24 h. ago Ocean safety rescues pregnant woman having trouble getting out of China Walls waters

Ocean safety rescues pregnant woman having trouble getting out of China Walls waters  KITV

Events

60 h. ago Vir licensing deal; Cytokinetics wins China nod; Vistagen’s social anxiety fail

Vir licensing deal; Cytokinetics wins China nod; Vistagen’s social anxiety fail  Endpoints News

Events

65 h. ago China ALS woman holds funeral home party, says disease cannot beat ‘optimism, love, hope’

A Chinese woman who has lived for eight years with the rare neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) recently held a farewell ceremony at a funeral home to celebrate love and life. Liu Jie, 42, organised the gathering at a funeral parlour in southwestern China’s Chongqing municipality. Before her diagnosis with ALS eight years ago, Liu was a tour guide. During her illness, she experienced multiple emotional breakdowns as she witnessed her condition progress. Recalling her...

Society

65 h. ago China ALS woman holds farewell party, says disease cannot beat ‘optimism, love, hope’

China ALS woman holds farewell party, says disease cannot beat ‘optimism, love, hope’  South China Morning Post

Politics

5 d. ago China woman spends US$1 million on cosmetic surgery to resemble famous actress Fan Bingbing

A woman in China, who spent eight million yuan (US$1 million) on cosmetic surgery to make her look like the actress Fan Bingbing, has been forced to change her life after the star’s reputation collapsed. The woman even married a man who had surgery so he could resemble Fan’s then boyfriend, Li Chen. He Chengxi, 31, is from a wealthy family in Shenzhen, southern China, and underwent 37 cosmetic procedures, mainly on her face, between 2008 and 2016, the news outlet Sina.com reported. The...

Economics

5 d. ago China woman spends US$1 million on cosmetic work to resemble actress Fan Bingbing

China woman spends US$1 million on cosmetic work to resemble actress Fan Bingbing  South China Morning Post

Economics

6 d. ago China husband makes wife kneel, beg him to buy down jacket in shop, sparking public outrage

A video of a woman kneeling in a shopping centre in central China, pleading with her husband to buy her a down jacket, has gone viral on social media, igniting widespread outrage against the man. The clip was recorded in early December outside a clothing store in a shopping centre in Xiaogan, Hubei province. In the video, the woman is seen on her knees, begging her husband to purchase a 299-yuan (US$40) down jacket for her. Meanwhile, the husband berated her for several minutes, according to a...

Economics

7 d. ago China woman with social anxiety gathers leftovers from 100 banquets to feed 120 stray cats

A woman from southwestern China, who has been battling social anxiety, has gone viral after spending three years overcoming her fears by “crashing” around 100 wedding banquets of strangers to collect leftover food to feed over 120 stray cats. The woman, known as Xuanxuan, hails from Baoshan, Yunnan province. Previously, she struggled with social anxiety while working part-time as a video editor. In the winter of 2022, she began rescuing stray cats that she found shivering outside, and gradually,...

Politics

7 d. ago Chinese woman with social anxiety feeds 120 stray cats with leftovers from 100 banquets

A woman from southwestern China, who has been battling social anxiety, has gone viral after spending three years overcoming her fears by “crashing” around 100 wedding banquets of strangers to collect leftover food to feed over 120 stray cats. The woman, known as Xuanxuan, hails from Baoshan, Yunnan province. Previously, she struggled with social anxiety while working part-time as a video editor. In the winter of 2022, she began rescuing stray cats that she found shivering outside, and gradually,...

Politics

1 week ago China woman arrested for stealing fish waste to feed restaurant staff and customers

A 66-year-old Chinese restaurant owner in Japan has been arrested for stealing 30kg of fish bone waste worth 210 yen (US$1.4). On November 28, Japanese police charged the woman on suspicion of theft and trespass, while publishing the arrest footage showing her mask-wearing face and name. The woman, surnamed Wu, has been accused of breaking into the Toyosu Market’s seafood wholesaler building late at night on November 21 and stealing tuna loins and bones. According to Tokyo police, a...

Events

1 week ago China woman marries rescuer who plucked her from under quake rubble when she was 11

A Chinese woman who was unexpectedly reunited with the man who rescued her from the rubble of an earthquake more than 10 years ago when she was 11 has tied the knot with him. The story was revealed on November 29, in Changsha, Hunan province, in southern China, during the 5th Annual Han-style Collective Wedding Ceremony, where 37 couples gathered to wed. The special couple, Liang Zhibin, who is 12 years older than his bride Liu Ximei, shared a love story that began over 15 years ago. In 2008,...

