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A Chinese grandma wields a stick to prevent wedding pranks. Photo: Douyin
Weddings

Granny wields stick to fend off vulgar wedding pranks for grandson and bride

A video of a Chinese grandmother wielding a stick to prevent practical jokes targeting her grandson, the groom, after a wedding went viral in the country.

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Sex and relationships

The Naked Truth | Date… yourself? If Emma Watson can do it: the benefits of self-partnership

China economy

Renting bridesmaids becomes a burgeoning industry in China

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Sex and relationships

The Naked Truth | Know your partner’s love language and have a better relationship

The longer a relationship goes on the worse we get at showing affection, yet your partner needs always to feel loved. This is where love language comes in.

Image: Marcelo Duhalde
Sex and relationships

The Naked Truth | Is your partner or spouse spying on you? What to do about it

Spousal spying can range from glancing at who someone is texting to extreme cases of installing spyware and stalkerware on their phone, but the root is often the same.

Modern love

Chinese husband carries his paralysed wife up a mountain for 12 hours to keep a promise

When Zhang Mingrong and Kong Yan were dating, Zhang promised his girlfriend he would take her to Mount Taishan to see the sunrise. But when an accident left her paralysed, that promise was suddenly in peril.

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Trending in China

A huge ‘alighting fee’, mad about 3 US cents and munching in a sticky situation

In this week’s quirky China, a bride’s family charges a US$10,400 alighting fee, a man rants online over 3 US-cent overcharge, and a drunk man chews on sunflower seeds while his foot was stuck in a sewer.

A 0.2 yuan overcharge led to an online rant, and a bride’s family refused to get out of a car unless the groom paid an expensive ‘alighting fee’. Photo: Handout
Dating

The Naked Truth | Virtual dating apps: don’t get too caught up in the metaverse

If finding love during a pandemic is not easy, dating in the metaverse could be the answer. Follow this advice for finding love in the virtual world.

Ageing society

China’s growing number of older singles go online to find companionship

As Chinese society becomes more tolerant of elderly remarriage, the number of older singles turning to modern dating tools to find companionship is on the rise.

Dating

The Naked Truth | How to find love in 2022: advice and dating tips from a relationship expert

Feeling unlucky in love? Before you go looking for a relationship in 2022, ask yourself if it’s something you want, or if it’s something you need, says a relationship expert – there’s a difference.

Wanting a relationship means you are making a choice to add a new dimension to an already fulfilling life.
China's population

Adultery is not reason to file for divorce: Chinese court’s reasoning criticised

A provincial court in Shandong was heavily criticised when it published an article saying people cannot file for divorce because of adultery.

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A court in China was heavily criticised for arguing that adultery was not a good enough reason to file for divorce. Photo: Handout
China Briefing

China Briefing | China shouldn’t cancel its Piano Prince over one night with a sex worker

The British actor was humiliated when he was caught in Los Angeles with a sex worker known as ‘Divine Brown’. Yet he still went on to make the romantic blockbuster Notting Hill.

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Sex and relationships

The Naked Truth | Signs that you’re addicted to love, and how to kick the habit

Intense desire for a person and a constant need to be with them are normal when we’re newly in love. For others, such love addiction can be a real problem.

China's ageing population

Abacus | Japan’s message for China: a baby boom isn’t going to happen

Is China turning Japanese? Looking at demographics, Neil Newman really thinks so.

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Amateur sumo wrestlers at a baby crying contest at Sensoji temple in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Reuters
Spirit of Hong Kong

Group provides safe haven for Hong Kong sex workers looking to make a change

Teen’s Key – Young Women Development Network wants to help women and young girls involved in prostitution to turn their lives around. The group has been nominated in the Spirit of Hong Kong Awards.

Bowie Lam of Teen’s Key -- Young Women Development Network. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Hong Kong Gay Games 2023

Letters | Hong Kong supports Gay Games but Legco does not reflect that

The chances for the views of most Hongkongers being reflected in the reformed Legco are zero

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China society

Viral post claims Chinese wives feed impotency drugs to cheating husbands

 A viral social media post in mainland China claims some wives are secretly feeding their husbands an estrogen drug to make them impotent and keep them from straying.

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China society

Newspaper faces backlash for defending divorce cooling-off period

An article from a Chinese newspaper said a new 30-day cooling-off period for potential divorces resulted in 38 per cent of Hangzhou couples not completing the process.

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China’s cooling-off period for divorces was met with resistance when it was first suggested by the government. Illustration: Tom Leung
China society

Man fat-shamed for dating advert says love expectations are impossible

A man in central China claimed that men are placed under impossible expectations for dating after a series of dating advertisement resulted in him getting ridiculed online.

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Sex and relationships

The Naked Truth | How to balance your and your partner’s sexual desires

Sexual desire can be instant and spontaneous or responsive and slower burning, and the secret to a successful relationship is to identify your type and your partner’s, and strike a balance between the two.

Lunar: Stories

Bangladesh’s transgender anchor, the perfect soup dumpling and more

Bangladesh’s transgender anchor, the perfect soup dumpling and more
China society

China’s ban on single women freezing eggs decried as discriminatory

China’s top health authority has reinforced a ban on single women freezing their eggs but has come under fire from internet users calling the move discriminatory.

In China, assisted reproductive technology is largely used to help married women with fertility issues. Photo: Getty Images

Video | China’s sex toy sales surge amid pandemic

Families in China

China Love documentary explores Chinese pre-wedding photoshoots

Olivia Martin-McGuire became fascinated by flamboyant pre-wedding photoshoots and the Chinese concept of love after she moved to Shanghai. She published her first photo series in 2016 and her documentary China Love premiered in Sydney.

Sex and relationships

The Naked Truth | When love is lost, how to find your way out

Divorce is not always the obvious solution to end a relationship that’s dead in the water; when one partner resists that option, reach out to friends for support and ensure children are included in discussions about your plans

Marriage dead? How to end a partnership that’s going nowhere
Sex and relationships

The Naked Truth | How to build sexual confidence and take control of your sex life

Being sexually confident is one of the most attractive personality traits, but building it is not easy. It starts with stripping yourself bare – both literally and figuratively – and learning how to be your own biggest fan.

As we get older, sexiness becomes an inner force that makes us glow from within and lets our true sexuality shine through, says Luisa Tam. Photo: Alamy
Health & Fitness

A cure for premature ejaculation, and not a moment too soon

Mining-turned-health care firm is banking on the prescription-only spray to boost its bottom line

Sex and relationships

The Naked Truth | Sensual, sexual, kinky, shape-shifter: which erotic blueprint are you?

Knowing your erotic blueprint means having a deeper understanding of your needs, wants and desires, and helps to identify a clear pathway to boosting libido and arousal, according to a relationship and intimacy coach.

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