Children in China

For China’s young leukaemia patients, treating the disease is only half the battle

Aside from the debilitating side effects of chemotherapy, leukaemia also comes with great costs to the families of young patients fighting the disease in China. 

November 29, 2019
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Child modelling industry in China is thriving because of the explosion of e-commerce. Children go to modelling class and compete for work. But the use of child models are controversial, with...01:33
Children in China
Child modelling in China grows despite controversy
August 5, 2019
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A new report from non-governmental organisation Save the Children says a quarter billion children experience a better childhood now than young people did 20 years ago. ...01:54
Education
Better childhoods
May 28, 2019
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China’s parliament gave the clearest signal yet that the leadership is moving to end limits on the number of children families can have by striking “family planning” policies from the latest draft...02:10
Children in China
China may scrap two-child limit
August 29, 2018
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Most children spend school holidays playing, travelling or studying to improve their grades. But more and more are using their time off school to work – as child actors in Chinese TV series and...04:00
Children in China
Business booms for child star agents as parents look to turn kids into movie stars
August 3, 2018
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Crime
Japanese boy mourned in China after fatal stabbing
September 20, 2024
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China’s population has fallen for the first time in 61 years. New data released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics on January 17, 2023, showed that the country’s overall population decreased...02:14
Children in China
China’s population falls for first time in 61 years
January 18, 2023
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The mountains are alive with the sound of rock music in China’s southern province of Guizhou where students in the remote village of Haiga formed a band that has earned some respect from the nation...01:50
Children in China
School band rocks village in China
July 6, 2022
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Miso goes into much more than soup in this Japanese prefecture – where the paste makes marvellous desserts, cocktails and more  13:32
Eat Drink Asia
How Nagoya, Japan’s ‘most boring city’, makes the best miso
January 18, 2025
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Stunt actor Andrew Pong founded a martial arts school that teaches the skills needed for action film stunts03:29
SCMP Originals
What does it take to look like an action film star?
May 17, 2025
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With more than 300 cast members from 30 countries, House of Dancing Water has returned to Macau with new characters and fresh orchestration meant to entice tourists to the extravagant performances02:07
Entertainment
First look at Macau’s new ‘House of Dancing Water’
May 16, 2025
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Located inside a rundown shopping centre in Shanghai, “Chen Go” has become the go-to spot for K-pop lovers. Fans sign imaginary autographs, dance to choreographed routines and adjust their...03:11
K-pop
Inside Shanghai’s K-pop ‘experience centre’
May 11, 2025
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The four-storey mall known for food and cheap items is also becoming a popular place for local start-ups03:28
Hong Kong society
Inside Hong Kong’s ‘paradise for ordinary people’
May 10, 2025
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Kung is also Hong Kong’s only female ice climbing athlete, ranking 6th globally  03:26
Society
Meet Hong Kong’s ‘queen of the bun tower’
May 3, 2025
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The young women in Kwok’s Girls have been challenging traditional gender norms in Hong Kong’s male-dominated lion dance scene03:18
Chinese traditional art
Hong Kong’s female lion dancers
April 26, 2025
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It took about two years to build the 3,800 square metre (40,900 sq ft) facility, which now has an international governing body certification04:00
Olympics
Hong Kong now has a competition-class skate bowl
April 22, 2025
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One health expert discusses how body image standards for men emphasise muscularity and low body fat and how that focus can negatively impact men  04:12
Losing weight
‘Deadly fat boy’: one Post reporter’s weight-loss journey
April 12, 2025
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The Siu Mai Concern Group was formed during the Covid-19 pandemic and has grown to more than 160,000 followers on social media platforms  04:00
Hong Kong street food
How seriously do Hongkongers take their siu mai?
April 5, 2025
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Tickets are nearly 90 per cent sold out for the city’s premier sporting event played for the first time in the new venue02:02
Rugby Sevens
Thousands descend on Kai Tak Stadium for Hong Kong Sevens
March 28, 2025
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The church group that purchased the theatre plans to convert the building into a community centre  15:14
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Sunset for Hong Kong’s Sunbeam Theatre
March 23, 2025
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A gym manager and former rugby player is attempting to run 50km (31 miles) daily for seven days straight to raise money for a Hong Kong charity. Kevin Field, who has been training for the...03:39
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Running 50km a day for 7 days straight
March 22, 2025
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Amid a boom in generative AI and the rise of apps like DeepSeek and ChatGPT, China’s adult toys industry is the latest to capitalise on the global trend. WMDoll, one of the biggest sex doll...05:38
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Chinese sex doll makers embrace AI
March 6, 2025
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As leaders gather for the annual ‘two sessions’ meetings, Beijing faces a tough task to boost the nation’s economy amid deflation risks and a real estate slump. Pledges have been made to stimulate consumption and jobs, but Shanghai business owners say targeted measures are needed  03:22
Two Sessions 2025 (Lianghui)
The small business concerns behind China’s ‘two sessions’
March 5, 2025