5 d. ago China woman buys US$28 ‘love insurance’, claims US$1,400 when she gets married a decade later

A Chinese woman who bought a “love insurance” policy for 199 yuan (US$28) in 2016 claimed a 10,000-yuan (US$1,400) payout ten years later. The payout came after she and her partner officially registered their marriage in 2025, following a decade long relationship. The woman surnamed Wu from Xian, Shaanxi province in central China, met her husband, surnamed Wang, in secondary school. The pair began dating and officially entered a relationship in 2015 after enrolling at the same university. They...

Economics

6 d. ago China wife shocked to learn that ‘People’s Armed Police officer’ husband is convicted murderer

A Chinese woman who thought she married and had a child with a People’s Armed Police (PAP) officer found out seven years later that he was in fact a convicted murderer. In 2014, a woman in northern China’s Hebei province, who uses the pseudonym Pang, married a PAP officer, Jia Bin, who had been introduced to her by her uncle. The couple soon had a son but Jia spent a dwindling amount of time at home, saying he was on “special missions”. He initially disappeared for days, then for months before...

Events

6 d. ago China wife shocked that ‘People’s Armed Police officer’ husband is convicted killer

China wife shocked that ‘People’s Armed Police officer’ husband is convicted killer  South China Morning Post

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8 d. ago China says it is still ‘deeply committed’ to Venezuela as ambassador meets new leader

China said on Friday it would continue to offer its firm support to Venezuela after its ambassador met the country’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez. She described her meeting with Chinese ambassador Lan Hu as “cordial” and thanked Beijing for its condemnation of the abduction of former leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. “We value China’s firm and consistent stance in strongly condemning the serious violation of international law and Venezuelan sovereignty,” Rodriguez...

Politics

8 d. ago ‘Honest, principled’: Hong Kong political leaders pay tribute to ex

Hong Kong political heavyweights and former leaders gathered on Friday to pay tribute to late commerce minister Gregory So Kam-leung, as family and friends honoured his devotion to public service. Among those who attended the memorial ceremony for So, who died on December 13, were former city leaders Donald Tsang Yam-kuen and Leung Chun-ying, along with senior government officials and veteran politicians. “We mourn the loss of a dear husband, loving father and grandfather, trusted friend and...

Politics

9 d. ago China basketball hall of fame honours pioneer who is wife of renowned infectious disease expert

Li Shaofen, one of China’s first female basketball players, has joined the country’s basketball hall of fame. Li, 89, is also known as the wife of Zhong Nanshan, the pulmonologist who became a household name as a leading adviser in managing the Covid-19 pandemic. She was born in southern China’s Guangdong province in 1936. She was a main player of China’s first national women’s basketball team in the 1950s. As a teenager, Li was selected into the national team in 1952. Li played both centre and...

Science

9 d. ago China basketball hall of fame honours pioneer wife of infectious disease expert

China basketball hall of fame honours pioneer wife of infectious disease expert  South China Morning Post

Science

1 week ago Why China custom requires new wife to leave husband’s home, hide from family lantern

A traditional custom in northern China known as “hiding from the lanterns” requires that newly married women leave their husband’s home and avoid the groom’s family lantern on their first Lantern Festival after marriage. In China, lanterns are commonly seen as symbols of light and hope. However, during the Lantern Festival, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar calendar, they become a taboo for newly married women in some areas. In a tradition popularly known as...

Society

1 week ago ‘Shocked’ China demands US release Maduro after ‘trampling’ Venezuela’s sovereignty

China delivered a strongly worded message to the United States on Monday at an “emergency” meeting of the UN Security Council, calling on Washington to abide by international law, end its illusion that it is the world’s police force and court, and to immediately release Nicolas Maduro and his wife. The remarks by Sun Lei, deputy permanent representative of China to the UN, came some 60 hours after the couple was seized in an audacious midnight raid on Saturday at their compound in Caracas and...

Events

1 week ago China husband gets 50 tonnes of produce from mystery donor to raise funds for sick wife

A Chinese man needs two million yuan (US$285,000) to pay for his wife’s cancer treatment has been unexpectedly gifted 50 tonnes of sweet potatoes by a mystery donor. He began selling the starchy root vegetables at a street stall and used the proceeds to pay his wife’s medical bills, moving countless people on mainland social media. Recently, 35-year-old Jia Changlong was spotted selling the potatoes in Jinan, Shandong province in northern China. Jia, from Dezhou, Shandong, and his wife, surnamed...

Politics

1 week ago China husband gets 50 tonnes of produce from mystery donor to raise cash for sick wife

China husband gets 50 tonnes of produce from mystery donor to raise cash for sick wife  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago China tells US to release Venezuelan President Maduro, his wife ‘at once’

China tells US to release Venezuelan President Maduro, his wife ‘at once’  thefederal.com

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1 week ago 'Stop toppling Venezuela government': China demands release of Maduro, his wife; calls it breach of inter

'Stop toppling Venezuela government': China demands release of Maduro, his wife; calls it breach of inter  Times of India

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1 week ago China urges US to ‘stop toppling’ Venezuelan government, release Maduro, his wife ‘at once’

China urges US to ‘stop toppling’ Venezuelan government, release Maduro, his wife ‘at once’  Anadolu Ajansı

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1 week ago China Demands U.S. Release Venezuelan President Maduro and Wife

China Demands U.S. Release Venezuelan President Maduro and Wife  Caixin Global

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1 week ago China calls on US to release President Nicolas Maduro and his wife at once: FM

China calls on US to release President Nicolas Maduro and his wife at once: FM  Global Times

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2 w. ago China widow runs late hero husband’s eatery with local support, shares memories with patrons

The wife of a hotpot restaurant owner from northern China who died saving children has taken over running the business with the support of diners from across the country. Luan Liuwei, originally from Taian in Shandong province, moved to Beijing for work where he met his wife, Xue Qiaoyan. They had two daughters. In 2017, the couple opened a 200-square-metre lamb spine hotpot restaurant in Beijing, called Liangjian Rongtian Old Beijing Yangxiezi Hotpot. Last August, while on holiday in Hebei...

Politics

3 w. ago China woman shocked to find male therapist at spa appointment, is mocked for being ‘ignorant’

A woman in central China who was lying naked while awaiting a massage at a spa was shocked when a male therapist appeared, and she refused his services. Following her refusal she was mocked by the manager of the spa for being “ignorant”. The incident unfolded on December 12 at Yushiman Hi-tech Anti-ageing Centre in Changsha, Hunan province. The customer, surnamed Huang, undressed and lay on her stomach on a bed in anticipation of a shoulder and neck massage, Fengmang News reported. Huang said...

Events

3 w. ago Christmas Eve crowds gather in Hong Kong but festive atmosphere ‘more subdued’

Hongkongers are out in droves to experience festive vibes on Christmas Eve, while more than 540,000 residents have left the city for the holidays. By Wednesday evening, a growing crowd had gathered at the open-air plaza at Harbour City shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui to admire special Disney-themed festive installations. Office worker Cecile Tang, 38, was there with her mother, her husband and their two children. The five viewed the Christmas decorations at Harbour City and took a stroll along...

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Is this real?’: wife of detained pastor describes anguish as China cracks down on unofficial churches

‘Is this real?’: wife of detained pastor describes anguish as China cracks down on unofficial churches  The Guardian

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