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”City buses” in southern Chinese cities are transforming into mobile entertainment venues, appealing to young consumers who crave immersive experiences during their travels. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote

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China ‘immersive’ fun buses see rise of mobile venues for karaoke, films, dim sum

Innovative public transport twist even sees some buses become hairdressing salons; fans say trend turns exhausting commute into adventure.

Japan solo dining chain gains popularity in China; lengthy wait times lead to scalpers

Why Empress Cixi and people in ancient China used animal faeces in beauty routines

People & Culture

How emperors and nobles kept warm without quilts during winter in ancient China

While the rich luxuriated using women, dogs, cats to fight off freezing temperatures, the poor slept in manure heaps and death was common.

In ancient China where winters were harsh without electricity or down quilts, emperors had foot-warming maids and nobles kept domestic cats and dogs for warmth. Photo: Zhihu
In ancient China where winters were harsh without electricity or down quilts, emperors had foot-warming maids and nobles kept domestic cats and dogs for warmth. Photo: Zhihu

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China influencer gets a million followers in 2 weeks by sharing home-renting tips

Highly practical content creator wows people with simple advice about deceptive property ads, avoiding flat-finding pitfalls.

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Chinese mum leaves son, 6, in hotel for more than 2 weeks; staff act as carers

Abandoned youngster tells returning mother that he is ‘a little man who can take care of himself’; cleaner who cared for him is left in tears.

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China ‘city work’ dating trend promotes love on the move as couples earn extra cash

Young people in China view food delivery as a hybrid form of dating, offering light physical activity that can alleviate stress and fatigue.

In Beijing, a new dating trend, termed “city work”, has emerged where couples deliver takeaway orders together after work. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
In Beijing, a new dating trend, termed “city work”, has emerged where couples deliver takeaway orders together after work. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

Gender & Diversity

China ‘left-behind aunties’, or senior girl group, get popular for charm, dancing

Lonely, disconnected elderly women find social links, confidence and an army of online fans with their joyous online routines.

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China woman spends US$1,700 to put dog in school for personality tests, training

Shanghai resident says she is too busy to give pet companionship, even pays for a ‘school bus’ to pick up and drop off the animal.

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China mum who lost hero soldier son spends 2 decades handcrafting shoe pads for comrades

Grieving mother takes late son’s fellow soldiers to her heart, visits them regularly, looks after their children.

Inspired by her son’s death at 19 while rescuing a comrade in 2005, a Chinese mother has hand-sewn over 1,000 shoe pads for soldiers for 20 years. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com

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New China school system rewards diligent pupils with motivational ‘digital pets’

Virtual cats, dogs, even dolphins see classmates up their academic game for points with which they can feed, upgrade their digital companions.

A new system in Chinese schools encourages hard study by awarding students “digital pets,” like miniature pigs and dogs. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu
A new system in Chinese schools encourages hard study by awarding students “digital pets,” like miniature pigs and dogs. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu

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China woman uses old photo to find brother lured away with bread 33 years ago

Tears flow as 3-decade search finally locates long-lost sibling who was starved, beaten and abused by human traffickers before being adopted.

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Why Chinese pour TCM medicine dregs on roads, hope others will walk, drive over it

Folk legend has it that a man known as ‘king of medicine’ in Tang dynasty examined leftover TCM on street, came up with better cures.

China Personalities

Rural girl to tycoon: China woman, 55, marries lover, 25, with US$7.3 million dowry

‘Controversial’ businesswoman who built a beauty aesthetics empire has faced tax evasion allegations, romantic intrigue.

A 55-year-old Chinese woman, who became a medical aesthetics tycoon, married her 25-year-old lover with a US$7.3 million dowry. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote/Baidu

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Chinese man rescued from ‘zip tie escape challenge’ after delivery man calls police

Bizarre online escapology caper turns serious as firefighters forced to untie man who ‘could have died’ from restraints around his neck.

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A Chinese man attempting an online zip tie escape challenge at home had to be rescued by firefighters after he became trapped in a precarious situation. Photo: QQ.com
A Chinese man attempting an online zip tie escape challenge at home had to be rescued by firefighters after he became trapped in a precarious situation. Photo: QQ.com

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Plot twists in the viral ‘great escape’ and homecoming video of 7 dogs from China

Once the unexpected turn of events become known, the situation sparks renewed discussions online about misinformation and animal welfare.

China Personalities

China grandma falls for AI-generated ‘bossy president’, writes ‘him’ love letters

84-year-old spends hours watching AI-generated humans, asks digital man if he ‘hates’ her, even thinks about marrying ‘him’.

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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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