A man in China has been arrested for allegedly marrying off his mentally disabled teenage daughter multiple times to get his hands on bride prices, Chinese media has reported. A farmer, surnamed Xie, from a village in Lianyuan, Hunan province in central China, sold his daughter to three men over as many years to get bride payments from the men’s families, reported The Paper … [Read more...] about ‘Unworthy father’: Man in China sold mentally disabled daughter as bride 3 times for cash
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‘Not just women’s work’: Brothers start all-male domestic cleaning agency in China
Twin brothers in China have set up an all-male domestic worker agency to challenge widespread gender bias about housework in a country where household chores are still largely seen as a woman’s responsibility. Believing that men should be encouraged to participate more in domestic work, Shao Qiang and Shao Gang, aged 32, started a home cleaning service business in Hangzhou, … [Read more...] about ‘Not just women’s work’: Brothers start all-male domestic cleaning agency in China
China shortens suspensions for international flights linked to Covid-19 cases
China has shortened the suspension time for inbound international flights on routes found to have Covid-19 cases starting on Aug 7. The country's aviation regulator said in a statement on Sunday (Aug 7) that flights on a route with an identified coronavirus case will be suspended for one week if 4 per cent of passengers test positive, and two weeks if 8 per cent of passengers … [Read more...] about China shortens suspensions for international flights linked to Covid-19 cases
China defends ditching US talks, says Washington must bear ‘serious consequences’
TAIPEI - China's military announced fresh military drills on Monday (Aug 8) in the seas and airspace around Taiwan - a day after the scheduled end of its largest ever exercises to protest against last week's visit to Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. China's Eastern Theatre Command said it would conduct joint drills focusing on anti-submarine and sea assault operations … [Read more...] about China defends ditching US talks, says Washington must bear ‘serious consequences’
Quirky China toddlers: Teething baby chews on table leg, boy scared of own shadow and son complains about mum’s ‘lousy cooking’
A video of a one-year-old baby chewing up a wooden table leg to ease teething pains has gone viral in mainland China, with more than 120 million views on Weibo, China's Twitter-like platform. The baby, from Xuchang in central China's Henan province, was gnawing on a wooden table leg and would not stop, even when his mother tried to move the baby's head away from the "chewing … [Read more...] about Quirky China toddlers: Teething baby chews on table leg, boy scared of own shadow and son complains about mum’s ‘lousy cooking’