A new social category has emerged in China which denotes young individuals who adopt the path of least resistance in life as “light people”.
People in China have been moved by the devotion of two pets who were so loyal that they did not want to be parted from their owners, even in death.
A fugitive killer in China who escaped after murdering two people in 2001, has been captured after police received a tip-off which led them to uncover details of his bizarre secret life.
A new traditional Chinese medicine-based therapy is said to be helping people with psychological ailments such as stress, depression and grief, but not everybody is convinced of its effectiveness.
A cat who survived a burning flat after setting it alight in a freak accident, causing US$14,000 worth of damage, has attracted 8 million views online after its owner made the feline appear on social media as “compensation”.
A belief in divine intervention is as old as China itself, here, the Post explains some of the supernatural rituals still practised today.
Young adults in mainland China are increasingly rejecting traditional views of romance in favour of prioritising their own feelings in relationships – or dreaming about love instead of pursuing it.
A courageous young woman in China who was determined to overcome her late-stage colon cancer diagnosis made a bucket list and ticked off all but one item before passing away.
A kind Rolls Royce salesman in China allowed a man of modest means to sit in his dream car and told him he one day would own one if he worked hard.
Mainland social media has once again been stunned by the vast amount of wealth earned by one of the country’s most prominent online influencers.
An elderly man in China who recently died left behind a home in which his thoughts and feelings were recorded as neatly written inscriptions on the walls and furniture.
A heated debate has been sparked on mainland social media after a university student from China died while climbing Mount Everest because of confusing advertising about the insurance policy he bought for the trip.
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.
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.
A school in China has won plaudits for installing a system designed to make it easier for students to sound the alarm about bullies.
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.
The parents of a late singer and actor from China have been upset by the appearance of artificial intelligence creations of their son speaking and saying he is not really dead, sparking a debate about the ethics of AI.
Twins in China who were adopted separately at birth are finally together after 30 years apart, and are surprised by how many similarities they share.
A young woman in China who is bravely taking long solo hikes so she can experience a sense of freedom has stunned online observers who think her exposure to the elements has damaged her complexion.
A man in China with an obvious disability forgot his government-issued pass at a railway station and was asked by staff to show evidence he was eligible to travel without paying.
Woman, 53, who had a heart attack while travelling, was lucky that a visiting cardiac surgeon was at the airport to give her life-saving CPR, and she later went to hospital for pioneering surgical treatment.
A serial house robber in China who tried to fool police by wearing a hyper-real silicone mask was caught within 24 hours of his crimes, causing much hilarity on mainland social media.
A woman in central China has been praised for sticking by her man who has a rare form of cancer, saying she wants to give him the same love and devotion he shows her.
Social media in Taiwan has been shocked by the story of two nannies who allegedly tortured a one-year-old baby boy to death during a horrific three-month ordeal.
The son of a multimillionaire in China, who is the heir to a successful family business, was not aware of the fact until after he graduated from university because his father did not want him to grow up spoiled.
A 15-year-old boy in China became so obsessed with an online gambling game that he used all his father’s hard-earned money and his sister’s bride price to bet on it.
Two women flight attendants have been sacked by British Airways for mocking Chinese passengers by sneering at their inability to speak English and making slant-eye gestures.
Growing numbers of young people in China who come from unloving families are turning to “digital parents” with their problems.
Mainland social media has been inspired by the parents of a boy who was mocked following a fall at school and turned to artificial intelligence to give their son solace.
A kind-hearted grandson in China whose family had been hiding the death of his father from his fragile grandmother, created daily videos for her in which he pretended to be her son by using artificial intelligence technology.
