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Alibaba Group Holding founder Jack Ma speaks to Chinese rural teachers in a video conference call on Monday. Photo: Jack Ma Foundation

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‘Teach our children well’: Jack Ma urges changes to China’s education in AI era

China’s educators must teach students to ask thousands of good questions, rather than give the same correct answer, Ma says.

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China couple, 102, born on same day, gain online attention, credit longevity to respecting privacy

China new blind box series features cute muyu-inspired toys to help reduce stress

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China ‘drama queen’ lamb goes viral for playing dead when buyers approach

Adorable ‘Oscar-worthy’ baby sheep who loves children gets 10 million views online; customer offers US$19,000 to buy it.

A lamb in China, dubbed the “drama queen,” went viral for pretending to be dead whenever a potential buyer approached it. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu/RedNote
A lamb in China, dubbed the “drama queen,” went viral for pretending to be dead whenever a potential buyer approached it. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu/RedNote

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‘Who’s he?’ China vendor unfazed after receiving lai see from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

‘AI Godfather’ impresses shoppers with his ‘kind, friendly’ manner; distributes oranges he bought to happy company staff.

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Taiwan singer Jolin Tsai’s mainland concerts likened to ‘cult’ events; CCTV praises artistic merit

Mandopop queen’s stage set said to contain ‘dark elements from Western religions’; fans liken it to Olympic Games opening ceremony.

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China public give US$2.3 million in days to hospital for cleft lip kids after urgent appeal

Beijing clinic part-run by ex-actor formerly married to ‘queen of Cantopop’ stares closure in face; vows to complete surgery on children.

Internet users have donated US$2.3 million in a matter of days to a struggling Beijing hospital part run by Li Yapeng, the ex-husband of singer Faye Wong. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote/Sohu
Internet users have donated US$2.3 million in a matter of days to a struggling Beijing hospital part run by Li Yapeng, the ex-husband of singer Faye Wong. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote/Sohu

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Chinese tech giants Tencent and Baidu join fight for Spring Festival spotlight

The two companies launch digital red packet campaigns following tie-up moves by ByteDance and Alibaba with CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala.

Gender & Diversity

Explainer | Why China Li ethnic group’s 6,000-year pottery tradition passed down exclusively to women

Unique tradition sees pottery dried in sunlight, fired on open bonfires; male members of group banned from even looking at items.

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China miniseries production team slammed for exposing infant to heavy rain during filming

Boom in short-form screen productions brings exploitation of child actors who are forced to perform ‘violent’, sometimes adult, scenes.

A miniseries production team in China has faced a backlash after it exposed an infant to heavy rain during filming instead of using a doll. Photo: Weibo

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China woman aims to look her best as bridesmaid resorts to extreme diet, suffers prediabetes

Slim figure seeking 26-year-old runs 10 km a day, cuts food intake, does high-intensity workouts; sheds 15kg in 2 months.

A young Chinese woman who wanted to look her best as a bridesmaid resorted to extreme dieting and lost 15kg in two months, leading to prediabetes. Photo: Shutterstock
A young Chinese woman who wanted to look her best as a bridesmaid resorted to extreme dieting and lost 15kg in two months, leading to prediabetes. Photo: Shutterstock

People & Culture

Explainer | Why China Miao ethnic group moves houses at night, dances with soot on faces upon completion

Age-old tradition stems from time when Miao people had to stage secret home relocations to avoid landlords seeking rent or debt repayments.

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China husband divorces sick wife for losing hair, refuses to pay for treatment

‘Ruthless’ partner stops taking woman to parties, family dinners because he fears ‘losing face’ over her disfiguring condition.

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Chinese boy saves US$28 for 6 months for mum’s birthday shoes, touches shop owner

While many praise boy’s thoughtfulness, his mum says they never taught him about filial piety, but involving him in caring for elderly at home.

An 11-year-old boy saved for six months and took a stack of one-yuan banknotes, totalling around 200 yuan, to a shoe shop to buy a birthday gift for his mother. Photo: Douyin

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China granny smashes TV set over drama characters’ misdeeds

Family installs acrylic shield to protect TV screen, avoiding a projector, fearing she might hit the wall and injure herself.

A 91-year-old grandmother loves watching TV dramas so much that she becomes angry and even hits the TV screen when her favourite characters are wronged. Photo: Douyin
A 91-year-old grandmother loves watching TV dramas so much that she becomes angry and even hits the TV screen when her favourite characters are wronged. Photo: Douyin

Gender & Diversity

Explainer | Why old Chinese custom requires brides to bring ‘toilet’ for ceremony

In rural Wuhan, a pair of chopsticks is placed inside chamber pot, representing swift birth of son.

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‘Becoming Chinese’ trend sees foreigners adopting warm water and qigong

Trend signals shift from viewing Chinese culture from a distance to actively engaging and recognising it, according to Chinese state media.

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Indonesian wife, 24, surprised husband, 62, was groom at event she attended at 9

After a young Indonesian woman married a much older man who had wed twice before, she realised they had met at one of his other nuptials when she was a child.

A 19-year-old Indonesian woman finds out after marrying a man aged 57, that she attended a previous wedding of his when she was just nine years old. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com
A 19-year-old Indonesian woman finds out after marrying a man aged 57, that she attended a previous wedding of his when she was just nine years old. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com

China Personalities

Profile | Mystery Chinese woman steals show at 2024 Cannes Film Festival, but who is she?

A mystery woman from China, who stole the show on the red carpet at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has been revealed to be a rich online influencer and wife of a famous mainland musician.

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Singaporean influencer becomes grandmother at 34, jokes that she ‘inspired’ son

A popular online influencer in Singapore who has become a grandmother at the age of 34 has pledged to support and guide her 17-year-old son.

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Man has child by surrogate without telling family as he wants to be grandfather

A 50-something woman in China was shocked to find a baby in her home when she got in from work one day, and that the child belonged to her husband who had hired a surrogacy agency without telling her.

A man had secretly hired a surrogacy agency to get a baby girl after his only daughter told him she did not want to have children. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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