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A 40-year-old single mother in China has inspired many with her strength, working at construction sites and carrying bags of cement for 16 years to support her child. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

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China single mum works in construction, lifts cement bags for 16 years to support child

40-year-old divorcee with two kids builds leg muscles ‘like rock’ through physical labour; boss says she outworks men on the job.

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From auction block to loving home: Chinese netizens bid farewell to celebrity dog

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Why China jobseekers use dating apps for work, recruitment sites for matchmaking

16 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM

Gender & Diversity

Ice cream brand hit over ‘soft porn vibes’ after comparing product to ballet shoes

Dessert company receives ‘foot fetish’ criticism amid accusations that it used Chinese word for ‘sexual pleasure’ in controversial ad.

15 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM

Magnum Ice Cream removed its advertisements and issued an apology following criticism for likening its ice cream to ballet shoes, which many felt objectified women. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote

China Personalities

Chinese creating ‘wealthy’ and ‘luxurious’ online personas warned of legal risks

‘Real-life’ pictures of yachts, helicopters, luxury cars, horse riding excursions used to boost business profile, chance of romantic encounters.

15 Apr 2026 - 2:58PM

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China AI robot restaurant scans diners’ faces, tongues, recommends healthy dishes

Robotic ‘workers’ ease workload of eatery’s human staff by 60 per cent, cut the cost of dishes for customers.

15 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM

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Love and compassion in China: Moroccan student saves drowning woman, long-ago pen pals reunite

Overseas man hailed as Good Samaritan after heroic rescue, internet sleuths help fashion a reunion between long-lost writing buddies.

14 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM

Acts of love and compassion in China: A Moroccan student rescues a woman from a lake and leaves without sharing any contact information and a woman who borrowed US$175 from a pen pal 30 years ago to further her education recently reconnected with him. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

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Japan-based China nurse slammed for posting work clips; privacy, ethics fears raised

‘Irresponsible’ member of medical staff posts videos showing patients’ medicine bags, hospital beds; forces bosses to apologise.

14 Apr 2026 - 2:00PM

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Chinese man with stomach pain finds thermometer swallowed as child still inside him

Surgeons perform emergency operation to remove offending object; extracted device remains intact but temperature measurements had faded.

14 Apr 2026 - 9:15AM

China Personalities

Profile | Bikes, books and ambitions: inspiring journeys of Zhang Xue and Zhang Xuefeng in China

One proved that passion can drive reinvention, while the other exemplified a life shaped by scarcity.

13 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM

The founder of ZXMOTO, Zhang Xue, right, and the late education innovator Zhang Xuefeng are inspiring an entire generation in vastly different ways. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo/Sohu

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China restaurant owner rejects fame after being swamped by customers

Owner with phobia for popularity and millions of online fans warns diners their life ‘will become hard’ if they promote his restaurant.

13 Apr 2026 - 2:00PM

A restaurant owner in China specialising in Traditional Chinese Medicine soups has gone viral for rejecting fame, stating that the growing number of customers has made him too tired. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote

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China woman sad about salary has 5-hour job nap, shows boss ‘you get what you pay for’

Woman faces wrath of her employer after she wakes up from long workday snooze, then steals a chocolate bar from his desk.

14 Apr 2026 - 9:50PM

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Celestial craftsmanship: secrets of meteorite axe from China Sanxingdui unveiled

Artefact was made of a particular blend of metal that would have been extremely difficult for the ancient people to create on Earth.

14 Apr 2026 - 12:38AM

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Chinese firm hit for using ex-employee’s data to create ‘AI human’ to continue work

Avatar replacement worker on trial with consent of person it replaces; critics of firm say move is a ‘step towards the destruction of humanity’.

12 Apr 2026 - 2:00PM

A Chinese company has stirred debate after using a former employee’s data to create an artificial intelligence humanoid to continue working post-resignation. Photo: Shutterstock

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China family creates AI clone to comfort elderly mum after only son dies in crash

Tech team which ‘deceives people’s emotions’ make virtual copy of dead son who ‘talks’ to his mother via video, says he works in another city.

12 Apr 2026 - 9:00AM

After their only son died in a car accident, his family in China created an artificial intelligence-generated clone to comfort his elderly mother. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/QQ.com

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Unearthing peace: ancient China gravesite reveals significance of broken weapons

The bronze daggers and knives were intentionally damaged during burial as offerings to ensure deceased’s peaceful passage into afterlife.

11 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM

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China café sets ‘entry rules’, ban littering, discarding black stockings, turtle theft

‘Deeply aggrieved’ coffee shop owner lays down law with notice outlawing ‘pungent feet’, ‘fake socialites’ and rowdy children.

11 Apr 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

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.

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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The summit of Norman Foster’s HSBC Main Building in relief against The Peak, 1986. Photo: Ian Lambot

The building that rewrote architecture – 40 years ago

The architect whose creation defied convention and the photographer who shot it share their thoughts on an inside-out marvel.

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Zizi, a Chinese participant performing fire spinning at “Shambhala in Your Heart” festival. Photo: David Frazier

Chinese youths swap the rat race for fun and freedom at Thailand’s hippie Shambhala festival

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Hintegro founder Keith Chan’s Sha Tin retreat. Photo: Keith Chan

An interior designer on finally designing for his own home

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Stephen Buckle, from Aspect, a global landscape architecture company, says that the most successful way to strike a balance between commercial and design aspirations is to make ecologically minded greening the focal point of any project, including this, The Roof, a Shanghai lifestyle complex, designed in collaboration with French architect Jean Nouvel. Photo: Courtesy Aspect

From Hong Kong’s Taikoo Square to Seoul’s Gangnam forest and Chengdu’s Hyperlane, nature is reshaping Asia’s cities

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Bryn Terfel, the bass-baritone. Photo:
Rolex/Elisa Haberer

A legendary opera singer on playing the ‘bad boy’ on stage

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New Zealand’s Dallas Seymour powers his
way through the mud
as his team faces
Hong Kong at the
1992 Cathay Pacific-Hongkong Bank Invitation Sevens at Hong Kong Stadium. The All Blacks won, obviously. Photo: SCMP Archives

In pictures: 50 years of mud, sweat and beers at the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens

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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

Zip line ‘retires’ after 20 years in China

Thrilling commuter zip line ‘retires’ in southwest China after 20 years

China’s female comedians tackle stereotypes

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