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A teacher in Malaysia is in hot water after she told a pupil struggling with the local langauge to “go back to China”. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
Viral stories

Shock as Malaysia teacher tells pupil struggling with dialect to ‘go back to China’

Teacher tells complaining relative of abused student that she would call police to track him down because he had ‘invaded her privacy’.

Children in China

China ‘Ne Zha’ boy secretly takes boat to fish, amazes by surviving 24 hours adrift

Children in China

China schoolboy slapped 9 times for disrespect after addressing teacher by name

China society

‘Shameful’: China woman buys flat for old professor she cares for, sparks dispute

Woman says residence represents not merely bricks and mortar, but four decades of cherished memories.

A Chinese woman purchased a flat for an elderly professor she deeply cared for, but after the professor’s passing, her family asserted a claim over the property. Photo: SCMP composite/ifeng.com
Chinese cuisine

Chinese eatery sells spicy bamboo sticks for US$1.4, favoured by women diners

Following the introduction of this dish, sales skyrocketed, averaging over 100 servings per day and 30 per cent rise in customer visits.

Icons and Influencers

Profile | China big eater star Li Hangze admits to 35 million fans she is a man in disguise

Li says female persona is intended to fulfil roles of both mother and father for teenage son after divorce.

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Scams and swindles

China woman swaps locks on 80 flats, sells them for US$3.3 million to con friends

While husband lives frugally to pay off debt, wife lavishly gifts live-streamer lover with extravagant items and properties.

A Chinese woman changes the locks on 80 flats, sells them, and defrauds friends, and relatives out of US$3.3 million. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
Crime in China

China Porsche owner skips out on US$70 petrol bill, leaves station worker to pay

Driver of US$75,000 luxury car gets station worker to fill up tank then speeds off without paying, police track him down using surveillance footage.

Disability

Chinese boy’s daily ritual of caring for sister with partly amputated leg lauded

Their mum suggests that the boy may have overheard family discussions about his sister’s leg challenges, feels obliged to help her.

World Athletics Championships

Wu Yanni wants Asian 100m hurdles record, but admits Olympics a step too far

Chinese athlete says she can’t compete with Western counterparts, targets top eight finish at LA Games in 2028.

Wu Yanni celebrates after breaking the national record in women’s 60m hurdles at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Photo: Xinhua
Health in China

Woman in China drinks ‘waste water’ for 5 years, pipe blunder causes liver damage

Victim of water purifier installation mistake seeks proper compensation after she suffers from irregular periods following pipes mistake.

A woman in China has been drinking “wastewater” for five years after a plumbing error, causing her to suffer from liver damage. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Xiaomi
Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Hangzhou becomes sea of red as China fans brace for decisive World Cup qualifier

China must beat Australia on Tuesday to have any chance of securing automatic qualification to 2026 tournament.

K-pop idols

Chinese youth pay US$28 to live K-pop dream with public events, photo shoots

‘Obsessed’ fans of Korean entertainment genre snapped by photographers, are done up by make-up artists in immersive experience.

China US$332,000 breast implants with cattle DNA leave woman severely disabled

Investigations into fellow cosmetic surgery patients at clinic find their implants included traces of DNA from camels, bats and gorillas.

A woman in China who underwent a US$332,000 breast augmentation procedure was shocked to find that her implants contained the DNA of cattle. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
Parenting: newborns to toddlers

Outrage as boy urinates in glass at China eatery, mum says ‘he could not hold it’

Stunned diners look on as toddler stands up on high chair, takes off his trousers to pee in glass right next to restaurant staff’s counter.

Shocked diners at a restaurant in China were forced to look on as a toddler stood up from his high chair and urinated in a glass. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
Wu Yanni

Tearful Wu Yanni’s 60m hurdles Worlds failure sparks furious social media debate

Despite setting a new national record time of 8.01 seconds, the 27-year-old missed out on qualification by 0.01 seconds.

Mental health

Chinese woman dies in hospital plunge after tooth blunder causes ‘immense’ pain

Doctors remove wrong tooth then stuff rogue denture back in place using wire, leading ‘healthy’ woman’s face to swell up.

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Shanghai

China eatery sells half chicken ‘raised on music, milk’ for US$66, triggers taunts

Eatery says succulent ‘sunflower chicken’ which is popular with Michelin-starred chefs is made from birds raised ‘listening to classical music’.

A restaurant in China has sparked sarcasm online after it claimed that an expensive chicken dish is costly because the birds used are raised listening to music and drinking milk. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Jimu
Women and gender

‘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.

Environment

Young Chinese man embarks on 3,300-km Lhasa trek, emerges looking like 50-year-old

Hiker endures blizzards, wild wolves, accidents which left him hobbling in epic journey over mountain ranges during which he hardly bathed.

‘Wife hunt’ of Chinese professor with ‘slim, pretty’ criteria probed by police

Top university says dating description of academic as being tall, sporting and wealthy contains untruths, declines to elaborate.

The dating site profile of a professor at a top Chinese university has raised eyebrows on mainland social media, and sparked a police probe. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
China society

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’.

Outraged by poor property management services, a woman in China uses 6,000 coins to pay an outstanding residency fee. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
Viral stories

‘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.

Xiaomi

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.

Safety in China

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.

Three construction workers in China were hung from a gate by their harnesses as part of their safety training, sparking public shock. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
China society

Video | Young Chinese women find virtual love in ‘Deepspace’

A virtual character in the romantic mobile game has won over millions of young women in China and beyond.

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Robotics

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.

Human trafficking

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.

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