Zoe Low

Zoe is a reporter at the SCMP. Previously, she was an intern at The News Lens International in Taipei, covering Taiwan-China relations and foreign policy and social issues around Asia, particularly Southeast Asia.

China has about 50 million registered dogs, according to the China Pet Products Association. Photo: AP

Society

Rush for rabies shots and dog licences as China cracks down on strays

19 Nov 2018 - 7:56pm 3

Michael Yu’s attempts to clarify his comments failed to appease his critics. Photo: Simon Song

Society

Depraved women bringing China down, says education tycoon

19 Nov 2018 - 3:26pm 26

Since the first African swine fever case was confirmed in August, 18 of China’s 31 provinces and regions have been affected by the disease. Photo: ImagineChina

Society

African swine fever reaches one of China’s biggest pig-farming regions

16 Nov 2018 - 10:41pm

Chen Yuxian went to Beijing to seek justice after being wrongly accused of selling fake paddy seeds. Photo: Handout

Society

How China’s desperate petitioners are blocked from seeking justice

16 Nov 2018 - 8:22pm 5

Cambodian boy Thaksin was filmed speaking multiple languages while hawking souvenirs at the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor Wat. Photo: Handout

Society

Young multilingual Cambodian sensation to star on Chinese TV

17 Nov 2018 - 12:20pm 18

Zhu Lei (second from right) was reunited with his family after going missing for more than eight years. Photo: Weibo

Society

TikTok videos reunite Chinese man missing since 2010 with family

15 Nov 2018 - 9:21pm

Guilin University of Electronic Technology had planned to carry out the inspection from November 7 to 23. Photo: Handout

Society

University ‘rethinking’ checks on electronic devices after complaints

14 Nov 2018 - 11:06pm 1

Bullying and peer-to-peer violence affect 150 million schoolchildren aged 13 to 15 worldwide, according to Unicef. Photo: Alamy

Society

School bullies face tougher penalties in Chinese province

14 Nov 2018 - 11:43am 3

Chinese parents are complaining that they are losing sleep over their children’s homework. Photo: Xinhua

Society

Schoolchildren’s homework a taxing chore for Chinese parents

12 Nov 2018 - 10:36pm 1

Chinese karaoke silences 6,000 songs including Hong Kong, Taiwan, K-pop artists’ music

Society

Chinese karaoke copyright silences Hong Kong, Taiwan artists’ music

6 Nov 2018 - 7:19pm 4

The video posted on social media shows a man being whipped with a belt and people drinking cups of yellow liquid. Photo: Miaopai.com

Society

Staff made to drink urine, eat cockroaches when they didn’t meet targets

5 Nov 2018 - 10:19pm 20

A mother of triplets in eastern China felt she had to put her sons up for adoption on social media after her debt-ridden husband abandoned her when the children were weeks old. Photo: Weixin.qq.com

Society

Chinese woman gives triplet boys up for adoption on social media site

5 Nov 2018 - 10:05pm

An Ethiopian woman’s divorce in China has been delayed for at least a month because she cannot find a translator. Photo: Weibo

Society

Wanted: Chinese translator to help African bride escape unhappy marriage

3 Nov 2018 - 9:40am 3

The organisers say the marathon is part of an effort to “cultivate” more women runners. Photo: Reuters

Society

Hair, make-up, cupcakes and male models: a 10km women’s run in China

2 Nov 2018 - 9:23pm

He Kun told colleagues to keep the cameras rolling as an earthquake struck, saying “Wait, wait, don’t panic – let’s finish the broadcast.” Photo: People’s Daily

Society

Is this man the calmest TV news anchor or what?

1 Nov 2018 - 9:16pm 1

Lee, 19, has been diagnosed with depression and was found to have a “low IQ” of 75. Photo: Sina News

Society

Teen bankrupts parents by spending US$37,000 on live-stream ‘girlfriend’

1 Nov 2018 - 5:33pm 7

Three people have been detained for hijacking computers in Chinese internet cafes to mine bitcoin. Photo: Bloomberg

Society

Chinese bitcoin bandits caught out by massive electricity bill

31 Oct 2018 - 7:02pm 1

China ranked 100 out of 144 in the World Economic Forum’s 2017 report on the global gender gap, partly due to ranking last in terms of the sex ratio at birth. Photo: Shutterstock

Society

A Chinese family’s tragedy and the preference for boys over girls

30 Oct 2018 - 9:45pm 11

Rescuers working Sunday underneath the bridge over the Yangtze River in Chongqing, after a bus plunged into the river. While recovery operations continue, commenters on social media have criticised the woman driver of the car that the bus hit prior to its plunge. Photo: Xinhua

Society

China’s sexism surfaces after bus plunges into river

30 Oct 2018 - 12:24pm 4

Hangzhou East railway station is telling passengers not to give money to the woman. Photo: Weibo

Society

Chinese train station warns passengers not to give money to elderly beggar

29 Oct 2018 - 4:40pm 1

Police intervened after the youngster had driven for about 2km through an east China city in his plastic jeep. Photo: Handout

Society

Baby Driver II: 5-year-old boy goes on 2km joyride in plastic jeep

26 Oct 2018 - 7:21pm 1

Hong Kong singer Andy Lau is suing a water purifier manufacturer for trading on his fame. Photo: Banmayu

