Mandy Zuo
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'You did not grow up drinking dew': China judge orders sons to care for paralysed mum, China News
A bedridden elderly woman in central China has sued her three sons after they refused to care for her following an accident that left her paralysed, local media reported. The three brothers were ordered to take turns looking after their mother, who’s nearly 80, a court in Taoyuan county, Hunan province, recently decided, according to a video report by Fast... → Read More
'I will wait for him to wake up': Chinese wife sells dumplings to save husband in coma, China News
A young Chinese woman who is selling homemade dumplings to raise cash to take care of her family and her husband – who remains in a coma three months after a tragic car accident – has received widespread praise online. Tens of thousands of netizens have lauded the mother of two, surnamed Nie, from Anyi county, in the southeastern province... → Read More
'Airborne baby killer': Pollution in China sees 64,000 stillborn babies a year, China News
Fine particles in China's polluted air kill up to 64,000 babies in the womb every year, a new study by researchers in the country has found. The shocking figure comes despite efforts by Beijing to tackle the problem over the past 10 or more years. An analysis of 137 countries revealed that 40 per cent of stillbirths in Asia, Africa... → Read More
'Look at me now': Chinese dancer who lost eye bounces back with 'cool' eyeballs, China News
A Chinese woman who lost an eye in a road accident more than a decade ago has received glowing praise for developing cool-looking artificial eyes as she battles to conquer appearance anxiety that often accompanies such a loss. The former dancer and actress from Beijing, who is known by her online nickname, Xintong, completed the process of becoming a self-taught... → Read More
'I want my $27,000 back': China man demands wife refund wedding costs after 33 days, China News
A man in China who borrowed heavily to pay for his 510,000-yuan (S$98,000) wedding, which fell apart just 33 days later, has demanded his bride refund a substantial part of their marriage costs. The 25-year-old man, surnamed Hou, from Henan province in central China, trended on mainland social media after launching a one-man campaign late last month seeking the return... → Read More
Keeping 'empty nesters' warm: Chinese woman visits elderly as stand-in relative, China News
As concerns mount about the number of old people in China living alone, a Good Samaritan is on a one-woman mission to alleviate loneliness while helping people who cannot spend time with their elderly parents and grandparents. Since last year, Guan Yanxia, 33, from eastern China has visited more than 100 elderly people on behalf of relatives who for various... → Read More
'Second only to men': Women in China are changing sexist birth names, China News
“After an entire week, I finally succeeded in changing my name with the authorities. Let the stars shine in the coming years — It’s never too late!” wrote 20-year-old Chen Xingwan in celebration on her social media account. For the past two decades, the young Chinese woman has been officially called Chen Yanan instead — ya meaning “only second to”... → Read More
‘Almost completely bald’: Troubled teen in China pulls out and eats 3kg of own hair, China News
Surgeons in China have removed a hairball the weight of a brick from the stomach and intestines of a teenage girl who suffers from a disorder which compels her to pull out and eat her own hair. The tragic predicament of the girl, 14, who underwent surgery to remove the 3kg clump of hair in a hospital in northwestern China... → Read More
Official's claim that Chinese civilisation predates ancient Egypt sparks probe, China News
A controversial claim by a mainland official that the Chinese "created" Egyptian civilisation has caused an online backlash and prompted a formal investigation. In an online article, a senior researcher at the Culture and Tourism Bureau of Zhangjiakou city in Hebei province, Yu Ruijun claimed there was "a great deal of evidence to show that it was the Chinese who... → Read More
Chinese man survives after car's cruise control jams at 126km/h along highway for 2 hours, China News
A Chinese man has miraculously walked away unscathed after the cruise control on his car jammed at 126km/h sending him careering along a highway for two hours before eventually coming to a halt, mainland media reported. The driver, surnamed Xie, managed to avoid colliding with fellow road users thanks to the combined efforts of police who cleared the way ahead... → Read More
'Cute but sad': Lonely Chinese students making cardboard pets to relieve boredom, China News
