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A 77-year-old man in China is thought to be one of the country’s last remaining professional letter writers. Photo: Douyin
China's ageing population

Last professional letter writer in Chinese city pens 100,000 missives over 59 years

Renowned man of many words bridges overseas divide for migrant families; turns mundane messages into poetry to convey emotion.

Parenting: newborns to toddlers

Chinese infant sent to ICU for toxicity after being fed vegetable juice formula

Chinese man marries woman 3 days after blind date video call, regrets 9 days later

Japan

Lululemon apologises for China event with actor beating Japanese drum on Great Wall

Percussion instrument blunder at historic site ‘hurts the feelings of the Chinese people’ says music professional.

The sportswear brand Lululemon has apologised over a controversial marketing event which featured a Chinese actor beating a Japanese drum on the Great Wall. Photo: RedNote
Scams and swindles

China’s ‘soy sauce’ detox scam swindles over 100 seniors out of US$1.5 million

Police say health centre with ‘abnormal’ US$4.5 million turnover was part of organised fraud ring that preyed on loneliness of elderly.

Health in China

Chinese doctors remove 10cm live worms from woman’s arm after year-long pain

Doctors say parasite probably got under woman’s skin because of unhygienic kitchen habits; warn people of cooking dangers.

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South Korea

China youth visit South Korea for hairstyles, make-up, ‘experience beauty’ for a day

Young people seek ‘the most perfect effect effortlessly’ for half the price they would pay for similar service at home.

Young people from China are visiting South Korea for cheaper and better beauty services that last for only one day, reflecting a change in overseas tourism desires. Photo: Shutterstock
China society

China Gen Z male midwife goes viral for skills, looks, ‘powerful tenderness’

25-year-old overcomes ‘shameful’ taunts from relatives about career choice, says witnessing births makes him respect ‘strength’ of women.

Mainland China

Video | Malaysian tourists in China scorned for insulting locals

Videos circulating online showed the group of tourists shouting at a crowd of people waiting for a bus and insulting an e-hailing driver.

Animal rights in China

Ex-China military dog handler offers cheap pet treatments, has 5 million followers

Animal lovers travel from afar to avail themselves of ‘Miracle Doctor’s’ services who says his techniques give ‘fur babies’ chance of survival.

A retired military dog handler in China, dubbed the “Hua Tuo of vets,” provides low-cost treatments for pets at his simple clinic. Photo: Baidu
Women and gender

Zheng Yuxiu: modern China’s ‘xia nu’ assassin and first female PhD

Independent spirit who resisted grandmother’s bid to bind her feet, worked in intelligence, transported bombs, championed women’s rights.

Meet Zheng Yuxiu, the “xia nu” of modern China, a term for a fearless woman who fights for justice. Photo: Wikipedia
Chinese history

Sips of history: how ancient Chinese brewing techniques shaped modern alcohol

Unopened 2,500-year-old bottle of liquor contains substantial volume of liquid, allowing researchers to analyse drink’s chemical composition.

Peking University

China ‘Goose Leg Auntie’ hailed for street snacks slammed for using cheap duck legs

Ingredients row hits much-loved street food vendor who sells roast bird legs for US$2, reportedly makes US$90,000 a year.

Environment

China’s Miao people believe trees symbolise human birth, hardship, death

Particular vegetation plays central role in lives of a 10-million-strong ethnic group; people who secretly fell them are penalised by community.

The Miao people of China revere trees, believing that humans are akin to the vegetation and vice versa. Photo: Zhihu
Entrepreneurs

Chinese ‘CEO in a school uniform’ exports drones, funds start-up by waiting tables

Enterprising youngster with a talent for technology doubles as philanthropist, learned about tools at factory where his mother worked.

A 19-year-old Chinese entrepreneur has built and exported drones to Europe and Australia. He funded his start-up by waiting tables and delivering food. Photo: QQ.com
Entrepreneurs

China ‘Wheel Queen’: from tractor driver to owner of US$1.6 billion empire

Sharp-dressing entrepreneur defies gender stereotypes, says only regret in life is not spending enough time with her sons when they were young.

Chinese man on magic mushrooms climbs out of 27th-floor flat to ‘seek immortality’

Hallucinating man who mixed alcohol with wild psychoactive fungi is saved from potentially deadly plunge by quick-thinking neighbour.

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Chinese boy, 7, ends up in ICU with severe abdominal pain after downing iced drinks

Crying youngster who sought cooling beverages while playing on hot day suffers bowel damage; doctors warn of dangers of cold drinks.

A seven-year-old boy in China has ended up in intensive care with severe abdominal pain after downing two iced drinks. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese son kowtows to adoptive mum who funded medical bills by driving cabs

Grateful son whose ‘great mother’ took him in after he was abandoned as a newborn baby vows to repay her for ‘giving him life twice’.

Health & Fitness

63kg Chinese man believes online products could help with weight gain loses 6.5kg

Truck driver with urge to get fatter spends US$1,500 on herb-based items from influencer, ends up in hospital with chronic stomach problem.

Chinese history

Discovery of ancient Chinese anaesthesia reveals advanced early surgical practices

Researchers recently announced the discovery of Ming-era (1368–1644) topical anaesthetics, but how did they work.

The legendary doctor Hua Tuo, middle, from China's late Eastern Han dynasty (25-220) operates on a patient, performing a bold abdominal incision. Photo: bucm.edu

Chinese woman reunites with family 22 years after leaving over broken gel bottle

Accidental smashing of glass bathroom product container worth US$1.5 as child saw youngster flee in fear of punishment.

A woman in China, who ran away from home at the age of nine after breaking a friend’s bottle of shower gel, has reunited with her birth family 22 years later. Photo: Douyin
Pets

Chinese man held over alleged torture, killing of adopted dogs under ‘caring’ guise

Abuser throws dogs from balcony, down stairwell, sparks public protest amid growing calls for proper laws to protect pets.

Disability

One-legged China teen dreams of basketball glory, practises with crutch dad made

13-year-old from one of the country’s most impoverished regions had leg amputated aged 4, replaces crutch with artificial limb.

Health in China

Chinese woman suffers pancreatitis after 6-day starvation, binge-eating once weekly

Slimming woman scoffs down bucket of fried chicken on weekly day of ‘indulgence’, sparks secretion of enzymes that destroy pancreas.

A woman in China has suffered severe health consequences after going on a crash diet then binge eating over several days. Photo: Shutterstock
Animals

‘Dirty business’: China dog slaughterhouse shuts down before Yulin festival

Humane World for Animals estimates that around 10 million dogs, 4 million cats are killed for meat in China annually; many are stolen pets or strays.

Vendors wait for customers to buy dogs in cages at a market in Yulin, in southern China’s Guangxi province on June 21, 2015. The city holds an annual festival devoted to the animal’s meat on the summer solstice which has provoked an increasing backlash from animal protection activists. Photo: AFP/STR
China education

Women face extra hurdles during China’s gaokao; contraceptives used to delay periods

Pressures of crucial national college entrance exam exacerbated by menstrual factor, folk remedies like mango, blueberries, durian also tried.

Mainland China

The origin and influence of gaokao in China

In this series focusing on China’s hugely important national college entrance examination, or gaokao, the SCMP explores the profound legacy of the country’s rigorous testing culture. We examine the historical footprint of the ancient imperial exams and their influence on modern education systems at home and abroad, alongside the modern-day “gaokao effect”.

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