Qi Dexi, chairman of Hongwei Soap Enterprise in Inner Mongolia autonomous region, flimed eating a bar of soap during a live-streaming session in an attempt to prove it was safe and of high quality. Photo: SCMP composite/Baidu
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‘Tastes like milk’: company boss eats bar of soap in video to prove product is safe

1 Oct 2023 - 2:57PM

To convince customers that his products are safe and top-notch, the boss of a Chinese household cleaning product company filmed himself eating a bar of his firm’s soap.

Qi Dexi, chairman of Hongwei Soap Enterprise in Inner Mongolia autonomous region, flimed eating a bar of soap during a live-streaming session in an attempt to prove it was safe and of high quality. Photo: SCMP composite/Baidu

‘Tastes like milk’: company boss eats bar of soap in video to prove product is safe

To convince customers that his products are safe and top-notch, the boss of a Chinese household cleaning product company filmed himself eating a bar of his firm’s soap.

1 Oct 2023 - 2:57PM

‘Haha, yiyi’: man woken at 5am daily confronts elderly man for making weird noises

A man who confronted a loud elderly jogger during his morning exercise has sparked widespread discussion on mainland social media.

26 Sep 2023 - 9:00AM

‘Wow, so amazing’: paralysed cat healed by traditional Chinese medicine trends

Students at a university in China seeking money to pay vet fees for an abandoned cat with paralysis are stunned when a medical student studying TCM pinches the feline’s backbone into place, allowing it to walk again.

22 Sep 2023 - 9:18AM
The man was woken at dawn every morning for more than a year by the runner’s yelling. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin

‘Haha, yiyi’: man woken at 5am daily confronts elderly man for making weird noises

A man who confronted a loud elderly jogger during his morning exercise has sparked widespread discussion on mainland social media.

26 Sep 2023 - 9:00AM
Trending in China

‘Wow, so amazing’: paralysed cat healed by traditional Chinese medicine trends

Students at a university in China seeking money to pay vet fees for an abandoned cat with paralysis are stunned when a medical student studying TCM pinches the feline’s backbone into place, allowing it to walk again.

Students at a university in China seeking money to pay vet fees for an abandoned cat with paralysis are stunned when a medical student studying TCM pinches the feline’s backbone into place, allowing it to walk again.

22 Sep 2023 - 9:18AM
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‘Really harmonious’: Chinese dad defends video of daughter, 4, asleep with python

A little girl filmed falling asleep with a golden Burmese python wrapped around her waste has kicked off a debate on dangerous animals and parenting on Chinese social media.

A little girl filmed falling asleep with a golden Burmese python wrapped around her waste has kicked off a debate on dangerous animals and parenting on Chinese social media.

12 Aug 2023 - 9:00AM

‘Candlelit dinner’: restaurant in China flood area treats 200 disaster workers

Kitchen staff borrowed water from a nearby factory and improvised without electricity to create a humble feast for rescue workers in flood-hit areas of northern China.

6 Aug 2023 - 6:00PM
‘Candlelit dinner’: restaurant in China flood area treats 200 disaster workers

‘Must not let you down’: train attendant’s plea to trapped passengers goes viral

A train attendant’s impassioned call for calm to almost 1,000 passengers trapped for more than 10 hours in China after mudslides blocked a railway line is applauded on mainland social media.

6 Aug 2023 - 2:00PM
‘Must not let you down’: train attendant’s plea to trapped passengers goes viral

‘Really harmonious’: Chinese dad defends video of daughter, 4, asleep with python

A little girl filmed falling asleep with a golden Burmese python wrapped around her waste has kicked off a debate on dangerous animals and parenting on Chinese social media.

12 Aug 2023 - 9:00AM

‘Candlelit dinner’: restaurant in China flood area treats 200 disaster workers

Kitchen staff borrowed water from a nearby factory and improvised without electricity to create a humble feast for rescue workers in flood-hit areas of northern China.

6 Aug 2023 - 6:00PM

‘Must not let you down’: train attendant’s plea to trapped passengers goes viral

A train attendant’s impassioned call for calm to almost 1,000 passengers trapped for more than 10 hours in China after mudslides blocked a railway line is applauded on mainland social media.

6 Aug 2023 - 2:00PM
Environment | OPINION
This satellite image from the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite taken on August 16 shows fires burning in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Satellites are essential to monitoring and measuring the effects of climate change. Photo: AFP/European Space Agency

Opinion | New space rules needed to tackle climate crisis

The current space governance regime is unsustainable, with vague language and unenforceable terms leaving states to behave as they wish. Many of the variables needed to monitor climate change can only be measured by satellites, so keeping space safe is essential.

1 Sep 2023 - 1:48AM

Inside Out | China’s coal surge flies in the face of its climate commitments

China’s increase in coal use is inflicting damage on its green credentials, given its progress in developing renewable energy. The world must hope its fondness for coal in pursuit of energy security fades soon.

China’s increase in coal use is inflicting damage on its green credentials, given its progress in developing renewable energy. The world must hope its fondness for coal in pursuit of energy security fades soon.

31 Jul 2023 - 1:30AM
China’s coal surge flies in the face of its climate commitments

Opinion | Quietly but surely, China is making strides in climate change fight

Despite the distraction of a host of other challenges, China has implemented a wide range of projects to tackle its own carbon footprint head-on, with an approach that is multifaceted, technology-focused and scalable.

Despite the distraction of a host of other challenges, China has implemented a wide range of projects to tackle its own carbon footprint head-on, with an approach that is multifaceted, technology-focused and scalable.

5 Jul 2023 - 10:30PM
Quietly but surely, China is making strides in climate change fight

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