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China boarding school criticised for punishing pupil who used toilet late at night
School has strict curfew, teenager caught using toilet at 11pm.
School has strict curfew, teenager caught using toilet at 11pm
25 Sep 2024 - 6:00PM
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China’s classroom culture of complaint is toxic – and not just for teachers
24 Sep 2024 - 8:15PM
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Man accused of stabbing Japanese boy jobless with criminal record: Chinese media
20 Sep 2024 - 8:16PM
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Japanese boy mourned in China after fatal stabbing
20 Sep 2024 - 1:00PM
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Outrage after China officials say girl stabbed 200 times at school ‘not bullying’
Classmate also stabs her with paper cutter, forces her to eat paper and pencil lead.
20 Sep 2024 - 9:56AM
Japanese child’s fatal stabbing in China is an ‘isolated case’, Beijing says
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Tokyo views child’s death ‘as a serious and grave matter’ and urges Beijing to protect Japanese in China.
20 Sep 2024 - 1:10PM
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China dad transforms home into toy castle to distract daughter from electronic devices
Father has built over 300 toys for daughter, with many being extremely intricate.
19 Sep 2024 - 9:00AM
Proud China grandma, 36, criticised for not prioritising son’s education
Woman says her family has long tradition of early marriage and childbirth.
13 Sep 2024 - 10:41AM
China triplets fulfil ‘prophecy’ with admittance into same university
One sister says siblings are each other’s academic competition but also lean on one another for support.
10 Sep 2024 - 8:23PM
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I am a Chinese mother. Hear me worry
Like Mencius’ mum, I want to give my son a better learning environment, including by moving house. Yet I also want him to be happy.
8 Sep 2024 - 9:35AM
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Mother in China claims son lost skin pigmentation after being slapped by teacher
A school in China is investigating an incident in which a mother claims her son now has vitiligo after a teacher slapped him for not doing his homework.
5 Sep 2024 - 9:27AM
China to build migrant children database to improve welfare and services
National action plan meant to ease the plight of these children, particularly the disabled and those without guardians
4 Sep 2024 - 8:21PM
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2 strangers lock noisy China toddler in plane toilet to discipline her
A little girl travelling with her grandparents on a Chinese domestic flight cried persistently so two strangers took it upon themselves to reprimand and even threaten her.
4 Sep 2024 - 2:00PM
11 dead in eastern China, driver detained after bus hits crowd outside school
Local movie theatre hosts blood donation vehicles amid social media callout to aid dozens injured in crash.
3 Sep 2024 - 7:19PM
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China’s birth rate unlikely to benefit from Filipino helpers, analysts say
The use of foreign domestic helpers in China to lower the costs of child care, mirroring a move by South Korea, would not do much for the declining birth rate, analysts say.
31 Aug 2024 - 8:00AM
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China father makes children kneel on busy road to force return of estranged wife
A video that attracted 63 million online views, shows traffic in China hurtling past three youngsters forced by their father to sit in the middle of a busy road in a misguided attempt to make his estranged wife return home.
22 Aug 2024 - 9:21AM
Lost China girl, 8, uses ATM for help, joyfully reunited with family
A clever little girl in China, on her way home with her grandfather until the two became separated, has delighted online observers who say she has taught them a new ATM skill.
21 Aug 2024 - 10:12AM
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Why some China schools require pupils to return empty milk boxes for their welfare
A request by primary schools in China that pupils hand back their empty milk cartons has led to the creation of a thriving second-hand market in the containers.
18 Aug 2024 - 4:23PM
Wealthy China couples pay ‘professionals’ up to US$4,200 a month to ‘develop’ kids
Affluent, career focused young couples in China are forking out US$4,200 a month for “professional child companions” to fulfil their parental responsibilities.
17 Aug 2024 - 2:00PM
Chinese couple reunite with son given up by grandma 37 years ago due to poverty
A couple in China whose newborn son was given away by the family’s paternal grandmother nearly 40 years ago have finally been reunited with their son.
13 Aug 2024 - 11:36AM
China unveils 5-year plan for better rehab, schooling for autistic children
Coordinated approach aims to strengthen services to promote healthy growth and all-round development.
3 Aug 2024 - 5:38PM
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Sad lice-infected China girl blossoms thanks to stepmother’s unconditional love
An abandoned and neglected six-year-old girl in China has been transformed by the love of a stepmother who came into her life and put a smile back on her face.
2 Aug 2024 - 12:10PM
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China boy, 11, masters physics, chemistry, writes code to build own rocket
An 11-year-old boy in China has become an online sensation after he mastered physics, chemistry and programming then wrote hundreds of lines of code to build and launch his own rocket.
27 Jul 2024 - 5:48PM
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China targets childhood obesity with urgent new guidelines on food and exercise
Beijing declares need for nutrition labels, more exercise in school, better habits to help beat ‘major public health issue’.
24 Jul 2024 - 6:19PM
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China scavenger boy with kidney disease cares for sick uncle, breaks hearts online
A 13-year-old boy in China who has led a life of tragedy has caught the attention of online observers who want to help him, thanks to a chance encounter with a social media influencer.
18 Jul 2024 - 4:15PM
Baby in China chokes to death on nanny’s first day on job, shocking social media
Doctors said the baby had inhaled a significant amount of milk into its lungs, and an autopsy confirmed it died from suffocation.
18 Jul 2024 - 2:32PM
Chinese firms caught ordering illegal pregnancy tests for female jobseekers
Prosecutors in the eastern city of Nantong took action against 16 local companies for sex discrimination.
16 Jul 2024 - 4:21PM
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China doctors back boy who lost marks for medical answer in maths test
A schoolboy in China whose teacher marked his creative answer in maths test as incorrect has received wide support after a post of his paper was viewed 110 million times online.
13 Jul 2024 - 2:43PM
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