2 h. ago China dad donates liver part to save baby girl, recovers at home to save money

A young Chinese father has moved countless people online after he donated part of his liver to save his baby daughter. The father, surnamed Shen, then doubled down on his loving and selfless act by staying at home in his rented flat and changing his own bandages post-surgery to cut costs. Shen and his wife, surnamed Tao, who were both born after 2000, married in 2024 in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, in southeastern China. They soon welcomed a daughter, Yiyi, who developed persistent jaundice after...

Society

9 d. ago China mum offers flat as reward to find son; fulfil late dad’s wish to see grandson

A mother in Shanghai is offering a flat she owns in the city as a reward for information that helps her find her long-lost son who was abducted at the age of 4. Tang Weihua, 55, and her husband, Wang Jie, have been looking for their only son, Wang Lei, for 26 years following his abduction in 1999. Tang has announced on social media, where she has 1.2 million followers, that she would offer the flat as a bounty for effective clues that help find Wang Lei. Property in Shanghai is expensive, with...

Events

1 week ago ‘Proud’ Chinese dad walks 800km in 31 days with his young children to toughen them

A man in southern China who took his 10-year-old daughter and eight-year-old son on an 800km walk to toughen them up has been praised on social media. The father, surnamed Wu, and his two children started their month-long trek from the Baoan District in Shenzhen, southern China, on July 17 and ended it on August 17 in Changsha in the country’s central Hunan province, according to a report in Jimu News. “I had not expected they would carry it through to the end. I feel relieved and proud of...

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1 week ago Dad leaves China boy on highway after sibling spat in car; mum walks 1.5 km to find him

A father in China has sparked controversy for abandoning his young son on a busy highway as punishment for hitting his older brother during a quarrel. The man came under the spotlight after a motorcycle travel influencer posted a video of the abandoned youngster, who is thought to be seven or eight years old, online. It showed a young boy standing alone on the side of No. 219 National Highway in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of northwest China. The stranded boy even tried to hail a lift, the...

Transport

1 week ago How China’s Gen Z sparked a doll fashion craze – and its impact on the economy

A booming market for miniature clothing has become the latest growth driver in China’s “doll economy” – fuelled by Gen Z’s passion for the toys and the emotional comfort they provide. “Loving ball-jointed dolls is as natural as breathing,” said 21-year-old Clementine Cai from Zhejiang. Two years after falling in love with the toys, she had spent over 3,000 yuan (US$417) on outfits alone – a sizeable amount given her roughly 2,000 yuan in monthly expenses. Unlike the wildly popular Labubu vinyl...

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3 w. ago China dad warms IV tube for daughter during treatment to provide comfort, moves many

A man in China who placed an infusion tube in his mouth to provide warmth to his daughter during her medical treatment has touched the hearts of many internet users. The father, surnamed Zhang, was at a hospital in Shenyang, in the northeastern Liaoning province, with his three-year-old daughter receiving treatment for acute pneumonia, as reported by Haibao News. Doctors had prescribed nebulisation therapy along with an intravenous (IV) drip for the toddler. A video that circulated widely online...

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3 w. ago China dad poisons family after testing wild mushrooms for safety on pet dog

A Chinese man who fed wild mushrooms to his pet dog to test if they were safe before letting his family eat them paid for his folly when the whole family ended up in hospital. The 74-year-old from southwestern China’s Sichuan province found several clusters of wild mushrooms on his herb farmland on July 13. They looked white and slippery, like the termite mushrooms found at local markets, the man’s son, surnamed Jiang, told the mainland media outlet Shandian News. Despite knowing that wild...

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