The case of a feuding couple in China who had each other locked up in mental units has shocked mainland social media and raised concerns about the standard of psychiatric care.
Feuding couple in China force each other into psychiatric care, shocking public
The case of a feuding couple in China who had each other locked up in mental units has shocked mainland social media and raised concerns about the standard of psychiatric care.
‘Stop hitting him’: law queried after boy jumps 5 floors to escape abusive mother
Mainland social media has reacted with fury to a viral video which shows a young boy jumping from the fifth floor of a block of flats to escape his abusive mother.
Man who abandoned cancer-hit son sought custody after cure loses legal bid
A father in China who abandoned his son after the boy was diagnosed with cancer and then tried to claim him back after he was cured has hisbid rejected by a court in a widely praised legal decision.
‘Stop hitting him’: law queried after boy jumps 5 floors to escape abusive mother
Mainland social media has reacted with fury to a viral video which shows a young boy jumping from the fifth floor of a block of flats to escape his abusive mother.
Man who abandoned cancer-hit son sought custody after cure loses legal bid
A father in China who abandoned his son after the boy was diagnosed with cancer and then tried to claim him back after he was cured has hisbid rejected by a court in a widely praised legal decision.
A father in China who abandoned his son after the boy was diagnosed with cancer and then tried to claim him back after he was cured has hisbid rejected by a court in a widely praised legal decision.
Old lady hitchhiker: woman hails car for ride to home shared with late husband
An elderly woman in China missing her late husband, gets a carer to watch over her when she hails a car driven by a young man for a lift back to the house where the couple lived together.
An elderly woman in China missing her late husband, gets a carer to watch over her when she hails a car driven by a young man for a lift back to the house where the couple lived together.
‘Moral bankruptcy under the sun’: Chinese teacher fired over corporal punishment
Anger has been expressed on mainland social media over the story of a schoolteacher in China who apologised for physically punishing a student and received gratitude instead of condemnation from the parents of other children in their care
Woman bans daughter from dad’s funeral, asks ex-in-laws for part of death payout
A woman in China told her former in-laws their granddaughter couldn’t go to her father’s funeral when he died in an accident because of school but later demanded part of his death payout, angering public.
Old lady hitchhiker: woman hails car for ride to home shared with late husband
An elderly woman in China missing her late husband, gets a carer to watch over her when she hails a car driven by a young man for a lift back to the house where the couple lived together.
‘Moral bankruptcy under the sun’: Chinese teacher fired over corporal punishment
Anger has been expressed on mainland social media over the story of a schoolteacher in China who apologised for physically punishing a student and received gratitude instead of condemnation from the parents of other children in their care
Woman bans daughter from dad’s funeral, asks ex-in-laws for part of death payout
A woman in China told her former in-laws their granddaughter couldn’t go to her father’s funeral when he died in an accident because of school but later demanded part of his death payout, angering public.
In Chinese geomancy – feng shui – water equates to wealth, so you have to be careful not to flush it away in the toilet. Another belief holds that using a toilet too often means you are lazy or a shirker.
Young children have been forced to adapt to some harsh realities in 2020: lockdowns, missing their friends, home learning. They have mostly taken these in their stride. Don’t rob them of Christmas – Santa Claus is coming to town.
My generation’s upbringing was marked by folklore and the threat of lifelong jinxing, but it made us resilient.
Hong Kong is no place for raising happy pets – soft-touch justice and lack of open spaces can make it a hostile environment.
