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Shock as China boy grabs girl in lift, drags her away, is arrested then freed
Boy, 14, who chokes girl, seven, giving her nightmares, is defended by people who say he was ‘bewitched’ at time of crime.
7 Nov 2024 - 11:16AM
China abductee reunites with family after 34 years, splits again over money row
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China dad criticised for not holding bullies accountable after daughter bled
25 Oct 2024 - 2:00PM
Many in China deeply moved by boy whispering ‘I love you’ to dying mum
Father says son gradually grew more mature as he observed his mother’s life fading.
24 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM
China table tennis wonder boy shines on social media, viewed as future champion
Inspired by grandmother, boy started learning table tennis at eight months old.
20 Oct 2024 - 3:29PM
China mum sits kids on 23rd-floor outdoor air con unit to rile husband
Video clip of little kids dangerously perched outside high-rise flat viewed 55 million times on Weibo.
15 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM
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Taiwanese slide into nostalgia over a playground favourite that’s dying out
‘Grandpa Elephant’ is ‘a friend who grew up with us’, says a woman who began a Facebook group documenting the disappearing playground slides.
14 Oct 2024 - 12:45PM
China clinic treats math-struggling students using holistic, medical intervention
Shanghai Children’s Medical Centre reveals niche clinic offering medical intervention to correct learning deficits.
7 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM
China boarding school criticised for punishing pupil who used toilet late at night
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
Educators are wary of what they say to students, fearful that it could cost them their job.
24 Sep 2024 - 8:15PM
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Man accused of stabbing Japanese boy jobless with criminal record: Chinese media
Information about the sensitive case is tightly controlled by Chinese police, media and internet censors.
20 Sep 2024 - 8:16PM
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Japanese boy mourned in China after fatal stabbing
20 Sep 2024 - 1:00PM
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
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9 September, 2024
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