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Alice Yan
Reporter, China
Alice Yan is a Shanghai-based social news reporter. She writes about human interest stories and specialises in stories on family relationships, education, gender equality, child development, traditional culture and social media.
Alice Yan is a Shanghai-based social news reporter. She writes about human interest stories and specialises in stories on family relationships, education, gender equality, child development, traditional culture and social media.
Areas of Expertise:
China's social newsLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
In China, grandparents often develop stronger emotional bonds with their grandchildren than with their own children.
Quasi-military schools accused of using ‘physical and sexual’ abuse to punish teenagers, leading to calls for better supervision.
‘Sensible’ 9-year-old handles all the household chores, often cries in his sleep while dreaming about his dead father.
Charitable PE teacher from poor background uses his long-distance running skills to turn abandoned children into top athletes, students.
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Car driver who left window open gets nasty insect shock, woman gaming host in ‘male gaze’ controversy, surgeons pull parasite out of woman’s head.
In a country where the unexpected seamlessly integrates into daily life, these three quirky excursions add a delightful twist to routines.
Robotic ‘workers’ ease workload of eatery’s human staff by 60 per cent, cut the cost of dishes for customers.
Overseas man hailed as Good Samaritan after heroic rescue, internet sleuths help fashion a reunion between long-lost writing buddies.
Woman faces wrath of her employer after she wakes up from long workday snooze, then steals a chocolate bar from his desk.
Tech team which ‘deceives people’s emotions’ make virtual copy of dead son who ‘talks’ to his mother via video, says he works in another city.
Peace, comfort, affordability and 24-hour, family-friendly operations see overseas customers give boost to country’s relaxation industry.
While in the US, he organised 45 Taoist events, attracted a following of 25,000 believers, earning the ‘Taoist Silicon Valley CEO’ title.
Stressed-out tutoring mum goes bald; tech-age offerings for dead relatives; online sex guru is back online after ban.
Gender bias fury as film shows esports excelling male maturing into a programmer while woman star becomes a mother.
23-year-old with rare condition moves many online with selfless clean-up actions; pledges to open care home for sick and their relatives.
Husband-to-be says while his job might be ‘dirty and smelly’, the money he earns is clean; bride agrees with unusual arrangement.
China woman clings to truck to follow husband; man threatens divorce after male doctor examines wife
Dentist to rescue over stuck ring; woman in truck protest over ‘cheating’ husband; jealous man rages at male doctor who saw wife’s genitals.
‘Toxic’ scripts, including ‘intimate interactions’ between children and adults, are slated by experts as psychologically damaging.
Zhang says even though he felt exhausted and stressed, completing each lesson made his burden feel a little lighter.
‘Electric daughter’ live-streamer who sells cosmetics to customers she calls ‘Godmothers’ sparks controversy with face cream pricing scam.
Foul-smelling production facility with sewage deposits on floor, harmful use of hydrogen peroxide spark official investigation.
Pawn shop owner who received death threats, had to wear a bulletproof vest after gifting wartime images says his mission in life is ‘peace’.
Alcoholic goes to hospital for check-up but rejects operation which would require surgeons to cut his neck to remove eating implement.
Thousands of ‘chubby’ people join innovative scheme which offers ox innards, tongue, tail; officials warn over ‘unhealthy’ slimming methods.
‘Frightened’ sailor tells wife of conflict tension on board Singaporean commercial ship stuck close to land on war-torn waterway.
Onstage protruding ribs routine provokes roars of appreciation from audience; doctors warn it could damage people’s health.
Journalist who grew up knowing only war and conflict in the Middle East yearns for peace in the region; his catchphrase is ‘I envy Chinese’.
Skilled and responsible fight trainer says if he is going to die, it will be with his relatives in Tehran; gym boss pays for flight into war zone.
Good Samaritan youngster leaves struggling traveller on verge of tears with act of kindness and heartfelt note amid bilateral tensions.
The woman and her husband believe the baby will give them the strength to move forward.
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