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Chinese woman uses teeth to carve sculptures, including Great Wall of China model
Nibbling artist with no formal sculpting training creates more than 100 works of art using vegetable; warns kids not to copy her.
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Icons and Influencers
Ex-poor village boy, famous China education guru Zhang Xuefeng dies at 41 after run
26 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
China's ageing population
China woman lives in nursing home, pays US$30 rent by being companion to residents
26 Mar 2026 - 2:00PM
Social media
Boy, 7, is youngest professional rally car driver in China, starts racing at age 1
‘Obsessed’ youngster who started racing on a simulator as a toddler graduates to fuel-powered vehicles, aims to become world champion.
26 Mar 2026 - 9:46AM
Archaeology and palaeontology
How climate change led to demise of an advanced Chinese civilisation 4,500 years ago
New research paints a picture of a culture that struggled to navigate a significant increase in rainfall and slowly disappeared from history.
25 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
BYD
China yam with human ‘fingernails’, 260 free meals, lottery win after life of play
Yam with digits like a man stuns internet, car buyer maxes out on showroom freebies, jackpot win leaves man all set for retirement.
25 Mar 2026 - 2:06PM
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Children in China
‘Be careful or I’ll kill your family’: China mini-dramas featuring kids raise concerns
‘Toxic’ scripts, including ‘intimate interactions’ between children and adults, are slated by experts as psychologically damaging.
25 Mar 2026 - 9:00AM
Health & Fitness
Trust over transactions: China coach goes above and beyond for clients after gym shuts
Zhang says even though he felt exhausted and stressed, completing each lesson made his burden feel a little lighter.
24 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
Pets
Chinese man uses dog to power electric bike, draws animal abuse criticism
Elderly road rider filmed using dog placed under his seat to make vehicle move; has stick in his hand thought to have been used to whip animal.
24 Mar 2026 - 9:00AM
Artificial intelligence
Tencent adds ClawBot plug-in to WeChat amid OpenClaw boom and privacy warnings
With over 1 billion users, WeChat becomes Tencent’s biggest OpenClaw campaign, bringing into focus opportunity and regulatory caution.
23 Mar 2026 - 10:30PM
Pets
Moving tale of 7 dogs’ escape from captivity in China garners 230 million views
Chinese law does not ban consumption of dog meat, although Shenzhen was one of the first mainland cities to ban eating cats, dogs in 2020.
24 Mar 2026 - 12:58PM
China's ageing population
Chinese man, 82, travels 12 hours daily for 105 days to visit wife in ICU
Farmer wakes at 4.30am every day to prepare meals for beloved wife, holds her hand by side of bed and reminisces about their life together.
23 Mar 2026 - 2:00PM
China manufacturing
China developing first tourist submersible for trips 1,000 metres under the sea
The Chinese prototype would enter commercial operation offering adventure-seeking holidaymakers spectacular deep-sea experiences by 2030.
23 Mar 2026 - 10:04AM
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Scams and swindles
How China influencer gets US$14 million revenue monthly selling US$10 beauty items
‘Electric daughter’ live-streamer who sells cosmetics to customers she calls ‘Godmothers’ sparks controversy with face cream pricing scam.
23 Mar 2026 - 9:00AM
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Ex-China lecturer sets up luxury lingerie brand, makes US$770 million fortune
Zhang Rongming, who built underwear empire, admits: ‘I never paid attention to what type of lingerie my wife wore’.
22 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
China bosses use smart seats, Wi-fi to track staff activities, leads to anti-monitoring gadgets
Efficiency-driven bosses record everything from length of toilet breaks to sitting posture and browsing activity, ‘alarm’ employees.
22 Mar 2026 - 2:00PM
China food safety
China food scandals: factories use smelly insoles, bleached chicken feet for snacks
Foul-smelling production facility with sewage deposits on floor, harmful use of hydrogen peroxide spark official investigation.
22 Mar 2026 - 9:00AM
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United States
US man offered ‘national gift’ to stay in China after donating Japan invasion photos
Pawn shop owner who received death threats, had to wear a bulletproof vest after gifting wartime images says his mission in life is ‘peace’.
21 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
Chinese cuisine
Chinese pancakes trace back 5,000 years, references in ancient paintings, poems
Folk legend has it that the morning delicacy first appeared when a primordial goddess melted stones in a riverbed to ‘patch up the sky’.
21 Mar 2026 - 2:00PM
Fashion
How ‘painful bag’ became a popular subculture among Chinese youth
For ita bag enthusiasts, these creations symbolise freedom to express diverse passions, providing joy and relief through self-expression.
23 Mar 2026 - 11:15AM
US-China relations
How American Jesse Appell learned to land the punchline in Chinese
US comedian spent 8 years mastering Chinese comedy, navigating culture, language and fame before Covid forced a return home.
21 Mar 2026 - 6:55AM
China woman working away from home gets parental care package containing a cow
Cancer-suffering migrant worker stunned by butchered bovine delivery; worried mum arrives from hometown at same time, makes beef pies.
20 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
Mental health
‘Intimate touch therapy’ sparks debate in China over using hugs, sensory tools
Crossing boundaries debate rages as new treatment sees partially clothed stressed-out clients hugged, touched with feathers.
20 Mar 2026 - 2:11PM
The Netherlands
China woman reunites with birth parents 28 years after being left in toilet by grandad
Banquet and firecrackers greet woman as she meets real family who plan to visit her adoptive Dutch parents this summer.
20 Mar 2026 - 12:29PM
Health & Fitness
Eating silk, cacti, just 1 meal a day – all done to get thin in ancient China
While being plump had a place in China’s history, extreme diets, constricting clothes formed part of nation’s centuries-old desire for slimness.
19 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
Coffee
China café sells coffee made with eggs brewed in child urine; considered a delicacy
Maker of bizarre caffeine brew says it prevents sleepiness in spring and heatstroke in summer; experts say it is toxic and of no benefit at all.
19 Mar 2026 - 2:00PM
Health in China
Chinese man has chopstick stuck in his throat for 8 years, shuns surgery due to fear
Alcoholic goes to hospital for check-up but rejects operation which would require surgeons to cut his neck to remove eating implement.
19 Mar 2026 - 9:00AM
Chinese history
Ancient Chinese sentenced to flogging could hire others to take punishment for fee
Brutal centuries-old penal system saw lawbreakers beaten to death with iron-wrapped hammer fitted with barbs.
18 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
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