3 d. ago Chinese man hides 2 gold bars in chilli sauce jar, sends to ‘friend’ for investment

A Chinese man has caused amusement online after he hid two gold bars inside a jar of chilli sauce and mailed them to another province as part of a scam to fund his stock trading account. The incident recently unfolded in the Jinnan District of Tianjin in northern China when police took down a fraud scheme involving an elderly man. Li Ruifang, a police officer from the Shuanglin Police Station, received an anti-fraud alert indicating that an elderly man, surnamed Zhao, might be in contact with...

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8 d. 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...

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9 d. 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

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1 week ago Chinese woman brutally attacked 3 years ago fights leukaemia, seeks treatment funds

A Chinese woman who recently recovered from injuries she suffered in an assault by a stranger in a public toilet has been diagnosed with leukaemia, attracting widespread sympathy on social media. The 22-year-old, known as Xu, first came to public attention when she was savagely beaten by a man of the same age in Yongkang, Zhejiang province, eastern China on October 30, 2022. The assault, which lasted more than 20 minutes, left Xu with serious injuries to her head and eyes. She also lost teeth in...

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2 w. ago More financial courses needed among helpers in Hong Kong to avoid unethical loans

A year after arriving in Hong Kong in 2017, Filipino domestic helper Maria Nemy Lou Rocio took out a HK$25,000 (US$3,200) loan from a local bank to settle her family’s debts and provide for her three children at home. She had learned from other domestic workers about how to apply for the loan but said it took more than a year to repay it. With a monthly salary of less than HK$5,000, she was left with little for herself and had to borrow from friends to cover her daily expenses in the city. “I...

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2 w. ago Financial education stepped up for Hong Kong’s helpers to avoid dodgy loans

A year after arriving in Hong Kong in 2017, Filipino domestic helper Maria Nemy Lou Rocio took out a HK$25,000 (US$3,200) loan from a local bank to settle her family’s debts and provide for her three children at home. The 44-year-old had learned from other domestic workers about how to apply for the loan but said it took more than a year to repay it. With a monthly salary of less than HK$5,000, she was left with little for herself and had to borrow from friends to cover her daily expenses in the...

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3 w. ago Elderly China woman tearfully hugs pet duck killed by car, mourns loss of companion

An elderly woman in eastern China was seen in tears, mourning her pet duck on the street after it was killed in a road accident. A video of the woman crying over her deceased duck on the street in Jiangsu province, posted by a neighbour on November 4, went viral. According to the neighbour, surnamed Chen, the elderly woman had kept the duck as her beloved pet for the past four years after her husband was diagnosed with oesophageal and stomach cancers. Chen mentioned that the woman kept the duck...

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3 w. ago China mum takes comatose daughter to dancing daily for 10 years, then a miracle

A mother in central China who saw her comatose daughter come to life after taking her square dancing every day for 10 years has been hailed as a miracle worker. Thanks to her care and the daily dance rehabilitation, her daughter regained consciousness and can now walk, speak and care for herself. Xiao Xuefei, 59, from Hunan province, has been a full-time carer for her daughter, Yang Fang, while her husband juggles work and household duties. A decade ago, Yang fell critically ill while working in...

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3 w. ago China’s growing elderly market a new frontier for international companies

China’s growing elderly market a new frontier for international companies  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago China’s growing elderly market a new frontier for international firms at CIIE

China’s growing elderly market a new frontier for international firms at CIIE  South China Morning Post

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4 w. ago China ‘underpants man’ hailed for rescue of elderly neighbours from fire in undies

An 18-year-old Chinese boy has been hailed as “Underpants Man” after he rescued an elderly couple from a fire wearing only his briefs. Senior pupil, Zhu Ye, at the Tongliang No 2 Secondary School in southwestern China’s Chongqing municipality, discovered that his neighbour’s flat was on fire on the evening of October 16. With no time to put on clothes, he rushed to the flat in his underpants and found an elderly couple inside. It turned out that the old man was charging his electric wheelchair,...

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4 w. ago China ‘underpants man’ hailed for rescuing neighbours from fire in briefs

An 18-year-old Chinese boy has been hailed as “Underpants Man” after he rescued an elderly couple from a fire wearing only his briefs. Senior pupil, Zhu Ye, at the Tongliang No 2 Secondary School in southwestern China’s Chongqing municipality, discovered that his neighbour’s flat was on fire on the evening of October 16. With no time to put on clothes, he rushed to the flat in his underpants and found an elderly couple inside. It turned out that the old man was charging his electric wheelchair,...

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4 w. ago ByteDance deepens robotics push with China talent drive focused on embodied AI

TikTok owner ByteDance has launched a recruitment drive for senior specialists in embodied intelligence, signalling its growing ambition in the development of humanoid robots. Volcano Engine, the Beijing-based tech unicorn’s cloud computing division, was offering a monthly salary of 95,000 yuan (US$13,328) to 120,000 yuan, according to a job posting. It marked the company’s clearest move into humanoid robotics as it specifically sought humanoid specialists rather than general robotics...

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