39 h. ago Outrage in China as reports surface of human teeth found in sausages, dim sum

Multiple instances of diners discovering human teeth in food have reignited food safety concerns in China. On October 13, a woman reported finding a row of three artificial human teeth in a sausage she bought for her child in northeastern China’s Jilin province. She bought the grilled sausage from an outdoor stall. Initially, the vendor denied that the teeth were present when the sausage was sold but later apologised after local market supervision authorities became involved. On the same day,...

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6 d. ago China husband cons paralysed wife with rare disease into selling home, vanishes

The husband of a 28-year-old woman in China who was paralysed by a rare disease coaxed her to sell their home, then pocketed the proceeds before vanishing. “I would rather go to jail than return,” the man later told police. The case has captivated mainland social media after the Yangtze Evening News reported it. The woman, surnamed Lin, previously worked as a tour guide in the eastern province of Jiangsu. In 2017, after four years of marriage, she suddenly felt her legs go numb, a condition...

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6 d. ago Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: Red Cross team prepares for disasters beyond Ragasa

When Super Typhoon Ragasa hit Hong Kong last month, nearly 80 Red Cross staff and volunteers worked for 74 hours before, during and after the storm to help residents living in flood-prone areas. In Tai O, the team – comprising 43 Red Cross staff and 34 volunteers – helped residents raise their furniture and issued weather alerts to more than 500 people. As the storm intensified, volunteers distributed 200 sandbags to Sai Kung and Sham Tseng, and supported emergency shelters. Afterwards, they...

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6 d. ago Taiwan woman caught taking fingerprints from dead person to forge loan agreement

A woman in Taiwan has been jailed for using the fingerprints of a dead man after approaching his body under the pretence of viewing the remains and forging a promissory note issued by him. The 59-year-old woman, surnamed Li, was caught red-handed in a funeral centre in Hsinchu, northwestern Taiwan after the dead man’s family called the police as a result of her abnormal behaviour, the news outlet SETN reported. Li and the man, identified as Peng, previously had debt disputes. When she heard that...

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7 d. ago Chinese woman wakes from coma to uncover ‘most devoted’ boyfriend’s abuse

A woman in northeastern China woke from a coma to reveal that her boyfriend, who had spent 200,000 yuan (US$28,000) on her care, was the one who had beaten her into unconsciousness. Lin Yingying, 20, from Liaoning province, met her boyfriend, Liu Fenghe, online in 2013, as reported by the Liaoshen Evening News. The two quickly fell in love and started running a bakery together. However, their story took a dark turn when Liu called Lin’s father, claiming she had “fallen” at the shop and hit her...

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7 d. ago China court grants woman divorce 6 years after husband pushed her off Thai cliff

A court in China has granted the divorce application of a woman who survived after being pushed off a cliff in Thailand by her husband six years ago, sparking massive cheers on social media. Wang Nan, 38, better known online as Wang Nuannuan, suffered severe injuries after Yu Xiaodong pushed her off a 34-metre-high cliff while they were on holiday in a national park in Thailand in June 2019. She was pregnant for three months at the time and thus lost her unborn child in the autumn. Yu, who...

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9 d. ago In Beijing, China, it was belatedly known that a woman in her 70s spent about 100 million won collec..

In Beijing, China, it was belatedly known that a woman in her 70s spent about 100 million won collec..  매일경제

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1 week ago China woman cancels nuptials, demands US$4,200 ‘hug fee’, claims emotional distress

A woman in central China who accepted a betrothal gift of 200,000 yuan (US$28,000) and later regretted the engagement agreed to return the money. However, her already shocked husband-to-be was then doubly taken aback when the woman asked him to deduct 30,000 yuan (US$4,200) as a “hugging fee”, triggering a public backlash against her. The incident, reported by Henan TV, has attracted 23 million views on mainland social media. It is a common practice in China that the groom’s family pays an...

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1 week ago China son seeks refund after late mum’s life savings squandered on plastic surgery

A Chinese man has been left shocked after discovering that his recently deceased elderly mother had spent nearly 480,000 yuan (US$67,000) of her life savings on more than 20 cosmetic procedures over a three-year period. The case came to light when the man, surnamed Yan from Beijing, revealed that his mother, who was nearly 70 years old, had died on June 27. While sorting through her belongings, Yan discovered that her phone was full of messages and missed calls from a stranger called...

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2 w. ago China woman swallows 8 live frogs for lower back pain; hospitalised for infections

An 82-year-old woman in eastern China shocked the nation by swallowing eight small live frogs as she followed a folklore remedy to treat her lower back pain. The octogenarian, surnamed Zhang, was sent to a hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in early September due to severe abdominal pain, the Hangzhou Daily reported. “My mother ate eight live frogs. Now the sharp pain has made her unable to walk,” her son told the doctor. Zhang, who had suffered from a herniated disc for a long time, heard...

