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  • Move follows passing of new education law in 2021 aimed at achieving school-life balance
  • Notice of new policy circulates online, kicks off discussion among parents

China’s younger generations have spotted a gap in the funeral market and are creating vibrant new products to breathe new life into a sector steeped in tradition.

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Every year, China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration reveals its top 10 archaeological discoveries from the past year, sometimes called the “Oscars of Archaeology”.

A mother in China became so exasperated as she tried to guide her child through his school work that she lashed out in anger and ended up hurting herself.

A street vendor in China who gave all the money she earned for her two daughters to be well educated, looked on proudly as they exceeded her expectations.

Iconic Hong Kong film star Tony Leung Chiu-wai has been urged to stop accepting awards and give younger talent a chance after picking up his sixth win at the city’s premier movie awards.

The case of a doctor in China who was jailed for giving medical support to a group of prostitutes more than a decade ago, has sparked an online debate after it was reviewed by a lawyer.

An “invisible” artist in China who paints himself, chameleon-like, into natural backgrounds to promote environmentalism has become a hit on mainland social media.

China’s first transgender clinic saw 1,500 visitors in 2023 and is working to overcome traditional beliefs and taboos to help people who see themselves as being “trapped inside the wrong body”.

An economics student from China was chatting happily on the phone with her fiancé in the moments before she became the sixth victim of a multiple stabbing attack at a shopping centre in Sydney, Australia.

A nanny in China has been duped out of a lot of money and left to care for a baby by a couple who claimed they had been bequeathed a massive estate and were going to collect it, then vanished.

A clever Labrador Retriever in China has learned how to pull a rickshaw, and he proudly takes a little girl home in it from school while the other children look on with envy.

An elderly man in China, who has worked as a tour guide for 30 years, has been praised by overseas visitors for his language skills and enthusiasm for his job.

People in a coastal province in China are convinced that the actress who played a popular deity in a TV series is actually the real thing and kneel before photos of her.

Wrangling over what name their first son should take has seen the relationship between a husband and wife in China spiral in the direction of divorce.

A fake online influencer racket in China, which saw trained fake online personalities peddling bogus sob stories to attract followers and sell products, has been broken up by police.

A woman in China who sued her philandering ex-boyfriend for a refund of US$553,000 in cash and luxury items she gave to him when they were dating, claims he beat her up when she asked for it back.

A coach load of tourists in China were ordered to stay in a bedding shop because they did not buy anything, turning a fresh spotlight on the problem of forced shopping.

A woman in China who was diagnosed with cancer says she wants to leave behind a massive series of fun and moving cosplay images as memories for her three children and 150,000 online followers.

A woman patient in China who had successful cancer surgery thought she could stop the illness returning by eating very little and almost died because she lost too much weight.

A young man who spotted a gap in the US market for Chinese countryside vehicles says they are well-received there but will not make him a fortune.