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'Her baby will have muscles': Pregnant woman's workouts cause debate in China, China News
A 33-year-old woman in China expecting twins has sparked a debate on mainland social media because of her insistence on maintaining a vigorous fitness regimen of yoga and weight training while pregnant. The woman, surnamed Liu, from Zhejiang province in eastern China, is 36 weeks pregnant and has continued working out while pregnant, Toutiao News reported. Since the 12th week... → Read More
'Adorable' farm boy, 5, who tends goats, cooks and does repairs trends in China, China News
A news story about an independent five-year-old boy from China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region who herds livestock, cooks, and does repairs around his family’s farm has gone viral on mainland social media. A video of the unnamed little boy feeding a flock of goats and helping out on the farm was filmed this week and posted online, where it quickly... → Read More
'Don't let wife work' or 'she'll run off': Advice from mum in China goes viral, China News
A mother-in-law in China has trended on mainland social media after she was filmed telling her son not to let his wife work to prevent a marriage crisis. In the video posted by the man’s wife, she and her husband talked with her mother-in-law, who tells her son that he can’t let his wife leave home to work, reported Sina News. Although... → Read More
'My wedding can wait': Big sister in China buys brother flat and car to boost eligibility, China News
The actions of a 33-year-old woman in China who has put her own future on hold to buy a home and car for her younger brother so he can get married have sparked a fevered debate on mainland social media. The unidentified woman, from Anhui province, eastern China, shocked many netizens after it was revealed she had spent the past... → Read More
'Too harsh': China boy punished for watching too much TV with all-night viewing binge, China News
An eight-year-old boy in China was forced to watch television all night by his parents as punishment for watching too much TV in the country's latest case of tough love parenting. The unnamed boy, from Hunan province in central China, was left at home while his parents went out and was asked to finish his homework and go to bed... → Read More
'Run away now': Chinese woman warned by blind date's ex he desperately wants a son, China News
A woman in China has sought advice online after a blind date turned up with his six-year-old daughter, and it was later revealed he got divorced just one week before — allegedly leaving his wife after she did not give him a son. The unidentified 25-year-old woman from Shandong province in eastern China said in an online post which included... → Read More
'Smoking Brother' in China chain-smokes through marathon, makes global news, China News
A 50-year-old man in southern China has gone viral worldwide after pictures of him running a full marathon in just under three and a half hours while chain-smoking appeared online. The man, who is from Guangzhou and goes by the name "Uncle Chen", caught public attention after event organisers posted pictures and videos online of him smoking while completing the... → Read More
'Her photos very important': China man crying at lost pictures of dead wife moves many, China News
A video of a man in China becoming distressed while seeking help from police after losing a phone with photos of his dead wife has touched a nerve on mainland social media. The 65-year-old man, surnamed Wang, from Zhejiang province in eastern China, broke down in tears after losing the phone with more than 200 photos of his deceased wife,... → Read More
'Life and death' row as Chinese firefighters free drunk, chained women with bolt cutters, China News
Two women in eastern China had to call firefighters after padlocking their necks together and throwing the key down a toilet during a drinking game made popular via Chinese social media. The unidentified women in their 20s, from Zhejiang province, sparked a public outcry after chaining themselves together during the game called "life and death", The Paper reported. Last Friday... → Read More
Why Chinese movie fans are naming Hollywood stars like Scarlett Johansson 'soup dumpling', Entertainment News
Attempts to bridge the linguistic gap between Chinese and English can often lead to things being lost in translation. This has helped spawn a cottage industry on mainland social media of giving Hollywood movie stars ingenious and often adorable Chinese nicknames. Among them is Scarlett Johansson, who starred alongside Bill Murray in the above-mentioned 2003 blockbuster Lost in Translation set... → Read More
'Help us please': Girl, 4, locked in burning house in China praised for calm emergency call, China News
A four-year-old girl in southern China who called emergency to save herself and her younger sister from a house fire has been applauded for her calm bravery on mainland social media. The unnamed girl, from Nanning in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, surprised her family when she acted quickly to protect her sister when a fire started in their home... → Read More
'I'd like to give her my 5kg': 35kg woman binges to gain weight for influencer job, China News
A beauty influencer in China who weighs just 77 lbs (35kg) and has a range of related health issues has trended on mainland social media after she sought online advice on gaining weight for her job. A video of the woman, called Xiaoye, from Hunan province in central China, which showed her eating frequently throughout the day and into the... → Read More
'Happy playing a fool': Tourism chief wins over critics of 'ugly' promo videos, China News
A local government official in central China has won over mainland social media after he good-naturedly accepted criticism of his “ugly” portrayal of an ancient knight in a series of self-made films promoting local tourism. Xie Wei, director of the Suizhou Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism in Hubei province, was criticised for his performance in the films he self-produced... → Read More
Dog finds way home 6 years later and canine's face scanned to open gate, China News
A dog in eastern China returned home after it had been lost for six years, delighting millions on the Chinese internet. The dog owner, surnamed Zhang, from Ningbo in Zhejiang province, had previously lost the dog while cleaning his home, Pear Video reported. He had two dogs and put both of them on the doorstep. When he returned to check... → Read More
Parents in China use fishing rod to poke daughter awake after being locked out, China News
Sometimes parents take a risk when they give their children a bit more responsibility. For a couple in China, they had to use a fishing rod to wake their daughter, who had locked them out of their home and fallen asleep on the couch. The parents, from Heze in Shandong province in eastern China, had to use a fishing pole... → Read More
'Long-lost twins': Girl stumbles upon model in poster that is spitting image of her in China , China News
It can be too easy to look at a model and dream of looking like that. But one seven-year-old girl in eastern China found her doppelgänger on a poster. During a shopping spree with her mother, the girl from Jiangsu province stumbled upon an advertisement that featured a remarkable lookalike. The anonymous girl said she was overwhelmed with excitement after... → Read More
Chinese autistic boy plays piano blindfolded with precision, inspires millions, China News
A four-year-old autistic boy in southwest China became an internet sensation over the weekend after his outstanding piano skills inspired millions of people in mainland China. The boy’s mother, who remained anonymous, from Sichuan province in southwestern China, felt a sense of gratitude that her son had been gifted with a talent in music amid the other challenges he will... → Read More
'Meet my mum': Cute Chinese boy introduces best friend to mother in viral video, China News
A two-year-old boy in China who introduced his best friend to his mother in a touching scene has delighted millions of people on mainland social media. The boy's mother, surnamed Qian, from Jiangsu in eastern China, filmed her son and his best friend sharing a moment when she was picking him up from preschool, The Paper reported. Last Monday when... → Read More
'I've been brainwashing her': Chinese dad recreates artwork by daughter, 4, a big hit online, China News
Five art galleries in China have invited a man to exhibit recreations inspired by a series of artworks drawn by his four-and-a-half-year-old daughter. The father, surnamed Jin, from Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, eastern China, gained popularity for reinterpreting his daughter’s whimsical drawings over a month-long period, Star Video reported. Jin, whose occupation is unclear, said he had spent… → Read More
Boy, 12, trends on Chinese social media with exhibition of huge sci-fi artwork, China News
A 12-year-old boy has trended on mainland Chinese social media after holding his first art exhibition of more than 50 sci-fi-inspired artwork, btime.com reported. A viral video on mainland social media shows the boy, known as Yile, wearing glasses and sitting on the floor and drawing at his exhibition in Guangzhou in southern China recently. Yile’s mother said he had... → Read More