Events

1 week ago First ‘home cat’ reached China 1,400 years ago via Tang dynasty Silk Road

From temple courtyards to trendy cafes, cats have long captivated hearts in China. Now, scientists have shed light on the pet’s origin in the country, suggesting its earliest presence dates back to the Tang dynasty (618-907), with its arrival via the Silk Road. A Tang dynasty provincial governor was recorded as the first person in Chinese history to name his dozens of cats. The avid cat lover also set aside a large area at home to play with them. Wu Zetian, China’s first and only woman emperor,...

Politics

1 week ago ‘Crafting process’ sees China woman get handmade doll’s eyes a decade after ordering

A Chinese woman who bought handmade doll’s eyes online has received the goods 10 years after placing the original order. The woman, surnamed Li, posted online that she recently received the custom-made products she bought online in 2015. She had completely forgotten about the order. Li received a text message from the online shop on November 25, notifying her about their arrival. She paid 515 yuan (US$73). The shop told her it would take two years for the eyes to be handmade overseas. Li agreed...

Politics

1 week ago China hiker wears clothing tag to support missing children and expand search

A woman from northeastern China, who faced online harassment for wearing a clothing tag while hiking, later clarified that it contained information about a missing child as part of a brand’s charitable initiative. Deng, hailing from Jilin province, recently posted a hiking video in which the tag on her backpack was visible, quickly inciting criticism across mainland social media. One user commented: “She’s probably one of those who buys something, wears it once, and then returns it for a refund....

Events

2 w. ago China motorcyclist fulfils woman’s wish by honouring dead son at Tibet’s sacred stone

A young man in China who rode an electric motorcycle from his hometown in eastern China to Tibet has helped a woman realise her wish of bringing her deceased son’s photo to a stone renowned for being the closest place to heaven. Dou Jiaqi, who recently turned 18, completed his electric motorcycle journey from Xinyi, a small city in Jiangsu province, to Lhasa on November 24, as reported by the Xuzhou Daily. The 4,800-km journey took him 11 days, according to the report. About a week before Dou...

Sport

2 w. ago China Olympic champion plans to shed 25kg upon retirement before pursuing marriage

China’s top woman shot put athlete has ignited an online debate about female stereotypes after saying that she plans to lose weight, become beautiful and get married after she retires. Gong Lijiao, 36, shared her life goals with the state media CCTV on November 23, shortly after announcing her retirement from sport. She won the National Games championship, the country’s highest level comprehensive sports event, in mid-November, topping off a career which began 25 years ago. Gong, from the...

Sport

3 w. ago Elderly China woman seeks ‘daughter’ to care for her, offers flat, monthly salary

An elderly woman from central China has turned to the internet in search of a new “daughter” to care for her in place of her biological daughters, offering a flat and a monthly salary in return. The woman, from Henan province and known by her surname Ma, shared the motivations behind her search during a local TV programme on November 19. Ma explained that she has two biological daughters, one of whom wishes to sever ties with her, while the other suffers from a mental disability and is unable to...

Politics

3 w. ago Chinese man marries woman 4 hours after blind date, spends US$34,000 in a month

A 40-year-old man has stunned mainland Chinese social media by marrying just four hours after a blind date arranged by multiple matchmakers, subsequently depleting his entire savings of over 240,000 yuan (US$34,000) within a month of marriage. Huang Zhongcheng, hailing from Hengyang in Hunan province, southern China, went on a blind date on the morning of August 21. During the matchmaking process, nine different matchmakers introduced him to the same woman, who works in a beauty salon. “On the...

Economics

3 w. ago Developing Xi sends condolences as baby, elderly woman rescued in deadly Hong Kong blaze

Developing Xi sends condolences as baby, elderly woman rescued in deadly Hong Kong blaze  South China Morning Post

Events

3 w. ago China defends passport checks on Indian woman born in disputed border region

Beijing has rejected claims that Chinese authorities detained and harassed an Indian national born in a disputed border region, after the traveller alleged that she was held for more than 18 hours while transiting through Shanghai. On Sunday, a woman who identified herself as Pem Wang Thongdok said on social media that she had been “held” against her will at a Shanghai airport on Friday. According to the post, Chinese border control officers and China Eastern Airlines declared the woman’s Indian...

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