines

The crackdown in Anhui has triggered debates about possible abuses of power and whether the law itself is too heavy-handed.

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Chinese influencer teaches cleaning bloodstains, dissolving bones, sparks fears

Popular online influencer gets hundreds of thousands of video views as he demonstrates processes which some claim could aid criminals.

China-Asean relations

China charges Myanmar Golden Triangle suspects with murder and fraud

The 39 suspects include 16 Myanmese nationals and members of the notorious Ming family, which operated in the border region of Kokang.

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Myanmar handed members of the Ming family over to China on suspicion of telecoms fraud. Photo: Ministry of Public Security
China’s Communist Party

Local officials replaced in wake of China’s worst lone wolf car attack in Zhuhai

The city’s top security chief is the latest to depart but the moves have not been officially linked with the incident that claimed 35 lives.

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A man lights a candle near flowers placed outside the sports centre in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, where China’s worst lone wolf attack killed 35 people and injured 43 others in November. Photo: AP
Accidents and disasters in China

Chinese court sentences Zhuhai car attack driver to death for killing 35 people

A court said Fan Weiqiu deliberately drove into a group of people exercising last month because he was angered by his divorce settlement.

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Human rights in China

Chinese lawyer observing case says she was pepper-sprayed by court officials

Inner Mongolia incident shocks criminal defence lawyers in China who have faced hostility from police and courts when defending clients.

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Crime

Chinese court delivers suspended death sentence for primary school SUV attack

The swift judgment includes details of the driver’s motivation when he rammed into a crowd of parents and children last month.

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An image taken from video footage that circulated on Chinese social media after the attack on November 19 outside a primary school in Changde, Hunan province, in central China. Photo: AFP
China’s Communist Party

Chinese Premier pledges to crack down on unfair targeting of private firms

Companies have complained of being unjustly targeted by law enforcement to raise funds for cash-strapped local governments.

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Premier Li Qiang promised further measures to improve the business environment. Photo: Xinhua
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Chinese man uses 400 phones to access live-streams to boost chances of winning gifts

Man claims winning items like daily necessities and iPhones, earning US$1,400 to US$2,800 monthly from resale.

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China dad jailed for killing daughter by accidentally throwing her from flat

Case sparks renewed debate on legal consequences for Chinese parents whose negligence leads to their children’s injuries or deaths.

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