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Chinese firm gifts renovated flats to employees after 5-year service to retain staff
All flats are located within 5km of the company and vary in size from 100 to 150 square metres.
21 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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20 Dec 2025 - 11:00AM
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Chinese man sues fiancée for US$7,000 in gifts, dating expenses, claims she eats too much
20 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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Chinese rookie cop resembling actor Eddie Peng goes viral, attracts a million likes
Newly graduated officer with a canine partner called Fries shuns online fame, wants to focus on work, says he already has a girlfriend.
19 Dec 2025 - 2:03PM
A rookie police officer in China who resembles Taiwan actor Eddie Peng has gone viral, with his video attracting more than one million likes. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote/IG@yuyanpeng
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China influencer aping Blackpink’s Rosé sparks fandom-celebrity grey area debate
Blonde-haired content creator who identifies as ‘Blink’ online appears at event dressed like star, signs postcards bearing image of iconic singer.
18 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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China delivery rider saves US$160,000 in 5 years, pays off debt, is dubbed ‘Order King’
25-year-old works 13-hour shifts 7 days a week and runs everywhere; extent of his deliveries has seen him cover distance of 324,000 km.
18 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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China tourist in Japan sends 300 masks during Covid to host after overnight stay
Against backdrop of ongoing political tensions between the two countries, this heartwarming story quickly went viral on social media.
18 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
A recent episode of a Japanese variety show featured a touching story of friendship between a Chinese tourist and a Japanese local resident. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com/matcha-jp.com
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China ALS woman holds farewell party, says disease cannot beat ‘optimism, love, hope’
ALS is described as ‘freezing disease’ because it creates sensation of being trapped or ‘frozen’ within an immobile body as illness advances.
17 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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China CCTV removes short film that ‘romanticises’ food delivery work after backlash
‘Fairy tale’ video which says often dangerous job with long hours brings workers ‘closer to their dreams’ is branded ‘disgusting’ by critics.
17 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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China painter, 87, welcomes son with wife, 37, amid US$280 million theft rumour
Fan has entrusted wife with responsibility of managing all family matters, asserting that others should not interfere in their affairs.
16 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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China ‘one yuan girl’ featured in old renminbi banknote found after nearly 50 years
Simple village girl from the country’s Dong ethnic minority is now a humble mother of two; her family have never tried to cash in on fame.
19 Dec 2025 - 8:54AM
Nearly five decades after its release, the “one yuan girl” who featured on the then version of the banknote has been rediscovered. Photo: Sohu
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China teen girl risks life to save boy from icy lake, tells dad watering cart soaked her
Fearless 13-year-old tells anxious mother of drowning boy, 4, that she is ‘rather light’, ignoring danger to crawl onto thin ice.
16 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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China fintech giant Ant upgrades AI health app to tap eldercare, wellness demand
App AQ integrates Apple and Huawei devices, adds family health profiles and smart reminders to boost user engagement.
16 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM
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China’s fertility push: IVF grants grow, but high costs still deter couples
Local governments are subsidising a portion of expensive treatments, but experts warn that cash handouts will not fix the economic pressure of raising a family.
15 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM
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China-led Asia-Pacific lifts global aviation outlook as profits set to soar
Passenger demand from China and India, eased visa rules and freight resilience drive growth as IATA forecasts record airline profits in 2026.
15 Dec 2025 - 8:05PM
China and India will lead regional growth, fuelled by a rebound in tourism and the expanding middle classes, says IATA. Photo: Xinhua
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China centenarian food vlogger enjoys diverse cuisines, shares longevity secrets
Elderly grandmother who endured war and poverty early in life says today’s China is ‘hundreds’ of times happier; enjoys TV dramas, news.
15 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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China cat survives after trapped in running washing machine, suffers just red nose
Curious feline spends several minutes inside spinning machine before owner notices; online critics accuse her of ‘negligence’.
15 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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China ‘billion-dollar investor’ claims to have ‘love brain’, posts marriage ad
‘Rather fat’, ‘patriotic and nationalistic’ money markets player insists his intentions are noble; insists he is ‘seriously’ looking for a wife.
14 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
A Chinese man in his 30s who describes himself as a “billion-dollar investor” has posted a marriage advertisement online in the hope of finding a partner who shares his passion for love. Photo: Shutterstock/Sohu
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Frenchman cycles 18,000km from hometown to China to support Lyme disease patients
24-year-old realises dream of riding bike to China by crossing more than 30 countries; describes standing on Great Wall as ‘awesome’.
14 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
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Japan husband has 520 affairs, wife turns loveless marriage into comic, goes viral in China
Wife who looks after son with extremely rare illness alone turns man’s infidelity with escort girls, porn actresses into manga art.
14 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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China engineer fired for taking hour-long loo breaks, longest lasting 4 hours
‘Haemorrhoid-suffering’ employee loses appeal after drawn-out legal tussle; court rules time spent in toilet ‘greatly exceeded’ his physical needs.
14 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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China eatery owner wears mecha suit to deliver food, dubbed ‘Iron Man’ by netizens
Science fiction enthusiast who dreams of being a performer creates mechanical exoskeleton using scavenged metal from scrapyards.
13 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
A restaurant owner in China has attracted online attention for wearing a homemade mecha suit while delivering food. Photo: Douyin
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China husband makes wife kneel, beg him to buy down jacket, sparking public outrage
Story sparks extensive discussions about women’s financial independence, which is essential for enabling them to take control of their lives.
13 Dec 2025 - 2:00PM
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Chinese woman with social anxiety feeds 120 stray cats with banquet leftovers
Woman has participated in wedding banquets about every 10 days in past 3 years, sometimes bringing home 30kg of untouched leftover food.
12 Dec 2025 - 4:25PM
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China son nearly dies after sleeping on late mum’s bed in ritual to help departed souls
Only child, 60, whose 86-year-old mother died from tick-borne virus, contracts same disease after picking up infection from her secretions.
12 Dec 2025 - 9:33PM
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