Society

Hands off my love potion: Andy Lau sues water firm for US$287,000

26 Oct 2018 - 9:56pm 1

Authorities in China are investigating whether a controversial clinic is once again treating ‘internet addiction’ with electroshock therapy. Photo: Reuters

Society

Screams heard at hospital notorious for electroshocking teen net ‘addicts’

25 Oct 2018 - 11:23pm 14

The Indonesian Chinese still grappling with discrimination

Asia

Chinese community in Indonesia

24 Oct 2018 - 4:59pm

Two of the pixelated photos of the wounds a child suffered in an attack by dogs that were reposted by an animal rights group, which accused the hospital of increasing tensions between humans and dogs. Photo: Thepaper.cn

Society

Blog post of dog attack victim sparks animal rights debate in China

24 Oct 2018 - 5:38pm 1

Taxi driver Chen Yiqun caught wearing a mask at the wheel. Photo: sina.com.cn

Society

‘Exquisite’ Chinese cab driver caught wearing face mask on the job

23 Oct 2018 - 8:33pm 3

Social media darling will build her family and work to promote the sport
Fans respond with an outpouring of affection for her deep ties to the country

Society

‘Japanese Doll’ Ai Fukuhara breaks China’s heart with retirement

22 Oct 2018 - 10:37pm 1

The middleman bought his Porsche after allegedly charging the temple significantly more than the sum agreed for its lease of a plot of land. Photo: Handout

Society

Man accused of defrauding temple out of US$90,000 to buy Porsche

19 Oct 2018 - 7:54pm 1

An artificial moon proposed for a Chinese city would be eight times brighter than the real thing. Photo: SCMP

Society

Fake moon plans for Chinese city laughed off as pie in the sky

19 Oct 2018 - 10:21pm 4

‘Falling stars’ challenge attracts Chinese millennials hoping to go viral and a mocking response from more down-to-earth citizens

Society

Chinese millennials ‘fall out of cars’ in search of internet fame

24 Oct 2018 - 1:40pm 11

Fan Bingbing has publicly apologised for tax evasion. Photo: TNS

Society

Fan Bingbing film starring Bruce Willis axed in wake of tax scandal

18 Oct 2018 - 9:26pm 15

Gaokao papers are marked under tight security in eastern China in June. Photo: ImagineChina

Society

Top UK university says it will recognise Chinese entrance exam results

17 Oct 2018 - 9:00pm 4

Mental illness is stigmatised in China, which only enacted its first mental health law in 2013. Photo: Shutterstock

Society

Forced into mental health centre and beaten by nurses, Chinese man sues

18 Oct 2018 - 10:40am 1

More than 18 per cent of China’s mobile internet users are aged 10-19. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Society

Student writes to teacher: ‘I’ll kill myself if you don’t give back my phone’

17 Oct 2018 - 10:43pm 5

Yu, the 35-year-old influencer, and her husband, Yang, were arrested in July after returning to China. Photo: Handout

Society

Chinese social media influencer awaits trial for selling fake goods

17 Oct 2018 - 10:51am

China has embraced facial recognition technology, including to track down fugitives. Photo: Nora Tam

Society

Man accused of murdering father identified with face recognition system

15 Oct 2018 - 11:42pm

Selfie-seeking tourists trample the grass despite requests to stay off it. Photo: Hzdaily.hangzhou.com.cn

Society

Tourists’ selfie mania destroys rare pink grass

15 Oct 2018 - 10:30pm 28

One-armed sailor Hannah Stodel to sail solo around the world

Sport

One-armed sailor to solo sail the world

15 Oct 2018 - 3:00pm

Australia’s wild Northern Territory wants to get ‘China-ready’

Lifestyle

Australia’s wild north gets ‘China-ready’

5 Oct 2018 - 6:03am

A cosmologist answers questions about the expansion of the universe

SCMP Originals

What lies beyond the universe?

2 Oct 2018 - 12:20pm

Shaw Prize winner: Teach maths through real-life application

SCMP Originals

Teaching maths through real-life application

2 Oct 2018 - 12:21pm

How understanding genes can help battle against breast cancer

SCMP Originals

How breast cancer therapy is changing

2 Oct 2018 - 12:21pm

London’s V&A exhibition ‘Shoes: Pleasure and Pain’ comes to Hong Kong

Arts & Culture

London’s V&A exhibition ‘Shoes: Pleasure and Pain’ comes to Hong Kong

29 Sep 2018 - 2:22pm

You don’t want to leave home without this versatile Cantonese phrase

Hong Kong

The very versatile Cantonese phrase “ai yah”

20 Oct 2018 - 8:59pm

Chinese hope for swift end to US-China trade war

China

Beijing residents hope for end to trade war

20 Sep 2018 - 5:35pm 1

Boat owners say they were denied shelter from typhoon at Discovery Bay marina

Hong Kong

Boats destroyed by typhoon after ‘shelter denied’

19 Sep 2018 - 5:39pm

Typhoon Mangkhut: Landslide buries at least 40 in Philippines mining town

Asia

Race to save trapped miners in Philippines

17 Sep 2018 - 2:34pm