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Hair embroidery is a traditional Chinese art form that uses human hair rather than silk thread to create extraordinarily detailed landscapes, calligraphy, and portraits. Photo: ifeng

Chinese hair embroidery uses human hair instead of silk thread to craft ultra-fine art

Some artists split the hair into finer strands or blend it with silk and gold threads for expressionistic effects.

Social media

Chinese women spend top dollar on male model shoots for brief taste of love

Malaysia

Chinese-Malaysian woman proud to find grandad honoured in China for WWII sacrifice

Zou Lan

China fires kindergarten principal, warns officials over ‘mops in pots’ scandal

Whistle-blower expresses relief upon seeing the announcement, saying, ‘The children there can eat clean food now’.

Eleven Chinese officials were disciplined and a kindergarten principal and kitchen staff fired after a teacher exposed canteen workers washing mops in cooking woks. Photo: Weibo
Olympics

China mourns death of music legend Liu Huan, voice of 2008 Beijing Olympic theme song

Widely recognised as China’s contemporary vocal king and a pioneer of Chinese popular music, Liu’s artistic impact was profound.

Disease

China wife saves husband with kidney donation, beating sub 10% compatibility rate

Abandoned by her parents post-divorce and raised by her grandmother, Liang says she found the love and family she desired with Chung.

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Fudan University

China professor sparks debate by calling a third of youth ‘unsuitable for marriage’

While some agree marriage is not a mandatory milestone, others argue his view oversimplifies a complex issue.

A Fudan University professor’s bold claim that at least one-third of young people are “unsuitable for marriage” has triggered an explosive online debate. Photo: Shutterstock

Elderly China resident sparks fury after cutting worker’s safety rope to hang laundry

Incident triggers fierce condemnation on mainland social media, with related posts amassing 61 million views; some brand act ‘attempted murder’.

Chinese cuisine

The other crop that built China: how millet became foundation for Chinese civilisation

While domestication of rice was crucial in southern China, it was millet that ruled the North, laying groundwork for birth of the country.

Chinese rubbish station worker scouted for striking looks refuses full-time modelling

Leng believes that while collecting rubbish puts food on the table, modelling is a dream, and the two paths do not conflict.

Discovered by a famous Chinese supermodel for her striking looks, a 20-year-old waste station worker, above, turned down full-time modelling contracts. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
Sichuan University

Chinese doctor with PhD leaves medical career to deliver food, pursue music part-time

Liu knows a PhD means status and money, but she realises it is just not for her.

Just one year after earning her medical PhD, a 31-year-old Chinese woman quit her job to deliver food and sing part-time, choosing a non-traditional lifestyle. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/gmw.cn
China birth rate

Chinese couple have 13 kids to avoid village bullying and elderly loneliness

Father expresses deep joy in his large family, saying hearing his kids call him ‘dad’ makes him happy.

Fashion

Young Chinese women sew own underwear, clothes, amid discontent with fast fashion

For many, learning to sew exposed long-standing flaws in fast fashion – poor fits, inferior fabrics, and monotonous designs.

China consumption

Mooncakes for the dog? How China is reinventing its iconic festive snack

China’s consumers appear to be going off the dense Mid-Autumn Festival treat, but tiny mooncakes for pets are a different story.

Dog mooncakes have become a popular new trend ahead of this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival in China. Photo: Handout
Animals

China seal touches hearts for swimming 200km back to island after missing humans

Experts believe that because Nana was cared for by humans for so long, she now associates people with safety.

A young seal named Nana has touched hearts online in China after swimming 200km back to an island habitat in Liaoning post-training because she missed humans. Photo: Ind.com.cn
SCMP

Chinese retail chain faces rare backlash for limiting new hires to 4-year contracts

Critics brand policy ridiculous, calling it an excuse to exploit young talent and dump them as they grow experienced, harder to control.

Chinese history

Chinese archaeologists find 2,200-year-old ancestor of Dragon Boat Festival treat

When we eat zongzi or other leaf-wrapped food, we can clearly appreciate that this tradition existed since ancient times, says researcher.

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South Korea

Korean dating show featuring AI and human contestants sparks China fascination

Some question if AI provides an almost perfect partner will people still be able to accept friends and family who have flaws.

Can human and AI develop true love? A new South Korean reality dating show is turning heads — and sparking debate— in China. Photo: SBS
Southeast Asia forced-labour scams

Video | Chinese live-streamer held for US$90,000 ransom in Myanmar

Chinese state media said Wang Ran was first lured to Thailand and later told a friend she was being held against her will in Myanmar.

Artworks reveal Chinese royalty loved role-playing long before modern cosplay

What Emperor Qianlong did with his court painters is the 18th century equivalent of digital photo manipulation and Photoshop.

Chinese son’s video of mum’s final 14 days before leukaemia death moves millions

Son reflects that if a life is measured by its depth rather than its length, his mother’s life was rich and complete.

A man in China has touched many hearts online by capturing his mother’s final 14 days on camera, a period during which she had travelled both to visit him and to seek medical treatment. Photo: QQ.com
Mental health

China doctor quits 20-year career to open steamed bun shop for mental health relief

Her story mirrors a growing trend of doctors trading prestigious, high-stress medical careers for simpler lines of work.

From doctor to dough: to escape burnout, a 45-year-old physician left her 20-year medical career to open a steamed bun shop. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com
Scams and swindles

Chinese woman, 65, poses as young doctor and mum to con man out of US$25,000

Reviewing Yu’s videos, police spotted a tiny ‘AI-generated content’ disclaimer that the victim had missed.

Chinese woman in her 70s wakes up in coffin before dying for good 2 days later

Woman likely experienced ‘apparent death,’ a comatose state where vital signs drop to a nearly undetectable level, says doctor.

Chinese man arrested for manslaughter after good deed turns fatal

The tragedy sparks heated online debate, with many mourning a misfortune where good intentions ironically ‘paved the road to hell’.

A Chinese driver volunteering to fix potholes accidentally killed an e-bike rider after the victim struck a warning rope he had put up. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu
Chinese superstitions

Chinese man sues AI firm after chatbot’s ‘auspicious’ date advice leads to disaster

Many noted the ultimate irony of the man using the same AI chatbot to draft a lawsuit against its developer for allegedly giving him faulty advice.

A Chinese man is suing an AI company after a chatbot’s allegedly faulty “auspicious” funeral date recommendation led to a family misfortune. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

People in China earn US$7 to US$15,000 by licensing faces to AI content producers

Some argue that for directors, only celebrities’ faces have recognition value, while everyday faces can simply be generated by AI.

Chinese history

Chinese scientists find first proof of nose-chopping penalty for cattle thieves

Under the rule of the King of Qin (247 BC–221 BC), severed noses accumulated like mountain peaks, and carts overflowed with amputated feet.

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