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A primary school teacher in China has gone viral after she posted videos of herself treating a poor, motherless student like her own child.
Shen Yiqin, state councillor and president of the All-China Women’s Federation, says women must contribute to the ‘great cause of national rejuvenation’.
Internet friends instead of real-life relationships, online dependence, depression and anxiety are among the pandemic effects noted by researchers.
This week in ‘love and courage in China’, we highlight stories celebrating the human spirit featuring a woman ‘texting’ with her dead mother, a small girl’s elation at dad’s surprise return and an observant man saving his neighbour’s life.
A distressing video of a small boy clinging to his mother as she tries to depart for her job in another city renews debate about the tens of millions of children who grow up without their parents.
An increasing number of grandparents are rejecting social expectations that they raise their grandchildren so they can enjoy an independent retirement.
Social media recently became enthralled by the story of a 31-year-old migrant who taught himself English, translated a philosophy book and found he could make a living without manual labour, bucking migrant stereotypes.
Police in Zhejiang province accuse the father of selling the two-year-old to a childless couple for US$24,400.
Many parents have come to accept separation as the price they pay for working, while places like the Philippines have come to view migrant workers as heroes.
Documentary about a Chinese former Olympic baseball star’s efforts to secure a better future through the sport for some of the millions of ‘left-behind’ children in the country has been praised as inspirational by cinema-goers.
Online critics say Zhong Fangrong should ignore her dreams and instead choose a more lucrative field to help her climb the social ladder.
When filmmaker Yuchao Feng’s mother told him a secret – that she had been abandoned as a child – it gave him the idea for a short film, Pearl. Making it helped rebuild their relationship, and he hopes it can heal the wounds of other families.
Life has improved since Wang Fuman became an internet sensation after he was pictured with his head encrusted in ice after freezing trek to school.
Millions of Chinese children are raised by their grandparents but some seniors are demanding compensation.
Police investigation concludes that 12-year-old killed girl but he cannot face criminal charges because of his age.
Zhang Zixin was taken from her home on the outskirts of Hangzhou on July 4 and a search had been under way for nearly a week.
A day after they promised to return the nine-year-old, the bodies of the pair were recovered from a lake in Ningbo.
Boy found tied up in an abandoned van but police discover no clue to an abductor.
Footage viewed hundreds of thousands of times as internet users recount similar experiences.
There is a gap between rural and urban schools in educational quality, putting village students at a disadvantage. Volunteer teaching trips should aim to teach soft skills instead of academic knowledge.
Wang Fuman’s life has changed for the better a year after his freezing photo went viral, but despite his fame, he just wants to be treated as a normal boy.
Of the thousands of articles we published last year about day-to-day life in the world’s most populous country, these are the nine you clicked on, shared and talked about more than any others.