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Snakes are being repeatedly spotted across Beijing’s residential compounds, suburban parks and mountain trails. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

Snakes alive! Warmer weather brings flurry of sightings in Chinese capital

Rare and early surge in encounters across Beijing is causing alarm, although experts say most snakes are non-venomous.

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China education

Chinese pupils seek oxygen therapy to boost memory, cut anxiety for national exam

China teacher under probe after using glue gun to scald girl, resulting in blisters

China education

China imperial exam leaves historical footprint, impact on gaokao, education today

Ancient forerunner of today’s national college entrance examination saw candidates housed in cells, cheats executed, exiled or flogged.

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During the Qing dynasty, imperial exams confined thousands of candidates to narrow brick cubicles within sprawling, walled compounds. Photo: Sohu
Cancer

China woman dances with eye patch, mask after partial vision, jaw loss to cancer

Brave dancer with a dream who was brought up by a single mother overcomes falls and pain, takes to stage with determination.

United States

China pancake seller in US to run for mayor, generating buzz despite thorny past

Street snack vendor who turned to charity after controversies aims to ‘make Los Angeles great again’, faces immigration status hurdles.

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Wife of China motorbike tycoon is loyalty symbol due to viral handwritten account book

‘Best angel investor’ stays by side of ‘annoying’ childhood friend who has become a motorsports legend.

Chen Xingyi, the supportive wife of motorcycle tycoon Zhang Xue, stood by her man through tough times, even borrowing from relatives for his business. Photo: QQ.com
Douyin

Meet the beautiful Chinese football influencer you need to follow this World Cup

Li Yuhang, known online as ‘Women Football MadeLi’, has been posting videos dancing while wearing different national team jerseys.

Aerospace: Science

‘BeiDou Goddess’: key figure in China GPS-equivalent system, earns PhD by 26

‘Do not underestimate a girl at the foot of the mountain, and do not deify her once she reaches the summit,’ Xu famously states.

Poverty in China

Chinese man, 19, lives under bridge with dog, works long hours to save for tuition

‘Hardship’ suffering teenager from poor rural background attracts donations from fellow city dwellers thanks to his ‘kindness’.

A 19-year-old man from Hunan moved to Changsha to deliver food while saving for technical school. Living under a bridge with his pet dog, he works long hours and has minimal belongings. Photo: Handout
Chinese superstitions

Why Chinese culture fears plucking white hair and traditional remedies

Chinese have a tradition of consuming animal organs, hoping to nourish their corresponding human equivalents.

Jet black hair is regarded as the ideal standard of beauty, health, and youth in Chinese culture. Photo: Shutterstock
Pets

China celebrity dog stolen, sold for US$25 and eaten; owner stymied by weak pet laws

Strangers on electric bike steal Border Collie while loving owner is on overseas trip; animal slaughtered for dish in restaurant.

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Jimu News

China woman uses 60kg chocolate, makes replica of ancient painting, gets 1 million likes

Former food blogger learns skills via online videos, has to move house to accommodate size of her confection creation.

Chinese culture

How China’s ‘Excalibur of the East’ souvenir swords sparked airport warning

Tourists with replicas of the ancient Sword of Goujian, from the Hubei Provincial Museum, were told not to hand-carry them onto planes.

Visitors take photos of the ancient Sword of Goujian at the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei Province, on May 17, 2026. An airport notice at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport warning not to hand-carry replicas of the sword on board planes has gone viral on Chinese social media. Photo: Xinhua
Jensen Huang

‘Terrified!’: Chinese man spends US$28 to look like Jensen Huang, gets big following

Nvidia boss lookalike faces online taunts; contacts giant tech company to tell them he will delete videos if they become problematic.

A Chinese man, right, who has spent US$28 to look like Nvidia boss Jensen Huang has garnered a large online following. Photo: Wikipedia,/chengdu.cn
Accidents and disasters in China

‘Mud Buddha’: China official covered in sludge in mudslide while saving villagers

Tragedy averted by selfless cadre who was swept up in floodwater as he went door-to-door telling people to get to a safe place before landslide.

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China boy with 97% burns dreams of badminton stardom, practises daily despite pain

‘Little warrior’ inspired by Chinese sporting legend who often falls playing shots due to injuries suffered in fire is tipped for the top by coach.

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Tongji University

Chinese PhD dropout turned whistle-blower exposes data faking by renowned scholars

Son of migrant worker from poor rural background uses AI to check academic research papers; pushes for reform to stamp out dishonesty.

A Chinese PhD dropout turned whistleblower has exposed data fabrication by renowned scholars. Photo: Shutterstock

China honour guards’ strict training – precise marching, standing still for 3 hours

From binding sandbags to their legs, to hanging water bottles on their arms, China’s ceremonial soldiers go all-out to achieve parade perfection.

China woman nearly dies as fishing line lashes round her neck while cycling at night

Electric bicycle rider feared her throat would be cut by cord as she crossed busy bridge; incident sparks calls for greater safety measures.

‘Sleep with eyes open’: China woman’s bungled eyelid surgery causes complications

Botched cosmetic work at unlicensed clinic leaves victim with unstoppable tearing; leads to costly court battle and bitter online spat.

A woman from China had double eyelid surgery five years ago which led to severe complications and a bitter legal battle. Photo: Weibo
Environment

US man believes if everyday people can grow forests, world leaders can find peace

Generous donation enabled Yin to plant some of her earliest trees, sowing the seeds of a lasting friendship across continents.

Retired American teacher Ronald Sakolsky, above, who supported Chinese farmer Yin Yuzhen's tree-planting efforts in Inner Mongolia reflects on their partnership nearly three decades later. Photo: X@ChinaEmbIreland
Archaeology and palaeontology

Recent analysis shows Neanderthals may have been first dentists in recorded history

60,000-year-old dental procedure blurs line between humans and Neanderthals.

Natural disasters

China official mocked over gold earrings while crying about local flood disaster

‘Golden’ accessories of party secretary in village hit by torrential rain arouse both sarcastic criticism and support; she reveals they are fake.

Chinese tourists

China police dig through sand with hands to search for Taiwan tourist’s lost phone

Crime fighters get on their knees to manually search shifting sands; eventually find ‘despairing’ visitor’s mobile at peak of a dune.

Tourists ride camels in the Crescent Spring and Mingsha Sand Dune scenic area in Dunhuang, northwest China’s Gansu Province. Police found a tourist’s lost phone in the area by digging through the sand with their bare hands. Photo: Xinhua
China birth rate

‘Save her first’: China expectant mum gives surgery slot to bleeding pregnant woman

Woman with no identification arrives in ambulance at busy hospital soaked in blood, doctors perform emergency surgery, she lives but loses baby.

An expectant mother in China gave up her operating room slot to another pregnant woman suffering from a life-threatening haemorrhage, saving the woman’s life. Photo: Sohu
Chinese cuisine

How tofu evolved from a chance find to one of China’s most prized culinary symbols

Ancient alchemists who stumbled across soybean curd while searching for an elixir of life created a foodstuff which has global appeal today.

Pets

‘Smells like hell’: China woman disappears owing rent, abandons dog in filthy flat

Shocked property agent enters unit, discovers ‘beautifully dressed’ tenant lived in an environment akin to a canine kennel.

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