42 h. ago China mum, 50, gets into law school after using books of son who failed same test

A 50-year-old woman in China who suffered debilitating and disfiguring long-term injuries in a fire more than a decade ago has been admitted by a top university after she studied the books her failing son had used. In July, the woman, known as Yang, received an admission letter from the graduate school of Southwest Forestry University in Kunming, Yunnan province, southwestern China, where she will study law, Hubei TV reported. She sat the graduate school’s entrance test twice. “I once had an...

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3 d. ago China worker scoops oil from rubbish bin; eatery claims it’s for sale, not cooking

A hotpot restaurant in China has gone viral amid allegations that it was cooking with used oil taken from a roadside rubbish bin. On August 18, in Chongqing, southwestern China, a netizen posted a video showing a woman in her sixties, surnamed Zhang, apparently scooping used oil from a swill bin. The footage showed the woman dressed in the uniform of a local hotpot restaurant. She was carrying a ladle and a plastic bucket. When asked who had told her to collect the oil, the woman responded...

Economics

4 d. ago China wife ‘depressed’ after window cleaners see her asleep naked; demands rent cut

A woman in China has developed depression after two male window cleaners saw her asleep naked in her home. The woman and her husband live in Port Apartment, a high-end housing estate in Chengdu, in southwestern Sichuan province. They pay 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) a month in rent. Her plight captivated mainland social media after her husband, surnamed Cheng, exposed the situation online in the middle of August. The couple said they were not satisfied with the manner in which the property management...

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8 d. ago China’s retail stock traders bank on US$1 trillion bull run extending

China’s individual investors are jumping on the bandwagon of a surprising stock-market rally, eyeing more gains that they believe will be buttressed by state support and potential foreign inflows. The nation’s 240 million retail stock traders – twice the population of Japan – are cheering the breakout of the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which hit its highest level in a decade this month, leaving behind the trauma of two short-lived run-ups in recent years. China’s markets are now...

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9 d. ago Chinese man jailed for invading woman’s home, drawing her blood for ‘stress relief’

A Chinese man who broke into a woman’s home, sedated her and drew her blood has claimed he did it to relieve stress. The home invader has been jailed for two years, and his bizarre actions have sparked outrage online. The disturbing incident took place in the early hours of January 1, 2024, when the man, surnamed Li, broke into the home of a woman called Yu in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, southeastern China. At the time, Yu was asleep in her bedroom while her husband was out. Li gained entry by...

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1 week ago Chinese woman spends grandchild’s US$8,600 tuition to fix wrinkles, block bad luck

A 58-year-old woman in China spent 62,000 yuan (US$8,600) on wrinkle-removing treatment, believing it would stop her husband from cheating. The woman from central China’s Henan province, surnamed Cui, went to a therapy centre in her residential compound on August 11. The owner of the centre and another customer took Cui to a nearby plastic surgery clinic, suggesting that she should try out aesthetic medicine. A surgeon told Cui that she had too many wrinkles on her face and that they would...

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1 week ago China delivery man saves trapped woman after seeing pillow with ‘110’ written on it

A driver in China who spotted a white pillow scrawled with the emergency number 110 in blood during a food delivery has helped rescue a woman who was trapped in her bedroom for 30 hours without food or water. The incident unfolded on August 12, in Leshan, Sichuan province, southwestern China. The delivery driver surnamed Zhang, a university student working a summer job, spotted a white pillow stained with dark red liquid and marked with the numbers 110 625, lying on the roadside near a...

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1 week ago ‘Go catch him’: Chinese musician stops show to help woman capture sexual assailant

A young Chinese rapper, Apmozart, paused his performance to assist a woman in capturing a molester, earning the title of “Captain Justice” online. During a live show at a venue in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in eastern China, Apmozart was interrupted by a female audience member who urgently called for help. Due to the loud music, the rapper initially did not hear her and handed his microphone to her. Speaking into the mic, the woman revealed that she had been molested by a male stranger,...

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2 w. ago Married Chinese man dies after hotel sex with lover; his family seeks US$77,000

A court in China has ordered a woman to pay 62,000 yuan (US$8,600) in compensation to the family of her married lover who died after having sex with her in a hotel room. The reason for the death of the 66-year-old man, surnamed Zhou, was acute myocardial infarction, according to a medical certificate issued by a local hospital, according to Red Star News. Hours before his death, Zhou had sex with his lover, identified as Zhuang, at a hotel in Pingnan county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region,...

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2 w. ago Chinese woman seeks refuge from rain in shop, buys lottery ticket, wins US$140,000

A Chinese woman who sought shelter from the rain in a lottery shop and casually bought a scratch card has won a million yuan (US$140,000), astonishing and delighting many people online. On August 8 in Yuxi, Yunnan province, southwestern China, an unidentified woman was caught in a sudden downpour and stepped into a lottery shop in the Hongta District to take cover. According to the store owner, the woman asked: “Do you have scratch cards here? Since I am stuck in the rain, I might as well play a...

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2 w. ago Chinese woman keeps getting pregnant, has 3 kids in 4 years to avoid jail

A Chinese woman who kept becoming pregnant to avoid jail has finally been brought to justice. The woman, who is known by the pseudonym Chen Hong, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for fraud in December 2020 in central China’s Shanxi province, the Shanxi Evening News reported. However, she was never properly incarcerated. Instead, Chen kept being pregnant, having three children with one man in four years. In China, convicts who suffer serious illnesses, are pregnant and nursing their...

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3 w. ago "Living In The Future": Indian Woman After Visiting China's Lesser

"Living In The Future": Indian Woman After Visiting China's Lesser-Known City Of Shantou  NDTV

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3 w. ago China woman jailed for killing lover who told her to hit him instead of breaking up

A woman in China has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for causing the intentional injury of her boyfriend after she banged his head against a wall, causing his death. The woman, identified by the alias Ajuan, said she beat her boyfriend after he asked to hurt him in a bid to save their relationship after she suggested they break up, according to the news outlet chinanews.com. Ajuan and her boyfriend, known as Aqiang, lived in a rented house in Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi province in...

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3 w. ago Chinese woman jailed for killing lover who told her to hit him and not break up

A woman in China has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for causing the intentional injury of her boyfriend after she banged his head against a wall, causing his death. The woman, identified by the alias Ajuan, said she beat her boyfriend after he asked to hurt him in a bid to save their relationship after she suggested they break-up, according to the news outlet chinanews.com. Ajuan and her boyfriend, known as Aqiang, lived in a rented house in Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi province in...

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