The Post runs the rule over some of the strange stories which have emerged across Asia in recent days.

New research into “Seahenge” suggests the monuments were built as a plea to extend summer amid a frigid climate.

Instead of calling emergency services when his toddler got locked in the car on a sweltering day, a Japanese father made a video of her in distress, sparking anger on social media.

A 17-year-old market stall worker from Thailand has become an online sensation thanks to her uncanny resemblance to Lisa, the rapper and dancer from South Korean girl band, Blackpink.

As more Japanese women become financially independent, they are choosing not to have traditional weddings, instead they are having ceremonies to celebrate the single life.

K-pop idol Lisa from the band Blackpink has paid compensation to shopkeepers and passers-by so she could shut down a whole street in Bangkok’s Chinatown to shoot her latest music video.

A Catholic church in Thailand defended itself after a photograph of altar boys sporting “friar monk” haircuts emerged online.

A disabled woman in France is suing Orange and accusing it of never assigning her work duties despite paying her salary for 20 years.

The Post investigates a new method of dating which is taking off in South Korea where would-be couples use their sense of smell to identify the potential love of their life.

An ethnic Chinese woman in Malaysia was shocked to discover that her husband, who quit his job citing exhaustion, was making money by selling naked images of her on the internet.

A shop assistant in Japan has offered advice to women who live alone about reducing their chances of being followed by an attacker.

Known for her videos that document the cultural differences with her Chinese husband, a Thai influencer delights in discovering new and unusual things about her adopted country, especially about the pungent durian fruit.

Jaylin Ye says she is proud to be the first native-born Chinese transgender actress to appear in a British TV drama.

A woman village chief from Taiwan was on holiday in Japan when a man persistently harassed her, so she made sure he would regret his actions.

A tourist from China who was parted from his beloved toy companion in the Spanish city of Barcelona was finally reunited with it thanks to an eagle-eyed cleaner.

A savvy businessman from China has introduced Stockholm residents to noodles from his hometown that are handmade by skilled chefs using a process that is thousands of years old, and the Swedes are lapping them up.

A private club in Taiwan is under fire after it hosted a dinner that involved serving sushi and sashimi on top of the naked body of a young woman.

A married man in Vietnam has decided to fully embrace his true self by transitioning to a woman, and his wife and children are giving him their full support.

An advertisement produced by a telecoms company in Singapore has been attacked as “promoting pornography” by critics, but the firm hit back saying it was aimed at challenging norms and boosting open-mindedness.

Already dubbed the female version of Yao Ming, Zhang’s exploits in Fiba competition gets fans worldwide talking.

A coffee shop in Vietnam is being investigated after it was found to have a ‘guys’ room’ where men can see women but not the other way round during dating events for which only men are charged.

A Malaysian woman in the flush of life after moving to Singapore to be a beauty therapist suffered mild symptoms that ended up with her becoming a quadruple amputee.

An order by the authorities in Singapore to erase a smoking cigarette from a mural in the city’s Chinatown district has provoked a row over art censorship.

A human resources staffer from Singapore who was the only person entrusted with the company payroll system’s password, ripped off her employer for two and a half years before she was caught.

A woman from Thailand who had a gambling addiction was so desperate to repay borrowed money that she colluded in her own abduction to con her husband.

New technology is being used to create a product that will disguise irate customers’ tone of voice so that the psychological effect on staff dealing with them is reduced.

A studio chain in Japan has found itself in hot water over a Father’s Day photography strategy in which it encourages little girls to dress up in wedding gowns for “daddy’s little bride” photos.

A young domestic worker has been rescued from her employer’s balcony after she was forced to live on it and only allowed inside to work.

A woman in Thailand has faced an avalanche of criticism both on and and off line after video footage emerged of her dousing her pet Husky with hot water as punishment for allegedly “stealing snacks”.