A team of scientists discovered microplastics at an archaeology site in York, which potentially have major consequences.
The social media account of an online influencer in China has been taken down after videos she produced about the lost homework of a mainland student being found in a cafe toilet in Paris were exposed as fakes.
A woman who had a relationship with a married man who died, used her frozen eggs fertilised by his sperm to give birth to a son so she could make an inheritance claim.
Young adults in mainland China are increasingly rejecting traditional views of romance in favour of prioritising their own feelings in relationships – or dreaming about love instead of pursuing it.
A Hollywood film which delves into issues regarding Chinese identity, specifically those involving the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, has sparked widespread discussion on social media.
Filial piety has been at the core of China’s elderly care system for centuries, but as society rapidly changes, new avenues are being explored to help make sure the country’s elderly are taken care of in their twilight years.
A courageous young woman in China who was determined to overcome her late-stage colon cancer diagnosis made a bucket list and ticked off all but one item before passing away.
When police in China went to the home of a man who had been caught looking under doors in a women’s toilet, his enraged mother hit and kicked him until officers stopped her.
A kind Rolls Royce salesman in China allowed a man of modest means to sit in his dream car and told him he one day would own one if he worked hard.
A couple from China who were visiting an Indonesian tourist hotspot faced tragedy when the wife plummeted 75 metres to her death as the husband took her photo.
Mainland social media has once again been stunned by the vast amount of wealth earned by one of the country’s most prominent online influencers.
An elderly man in China who recently died left behind a home in which his thoughts and feelings were recorded as neatly written inscriptions on the walls and furniture.
A 30-something woman in China decided she needed time out from the stresses of everyday family life, so she bought herself a little place to do her own thing undisturbed.
A heated debate has been sparked on mainland social media after a university student from China died while climbing Mount Everest because of confusing advertising about the insurance policy he bought for the trip.
Two stunning transgender women attracted much attention at a Thai military recruitment centre but were exempted from army service after presenting certificates proving that they had undergone gender reassignment surgery.
A student in her first year at a university in China became so worryingly besotted with her new boyfriend that doctors diagnosed her behaviour as mental illness.
A gifted man in China who achieved the highest scores in a test to become a nuclear physics major at a highly regarded mainland university has been refused admission because of his history of killing cats.
A mother in China was so worried about her daughter-in-law after she had painful childbirth surgery that she took unconventional steps to prevent further discomfort, in the form of some heavy industrial lifting gear.
The father of a teenage boy in China, who was given cash to donate blood plasma so many times it cost him his life, is demanding accountability from the company that paid him.
A mother in China who spotted a young girl while visiting a far-off province and decided she was a “perfect wife” for her 27-year-old son, has been jailed along with him for abducting the girl.
A court in China has ordered the employee of a badminton court, who cared for a stray cat, to pay compensation to a player who was badly injured when the feline got in his way.