Many locked-down Chinese university students have turned to making cardboard pets to cure their boredom and loneliness. As the Chinese government continues to enforce a zero-Covid policy, thousands of young people have been confined to campus resulting in soaring levels of tedium and isolation. In an attempt to ease their woes, students across the nation have begun making handicraft animal... → Read More
'Goddess scientist' coming home to set up medical school to China's delight, China News
World famous structural biologist Nieng Yan – dubbed China’s “goddess scientist” - who broke many hearts when she moved to a top US university five years ago, has thrilled the nation by announcing she is to return home. Once described as “the youngest and prettiest professor” at Tsinghua University, Yan’s announcement on Tuesday that she would be leaving Princeton University... → Read More
'I went to the loo, came out to see horror unfolding', Seoul Halloween crush witness says, Asia News
A Taiwanese model says a last-minute decision to leave the site of Saturday (Oct 29)'s deadly Halloween stampede in Seoul because of the "frightening" size of the crowd, probably saved her life. Angel Chiu was at the popular Itaewon district where more than 150 people perished in a horrific crush over the weekend just minutes before the stampede began. The... → Read More
'Fashion holes' in Chinese puffer jacket ridiculed before online sales ceased, China News
A down jacket riddled with holes and priced at 1,599 yuan (S$312) has been removed from a leading Chinese online shopping platform after being criticised over the maker's insulation claims, mainland media reported. The jacket, produced by Chinese street fashion brand INXX, prompted a public backlash over its design which includes about two dozen heart-shaped holes all over the garment;... → Read More
China man with no natural heartbeat a comedian after artificial heart transplant miracle, China News
A man in China without a natural heartbeat has become a popular stand-up comedian using material about his miraculous second chance after receiving an artificial heart transplant three years ago. A recipient of one of the first artificial hearts developed in China, 41-year-old Wang Shiqi, from Liaoning province in northeastern China, has been drawing popular acclaim for his comedy shows... → Read More
Policeman fluent in Chinese dialects helps reconnect families by analysing accents, China News
A Chinese policeman familiar with China’s many regional dialects has helped more than 50 missing people reunite with their families in the past 11 years by analysing their accents, according to a local media report. His impressive language skills, which few in the country possess given its linguistic diversity, have allowed 51-year-old police officer Wang Baoku from Wuhan in central... → Read More
Chinese childhood friends born on same day, now 96, marry 60 years after last contact, China News
Two 96-year-old childhood friends born on the same day have married in China after spending more than 60 years apart, the Shanghai Morning Post reported over the weekend. The couple, who were not identified in the report, reunited after a chance meeting at a dinner party when the man accidentally ran into his future wife's brother and reconnected with her... → Read More
'Mini chicken': China's new pet craze sees hybrid birds kept in doll houses, China News
A previously little-known crossbreed dubbed "the world's smallest chicken" has fuelled a pet craze among animal lovers in China. Rutin chickens, a hybrid between a quail and a partridge bred in recent years, have become the latest must-have companion for pet owners in the country where they are prized for their cute appearance and egg laying. Also named the mini-chicken... → Read More
Woman in China presents life's sweet moments taking care of mother, 102, with Alzheimer's, China News
China's oldest online celebrity might be a 102-year-old woman with Alzheimer's and her 59-year-old daughter offers a window into the life of two women trying to navigate the debilitating brain disease. The older woman, Yang Yulin from Sichuan province in southwest China, occasionally believes her daughter, Li Yongchun, is actually her mother. "Mum, mum, where are you?" the old woman... → Read More
'It will not break our ties': Mum in China finds adopted daughter's birth family, China News
The story of a Chinese mother who went above and beyond to help her 19-year-old adopted daughter track down her biological parents after losing contact for more than a decade has struck a chord with millions of people in China. Tian Chen, a 47-year-old woman from Anhui in southeastern China, has been celebrated after she successfully tracked down the birth... → Read More