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China son nearly dies after sleeping on late mum’s bed in ritual to help departed souls
Only child, 60, whose 86-year-old mother died from tick-borne virus, contracts same disease after picking up infection from her secretions.
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Video of Chinese woman evading lover’s wife by scaling high-rise wall goes viral
11 Dec 2025 - 10:56AM
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China public servants use face masks to bypass facial recognition machines, skip work
10 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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China prankster injures girlfriend by accident, fakes car crash for insurance cash
Argumentative couple stage ‘accident’ in remote location but their ill-conceived criminal scheme unravels when police step in.
9 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
A Chinese man and his girlfriend are facing possible imprisonment after they faked a car accident in a bid to secure an insurance payout. Photo: ifeng
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China woman arrested for stealing fish waste to feed restaurant staff and customers
‘Cheerful and friendly’ elderly boss of ‘cheap’ eatery accused of being a serial leftover thief; arrest divides online opinion.
9 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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China woman pays US$130 for weight-loss jabs promising 3.5kg loss per shot, vomits blood
Careful 28-year-old only takes half recommended dose, suffers nausea, appetite loss before slipping into a critical condition.
9 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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China boy cuts mum’s gold necklace into pieces, gifts it to classmates for friendship
Youngster bites marriage gift to pieces, says he cannot remember whom he gave bits to; father beats child when he denies knowing the value of gold.
8 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
A boy in China cut his mother’s gold necklace into small pieces and gave them to his classmates as a mark friendship. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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China woman marries rescuer who plucked her from under quake rubble when she was 11
Decade after deadly tremor, fate brings pair together in restaurant; initial meeting sparks ‘excitement and embarrassment’, then love blossoms.
8 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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China boy in blackboard plea for used bottle donations to fund sick mum’s treatment
Enterprising pupil finds novel way to help ease debt-ridden family’s financial pain; tells classmates he will not accept cash donations.
7 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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‘Crafting process’ sees China woman get handmade doll’s eyes a decade after ordering
Woman who bought specially made product ‘completely forgot’ about online order, says doll hobby has ‘changed’; gets extra eyes for free.
7 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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China mum cares for daughter-in-law in vegetative state round-the-clock
Liu’s son and Yuanyuan, high school sweethearts, have been married for 15 years and share two children.
6 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
For five years, a woman has cared for her daughter-in-law, who is in a vegetative state after an accident, borrowing one million yuan for treatment. Photo: Douyin
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Chinese girl born with blonde hair, blue eyes due to Russian great-grandfather
Parents were initially perplexed by daughter’s unusual appearance, even questioned whether hospital had given them the wrong baby at birth.
6 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
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China hiker wears clothing tag to support missing children and expand search
Brand’s owner says that tags featuring information about missing children have been part of their public welfare initiative for four years.
6 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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China motorcyclist fulfils woman’s wish by honouring dead son at Tibet’s sacred stone
Stone of Rebirth, on sacred Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, gains popularity over past year, with many leaving photos of deceased loved ones.
5 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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China brothers shocked that rock stepping stones are 190-million-year-old dinosaur fossils
Scientists conduct study in ‘home of Chinese dinosaurs’, discover that flat rocks with ‘chicken claw’ prints are from Jurassic period.
4 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
Two brothers in China discover that flat rocks they had used as stepping stones for nearly 20 years are, in fact, 190 million-year-old dinosaur footprint fossils. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/QQ.com
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Living to 79: China’s record longevity puts economic wrinkles in focus
Improved healthcare outcomes are colliding with China’s three-year population decline, testing social safety nets despite improvements in medical infrastructure.
3 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM
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Chinese man hides 2 gold bars in chilli sauce jar, sends to ‘friend’ for investment
Patient questioning by woman police officer leads elderly man to reveal details of stock trading racket; victim finally gets his money back.
3 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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Chinese man comes home to become mover after decade in Australia, business failure
Home relocation business owner born into wealthy family switches to language training, says he is happier not chasing money.
4 Dec 2025 - 4:12PM
A middle-aged man who worked in Australia for 10 years and returned to China to work as a home mover has found a new vocation, teaching English. Photo: Shutterstock/Douyin
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China clothing brand slammed for laundry tag, ‘please give it to your beloved woman’
‘Inappropriate’ expression on tag not intended to ‘insult’ women, say firm as some online observers call upon ‘sisters’ to boycott company.
2 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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China snack brand hit for making staff change surname to ‘rat’, call customers ‘master’
Employees refer to themselves as vermin responsible for shipping, customer service; naming culture seen as painting staff in ‘cute’ light.
1 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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‘Weight gain subsidy’: China food tasters share videos, reveal new side to job
Unusual workers known professionally as ‘sensory evaluation engineers’ expose dangers of ‘dream job’; need for ‘extremely high’ standards.
1 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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Plump Chinese man ‘builds courage’, goes viral after ‘sports supermodel’ contest
‘Pot-bellied’ gym employee who eats more calories than he can burn off faces ridicule online, praises those mocking him as ‘talented’.
1 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
A chubby man in China has gone viral after he entered a bodybuilding competition against his muscle-bound competitors. Photo: RedNote
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China hotel guest dies after staff failed to deliver medicine, triggers liability debate
Front desk hold on to heart disease sufferer’s crucial medicine for hours after friend delivered it to them; dead man’s family blames hotel.
30 Nov 2025 - 6:00PM
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China boy, 14, acts like ancient scholar, turns bedroom into museum of artefacts
Teenager with a passion for history collects items stretching across China’s dynasties; says packed bedroom is the ‘container of my spirit’.
30 Nov 2025 - 2:00PM
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What is ‘second-hand fried chicken’; how snack became popular in Philippine slums
Videos of Chinese bloggers sampling recooked, seasoned leftovers in run-down Filipino neighbourhoods go viral on social media.
30 Nov 2025 - 11:08AM
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