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A woman living alone in a flat in Nanning fell two months behind on her rent and disappeared, leaving the unit cluttered with piles of dirty smelly rubbish and a starving dog. Photo: Baidu

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‘Smells like hell’: China woman disappears owing rent, abandons dog in filthy flat

Shocked property agent enters unit, discovers ‘beautifully dressed’ tenant lived in an environment akin to a canine kennel.

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China barbecue chain refunds diners US$162,000 for ‘not properly grilled’ food

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Controversial China ‘dead or alive’ app becomes valuable personal safety tool

27 May 2026 - 6:00PM

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China film about woman whose killing of husband framed around domestic violence banned

Actress who plays herself in film portrays victim of violence but actual court verdict in case made no mention of husband abusing her.

27 May 2026 - 2:00PM

Zhao Xiaohong, above, received the prestigious Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance at the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 27, 2025. She won the award for starring as herself in the Chinese film “Her Heart Beats in Its Cage” (Jianyu Laide Mama). Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images

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Chinese man who suffered urination pain for 3 years finds 1.3kg stone in bladder

56-year-old farmer tries unsuccessfully to self-medicate, stops travelling for fear of consequences, cannot sleep.

27 May 2026 - 11:55AM

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China ex-train driver creates US$440 short film, gets Hollywood praise, job offer

29-year-old technical school graduate shuns getting ‘dizzy’ on short-term success, vows to continue studying.

26 May 2026 - 6:00PM

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Eat idol’s poems: ancient roots of China fan culture show extreme devotion to idols

In ancient times, fame was cultivated in streets, restaurants, poetry circles, where beauty and talent transformed poets, performers into icons.

26 May 2026 - 4:23PM

The platforms may have changed over the millennia, but fan culture in China has intensified and become even more emotionally charged. Photo by China Photos/Getty Images

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China cabby waives full fare, charges teary boy US$1.4 to teach others about kindness to his kids

Good Samaritan taxi driver hears anxious, crying young passenger calling mum on mobile phone to explain plight, reacts with compassion.

26 May 2026 - 9:55AM

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China ‘crazy boss’ shares AI images of self as woman, aims to be world’s richest

Flamboyant entrepreneur who describes Elon Musk as his ‘arch rival’ faces accusations of ‘arrogance’ from tech competitors.

25 May 2026 - 6:00PM

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‘Using good as bait’: blind China girl held after fake crash clip gets 100 million views

Staged electric bike accident on pavement for the blind leaves visually impaired community fearing an erosion of public trust.

26 May 2026 - 9:59AM

A viral video showing a blind girl being hit by an electric bicycle, with the rider fleeing after blaming her, has gained nearly one billion views online. But it was later revealed to have been staged, leading to the detention of both people involved. Photo: ifeng.com

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China mum makes son pedal sewing machine during homework for focus, sparks debate

Mother gets creative by making ‘fiddling’ son concentrate on job in hand by keeping his feet moving, reaps schoolwork efficiency rewards.

25 May 2026 - 12:22PM

A mother in China has improved her son’s focus while he is doing homework by having him peddle a sewing machine as he works. Photo: Weibo

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Chinese scientists suggest harsh environments foster early human creativity

The research unveils a more intricate narrative of innovation, intelligence, and human evolution in East Asia.

24 May 2026 - 4:00PM

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China boy wants to raise silkworms to create silk quilt; parents buy 10,000 seeds

Family eventually hatches 12,000 larvae and youngster feeds them every day; mother says caring for living things beats any toy.

24 May 2026 - 9:00AM

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2 notable women in ancient China broke barriers in fields of medicine, science

Breakthrough by woman pioneer led to jail, execution for son who agreed with her decision to dissect her dead husband.

24 May 2026 - 6:37PM

In ancient China, societal norms dictated that women should remain outside the sphere of knowledge. However, two remarkable women challenged these boundaries. Photo: Handout

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Ancient Chinese texts show ‘immortal mirror’ linking to early notion of robots

Imagination and folk legend in imperial China came up with objects that could display people’s internal organs and a flying wooden magpie.

23 May 2026 - 9:26AM

China ancient texts depict magical mirrors akin to a CT scan, vivid wooden puppets and early notions of robots. Photo: Baidu

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American who gave US$5,000 to China farmer for tree planting decades ago to view forest

US citizen accepts ‘awesome’ invitation to visit massive and successful anti-desertification project in Inner Mongolia.

24 May 2026 - 9:28AM

China Personalities

China ‘most devoted fraudster’ fakes hospital records to give wife free dialysis

Unemployed ex-factory worker who struggles to define meaning of love stays loyal to wife until the day she dies.

22 May 2026 - 2:00PM

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People & Culture

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.

23 May 2024 - 9:24PM

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

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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.

11 Jun 2024 - 12:36PM

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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.

13 Dec 2024 - 10:08PM

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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.

29 Mar 2024 - 6:43PM

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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Stalking, illegal tracking, assault: is China’s fan culture off the rails?

When obsession tips over into stalking a number of studies have found that the stalked celebrity often represented an idealised version of the stalker. Photo: CGTN

His son’s rare disease turned this Chinese father into a home-grown drug-maker

Despite having only a high-school education, a father in Kunming taught himself how to produce drugs for his son who suffers from Menkes disease. Photo: Weibo

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