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Candle sets woman’s hair on fire at restaurant in China

A woman’s hair caught fire after she put it too close to a candle at a restaurant in southern China.
 

February 14, 2025
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Revellers around the world ushered in the Lunar New Year with parades, performances and prayers03:30
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January 30, 2025
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China society
Senior skydiver takes the plunge
March 7, 2025
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Taiwan began culling iguanas nearly 10 years ago with the 2025 target set at more than 100,000  03:04
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Taiwan bounty hunters kill invasive iguanas
March 7, 2025
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A skilful driver in southern China’s Guizhou province made an elaborate “three-point” turn on a narrow road that was captured in footage that went viral online.01:07
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Chinese driver skilfully manoeuvres car on narrow road
March 6, 2025
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China’s subway farmers highlight inequality
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Tourist injured after slipping headfirst down snowy mountain trail in China
March 5, 2025
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A taxi driver in eastern China escaped from his vehicle after a sudden explosion. The taxi later went up in flames.01:15
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Taxi in China goes up in flames after explosion
March 4, 2025
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A group of villagers in southern China’s Guizhou province helped a neighbour move his wooden house by lifting the structure and shifting it to another location.  01:17
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Chinese villagers help neighbour move house – literally
February 28, 2025
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A vehicle caught fire at a petrol station after fuel leaked from its tank in northern China’s Tianjin province. A worker at the pump and a driver calmly put out the blaze.  01:39
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Car catches fire at petrol station in China, worker and driver fight blaze
February 26, 2025
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A street cleaner and a passer-by narrowly escaped a landslide in southwestern China’s Sichuan province.00:51
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Passers-by narrowly escape landslide in China
February 25, 2025
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A live-streaming host promoted products in front of more than 100 phones in order to list her shop’s offerings on different platforms in China.00:56
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Chinese woman holds live streams on 100 phones to promote shop
February 24, 2025
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Local authorities are also offering more cash, financial subsidies and medical insurance contributions for each newborn child02:03
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Cash incentives for Chinese couples to marry
February 17, 2025
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Footage of a freight train in China “wriggling” on tracks, resembling a snake, has gone viral on the country’s social media.00:52
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‘Wriggling’ freight train in China goes viral for resembling snake
February 12, 2025
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Characters in the animated blockbuster are loosely based on popular Chinese mythical figures01:53
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Nezha 2 is China’s highest-grossing movie ever
February 12, 2025
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A woman and her dog were sent into the air after the dog leash was caught between elevator doors in eastern China’s Zhejiang province.  00:56
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Dog leash trapped by elevator doors in China, pulling woman into the air
February 11, 2025
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A man in southern China put his feet up in the direction of the passengers behind him to get back at them for not allowing him to recline his seat on a high-speed train.01:15
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Man in China puts feet up to get back at other train passengers
February 10, 2025
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Will advanced degrees save China’s unemployed youth?
February 9, 2025
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A 10-year-old boy in eastern China saved his mother, who was choking on a grape seed.01:47
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Quick-thinking Chinese boy puts down phone to save choking mother
February 6, 2025
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A mermaid performer at an aquarium in southwestern China was bitten on the head by a sturgeon.01:10
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Fish attacks ‘mermaid’ at aquarium in China
February 5, 2025
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A tourist site in central China included robot dogs in a lion dance performance for Lunar New Year celebrations.01:51
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Robot dogs in China perform lion dance during Lunar New Year celebrations
February 4, 2025
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Villagers in Xiapu county in China’s southeastern Fujian province pose with a buffalo, wear straw hats and are surrounded by artificial smoke as they create ‘perfect shots’ for visitors02:08
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Staged rural scenes go viral in China
February 4, 2025
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Staff at this club in southern China take food and drink orders through sign language01:01
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