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Why China jobseekers use dating apps for work, recruitment sites for matchmaking
Many believe a recruitment-based dating app mitigates dishonesty, serves as an effective tool for risk management.
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Ice cream brand hit over ‘soft porn vibes’ after comparing product to ballet shoes
15 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM
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Chinese creating ‘wealthy’ and ‘luxurious’ online personas warned of legal risks
15 Apr 2026 - 2:58PM
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China AI robot restaurant scans diners’ faces, tongues, recommends healthy dishes
Robotic ‘workers’ ease workload of eatery’s human staff by 60 per cent, cut the cost of dishes for customers.
15 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM
An AI robot restaurant in Hangzhou analyses diners’ faces and tongues to recommend health-focused dishes. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com
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Love and compassion in China: Moroccan student saves drowning woman, long-ago pen pals reunite
Overseas man hailed as Good Samaritan after heroic rescue, internet sleuths help fashion a reunion between long-lost writing buddies.
14 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM
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Japan-based China nurse slammed for posting work clips; privacy, ethics fears raised
‘Irresponsible’ member of medical staff posts videos showing patients’ medicine bags, hospital beds; forces bosses to apologise.
14 Apr 2026 - 2:00PM
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Chinese man with stomach pain finds thermometer swallowed as child still inside him
Surgeons perform emergency operation to remove offending object; extracted device remains intact but temperature measurements had faded.
14 Apr 2026 - 9:15AM
A 32-year-old Chinese man sought medical attention for stomach pain and was astonished to learn that a thermometer he had swallowed when he was 12 years old had remained inside him for 20 years. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo
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China restaurant owner rejects fame after being swamped by customers
Owner with phobia for popularity and millions of online fans warns diners their life ‘will become hard’ if they promote his restaurant.
13 Apr 2026 - 2:00PM
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China woman sad about salary has 5-hour job nap, shows boss ‘you get what you pay for’
Woman faces wrath of her employer after she wakes up from long workday snooze, then steals a chocolate bar from his desk.
14 Apr 2026 - 9:50PM
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Celestial craftsmanship: secrets of meteorite axe from China Sanxingdui unveiled
Artefact was made of a particular blend of metal that would have been extremely difficult for the ancient people to create on Earth.
14 Apr 2026 - 12:38AM
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Chinese firm hit for using ex-employee’s data to create ‘AI human’ to continue work
Avatar replacement worker on trial with consent of person it replaces; critics of firm say move is a ‘step towards the destruction of humanity’.
12 Apr 2026 - 2:00PM
A Chinese company has stirred debate after using a former employee’s data to create an artificial intelligence humanoid to continue working post-resignation. Photo: Shutterstock
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China family creates AI clone to comfort elderly mum after only son dies in crash
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.
12 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM
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Unearthing peace: ancient China gravesite reveals significance of broken weapons
The bronze daggers and knives were intentionally damaged during burial as offerings to ensure deceased’s peaceful passage into afterlife.
11 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM
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China café sets ‘entry rules’, ban littering, discarding black stockings, turtle theft
‘Deeply aggrieved’ coffee shop owner lays down law with notice outlawing ‘pungent feet’, ‘fake socialites’ and rowdy children.
11 Apr 2026 - 2:00PM
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How gossip spread in ancient China before newspapers reported on scandals
From eavesdroppers in teahouses to ‘inner informants’ in royal palaces, scandal merchants peddled stories of adultery and divorce.
12 Apr 2026 - 12:55PM
In ancient China, gossip spread through ambitious students spying on the nobility and teahouse storytellers sharing tales. Photo: SCMP composite/Baidu
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US travellers think China ‘happy funeral’ celebrating longevity is trendy eatery
Uninitiated foreign visitors stumble across celebratory gathering to mark death of 104-year-old; end up being given a slap-up meal.
10 Apr 2026 - 2:00PM
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Outrage as Chinese man takes part in matchmaking event while wife goes to toilet
Husband who says he is ‘successful’ requests two women at same time at dating event; faces physical wrath of wife who calls police.
10 Apr 2026 - 10:09AM
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China probes ‘national-level bullying’ of dive icon Quan Hongchan amid toxic fan culture
Nasty campaign of personal vilification allegedly involves teammates; Quan admits she is ‘terrified’ of scales, mirrors, camera lenses.
9 Apr 2026 - 9:34PM
China’s sporting authorities have launched an investigation into online abuse and the toxic fan culture that has targeted diving champion Quan Hongchan. Photo: SCMP composite/Xinhua/Weibo/Marie Claire
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Quirky China: haunted home auctioned 3 times, lift to only 1 floor, ‘mouse run’ at eatery
From an unsold ‘ghostly’ flat, to a residential lift with just 1 stop and sushi restaurant with rotating rodent, bizarre stories abound in China.
9 Apr 2026 - 2:04PM
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China woman, 89, climbs from 27th to 21st floor to escape locked bedroom goes viral
Fearless grandmother continues descent as firefighters rush to her rescue; is eventually moved inside high-rise block, suffers no injuries.
9 Apr 2026 - 10:47AM
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China ZXMOTO founder revokes ‘not getting a cent’ from government remark after row
Poor boy from rural family who followed his two-wheeled passion to the top says he was just ‘playing cool’ with ‘lack of official backing’ comment.
8 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM
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Patagonia faces backlash over new ‘earth usage fee’ to curb excessive returns
Return rates in China’s online clothing sector, particularly for women’s apparel, can reach as high as 50 to 60 per cent.
8 Apr 2026 - 2:19PM
US outdoor clothing brand Patagonia faces criticism for its new “earth usage fee” on online orders, intended to curb excessive returns. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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Ancient China lavish toilet routines: nobles used silk, Empress Cixi had 28 maids
During the Qing dynasty (1644–1912), public toilets charged usage fees, and some even featured novels and advertisements to attract patrons.
8 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM
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From tech PhD to China Taoist priest, Zhang Gaocheng inspires a new generation
While in the US, he organised 45 Taoist events, attracted a following of 25,000 believers, earning the ‘Taoist Silicon Valley CEO’ title.
7 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM
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Doctors warn of spinal cord damage as ‘neck-hanging exercise’ trends with China youth
Trend of hanging from parkland trees by the neck to relieve cervical pain shocks social media; practice is already popular with elderly people.
7 Apr 2026 - 3:35PM
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