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China twin sisters and brothers hold joint engagement party, captivate millions
Their matchmaker believes it is destiny that brought ‘these two exceptional couples together’.
16 Feb 2025 - 6:00PM
China surgeon who lost 25kg in 42 days wins multiple awards in fitness contest
16 Feb 2025 - 2:00PM
‘Dog’ man in Japan rents out canine costumes so others can live animal dream
16 Feb 2025 - 9:00AM
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China potter crafts special urn for late wife, plans reunion by blending their ashes
Husband who worked on ancient pottery craft with late wife pays touching tribute to love of his life so they can spend eternity in heaven together.
15 Feb 2025 - 6:00PM
A Chinese potter has crafted an urn made out of his late wife’s ashes, and plans a reunion by blending their remains after he dies. SCMP composite/Douyin
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China Husky dog becomes internet star by helping homestay guests carry luggage
Owner says cute bag-carrying canine called Hakimi loves ‘job’, treats it like going out to play, has been a massive boost to business.
15 Feb 2025 - 2:00PM
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‘Naughty’ China boy calls police after dispute with dad over New Year lucky money
Youngster uses father’s mobile phone to call law enforcers who side with dad but urge him to improve the way he educates son.
15 Feb 2025 - 9:00AM
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China girl makes dummy out of clothes, tries to trick mum she is seated, studying
‘Genius’ girl employs ‘intelligence and creativity’ to skip studies but ‘speechless’ mother smells rat, makes her write essay as punishment.
14 Feb 2025 - 6:00PM
A smart daughter in China tried to make her mother think she was studying by making a dummy out of clothes and sitting it at her desk. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
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White horse in China that died after saving drowning man to get statue in its honour
Heartbroken owner of heroic horse tells how animal fell sick, went quickly downhill after it played a vital role in pulling stricken man to riverbank.
14 Feb 2025 - 2:00PM
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China’s stratospheric airship, Japan’s competitive eater: SCMP’s 7 highlights
From identifying stealth aircraft to pro-Duterte influencers going dark online, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
14 Feb 2025 - 12:00PM
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China’s ‘blood donor king’ seeks public help through crowdfunding after stroke
Yang, driven by his dream of being a doctor, believes donating blood also saves lives.
14 Feb 2025 - 10:43AM
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Vietnamese eatery owner resembles Hong Kong singer Faye Wong, goes viral online
Restaurant is popular with local low-income workers, serving 30 free bowls of pho, called ‘suspended noodles’, daily to those in need.
13 Feb 2025 - 6:00PM
A Vietnamese restaurant owner, who bears a resemblance to Hong Kong singer Faye Wong, is attracting attention on Chinese social media. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote/IG@faye_fa_ye
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China’s ‘coolest grandpa’ Wang Deshun, voice actor in Ne Zha 2, defies age
Octogenarian film star who began working life as tram driver and factory worker insists ‘it is never too late, I do whatever I want to do’.
13 Feb 2025 - 3:01PM
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Singer Eason Chan’s doppelganger, Ne Zha 2 director profile: 5 trending stories
From singer Eason Chan’s doppelganger to Ne Zha 2 director’s humble beginning, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.
13 Feb 2025 - 12:30PM
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Japan zoo bans solo male visitors to ensure family-friendly environment
Zoo director shares her struggle with openly rejecting, turning away visitors, frequently feeling forced to smile, respond politely.
13 Feb 2025 - 9:00AM
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China blockbuster Ne Zha 2 director Jiao Zi tells of 3 years living off parents
Now acclaimed film director themes much of his high-earning animated work on parental love in gratitude for their loyalty to him.
12 Feb 2025 - 6:00PM
The Chinese film director who made the Ne Zha 2 animation blockbuster has revealed how he spent three years living off his parent’s meagre earnings. Photo: SCMP composite/YouTube/IMDb
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Outrage in China as highway workers eat dog that escapes from boarding centre
Surveillance footage shows two highway patrol officers taking dog to office kitchen, where it was cooked, shared among eight workers.
12 Feb 2025 - 2:11PM
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Japan man starts dating agency after 2,000 failed blind dates due to low income
Despite numerous failed dates, man persists in dating to refine conversational skills, decision-making, date planning.
12 Feb 2025 - 9:00AM
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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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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
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