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2 w. ago ‘AI censorship’ of Together raises new fears for future of Chinese LGBTQ film

When the horror film Together reached Chinese cinemas in mid-September, a scene featuring a same-sex wedding did not survive intact: one of the two men’s faces was digitally altered to turn him into a woman. Although film censorship is nothing new in China, this incident triggered a fierce backlash and calls for a boycott – both for the attempts to erase LGBTQ identity and allegations that artificial intelligence had been used to make the change. Although the distributors delayed the release of...

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2 w. ago ‘AI censorship’ of Together raises new fears for future of Chinese LGBTQ films

When the horror film Together reached Chinese cinemas in mid-September, a scene featuring a same-sex wedding did not survive intact: one of the two men’s faces was digitally altered to turn him into a woman. Although film censorship is nothing new in China, this incident triggered a fierce backlash and calls for a boycott – both for the attempts to erase LGBTQ identity and allegations that artificial intelligence had been used to make the change. Although the distributors delayed the release of...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong hotels packed for National Day break. So why is the industry worried?

Hong Kong’s hotels recorded occupancy rates of more than 80 per cent in the first three days of the National Day “golden week” holiday amid a 6.3 per cent rise in visitor arrivals, but industry leaders have warned that the city’s success in managing mega-event crowds could create a new hurdle for tourism. They warned that the government’s focus on ensuring major events ended earlier at night to help with cross-border travel was undercutting demand for extended stays. “There has been a noticeable...

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2 w. ago China first Tibetan woman pilot dreams of being ‘coolest captain’, excels at sport.

China’s first woman pilot from Tibet who excels in basketball and skateboarding and dreams of becoming the “coolest captain” has captured attention at the Changchun Air Show. On September 20, Gesang Baizhen, the 25-year-old fighter pilot with the Chinese Air Force, took the stage at the air show in northeastern China. According to the mainland media outlet Jimu News, Gesang grew up in a Tibetan family. Her name was inspired by the “flower of the plateau” and “white pearl”. In secondary school,...

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2 w. ago China’s first Tibetan woman pilot dreams of being ‘coolest captain’, excels at sport

China’s first woman pilot from Tibet who excels in basketball and skateboarding and dreams of becoming the “coolest captain” has captured attention at the Changchun Air Show. On September 20, Gesang Baizhen, the 25-year-old fighter pilot with the Chinese Air Force, took the stage at the air show in northeastern China. According to the mainland media outlet Jimu News, Gesang grew up in a Tibetan family. Her name was inspired by the “flower of the plateau” and “white pearl”. In secondary school,...

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3 w. ago Retired Chinese ‘legend’, 57, studies in Malta, despite family concerns

A woman from China has been hailed as an academic pioneer for embarking on a new chapter in her life by travelling to Europe to study at the age of 57. The woman, who uses the alias Yujia Sister on social media, flew from Shanghai to Malta in mid-September, where she will attend a school with international students to learn English, the Shanghai Morning Post reported. “If I did not do this now, I would not have the courage for it in the future when I am really old,” she told her daughter. Yujia...

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3 w. ago China tourist in Japan saves drowning woman, despite limited arm mobility

A Chinese tourist recovering from collarbone surgery has garnered praise for prioritising someone else’s safety over his own by descending a cliff to rescue a drowning Japanese woman at a tour site in Japan. The 54-year-old man, identified as Yang, hails from Xian in Shaanxi province, northwestern China. He was travelling with his wife at Jogasaki Beach in Shizuoka Prefecture on September 16 when they heard someone fall into the sea. Yang reported seeing a woman floating in the water face up at...

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3 w. ago Chinese woman falls into old well, circled by snakes, clings to wall for 54 hours

A woman from southeastern China was miraculously rescued after accidentally falling into an abandoned well, where she clung desperately to the side for 54 hours, battling exhaustion, relentless mosquitoes, and even bites from water snakes. The incident unfolded on September 13, when the 48-year-old woman, surnamed Qin, was out for a leisurely stroll in the woods of Quanzhou, Fujian province, before unexpectedly tumbling into the deep well. Her family quickly noticed her disappearance, and after...

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3 w. ago China sentences Christian woman hailed as COVID whistleblower to 4 more years in prison

China sentences Christian woman hailed as COVID whistleblower to 4 more years in prison  Christian Post

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3 w. ago Chinese woman with bad burns from home gas blast cares for severely burned parents

A 27-year-old model and make-up artist who was disfigured in a gas explosion has transformed herself into an influencer who shares her experience of recovery online. Inspirational Tong Shiyao, from northeastern China’s Liaoning province, has moved many people on social media. On the night of March 31, her father lit a cigarette at home, and leaking gas triggered an explosion that destroyed their home and severely injured the whole family. Tong suffered second-degree burns that affected 14 per...

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