A bright girl who was only half way through year two of her secondary school studies was told by her angry mother that learning is a waste of money, and was sent out to work instead.
Sacrifices of China daughters in spotlight after bright girl made to quit school
A bright girl who was only half way through year two of her secondary school studies was told by her angry mother that learning is a waste of money, and was sent out to work instead.
video | Why so many young Chinese adults are choosing to be ‘full-time children’
A growing number of young adults in China have decided to become “full-time children” who are paid by their parents to handle household tasks.
‘Bonded by love, not blood’: young couple, baby cared for by kind old landlord
A landlord in China has taken a couple and their baby girl under his wing, caring for them in his Shanghai home as though they are his own family.
video | Why so many young Chinese adults are choosing to be ‘full-time children’
A growing number of young adults in China have decided to become “full-time children” who are paid by their parents to handle household tasks.
‘Bonded by love, not blood’: young couple, baby cared for by kind old landlord
A landlord in China has taken a couple and their baby girl under his wing, caring for them in his Shanghai home as though they are his own family.
A landlord in China has taken a couple and their baby girl under his wing, caring for them in his Shanghai home as though they are his own family.
Highly-educated China software engineer’s 16 years of hell on streets of New York
An academic high achiever from China who built a successful life in the United States, only to see it fall apart leaving him living on the streets of New York for the past 16 years, is finally getting help to ease his plight.
An academic high achiever from China who built a successful life in the United States, only to see it fall apart leaving him living on the streets of New York for the past 16 years, is finally getting help to ease his plight.
‘I am under a lot of stress’: anguished Chinese boy reports cram tutors to police
A boy in China, who became upset because he felt immense pressure to achieve academically, went to his local police station to tell them about the unregulated classes his parents made him attend at weekends.
Hopeless China husband condemned for leaving pregnant, in-danger wife home alone
An irresponsible husband in China has been lambasted on mainland social media after he left his five-month pregnant wife at home alone to go out drinking with his friends.
Highly-educated China software engineer’s 16 years of hell on streets of New York
An academic high achiever from China who built a successful life in the United States, only to see it fall apart leaving him living on the streets of New York for the past 16 years, is finally getting help to ease his plight.
‘I am under a lot of stress’: anguished Chinese boy reports cram tutors to police
A boy in China, who became upset because he felt immense pressure to achieve academically, went to his local police station to tell them about the unregulated classes his parents made him attend at weekends.
Hopeless China husband condemned for leaving pregnant, in-danger wife home alone
An irresponsible husband in China has been lambasted on mainland social media after he left his five-month pregnant wife at home alone to go out drinking with his friends.
China announced at the end of May families could now have up to three children, and last week said they would no longer face fines or other consequences for having additional children.
In Chinese geomancy – feng shui – water equates to wealth, so you have to be careful not to flush it away in the toilet. Another belief holds that using a toilet too often means you are lazy or a shirker.
Young children have been forced to adapt to some harsh realities in 2020: lockdowns, missing their friends, home learning. They have mostly taken these in their stride. Don’t rob them of Christmas – Santa Claus is coming to town.
My generation’s upbringing was marked by folklore and the threat of lifelong jinxing, but it made us resilient.
Hong Kong is no place for raising happy pets – soft-touch justice and lack of open spaces can make it a hostile environment.