Follow South China Morning Post - Society, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scmp11 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:41:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtupNDLMo0tyvCejEQ2Mq9rY A father in China who took a mild approach to parenting his 3-year-old son rather than tough love wins praise on mainland social media.]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:00:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtupNDLMo0tyvCejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtuybbaDirxlFilmFkX7M1Jw A selfless Chinese woman has visited more than 100 elderly people who live alone as a stand-in ‘relative’ for young families who are unable to visit their parents and grandparents.]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2022 03:00:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtuybbaDirxlFilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CttB3jDUSKXFSnn9ye8UNv30 A bakery worker carrying unprotected tray-loads of Hong Kong’s iconic egg tart on the city’s busy mass transit rail system prompts social media storm and reignites mystery over the dessert’s origins.]]> Sun, 27 Nov 2022 12:00:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CttB3jDUSKXFSnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_Ctth_XIbz3D5sOzdsCmHakzH Growing numbers of Chinese women are legally changing sexist names given to them at birth by parents who wanted a son after authorities loosened restrictions amid a wider feminist awakening.]]> Sun, 27 Nov 2022 08:00:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_Ctth_XIbz3D5sOzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtthiazX2AAf6pVjH6qdYdAk Public opinion is split in China by a viral story about a 32-year-old single mother with 3 children who moved in with a man whom she met online a month ago.]]> Sun, 27 Nov 2022 03:00:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtthiazX2AAf6pVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtuqMEFrjvO1jOT5HJgy6HUf The authors of a recently released study into the death of Hong Kong martial arts legend, Bruce Lee, have told The Post that even from the grave, the late fighter can still pack a medical punch.]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2022 11:00:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtuqMEFrjvO1jOT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CttDHhc1VcVEkps0ohxaO6Yr Hong Kong-born etiquette expert Sara Jane Ho gives the traditional cheongsam a 21st-century twist and takes Chinese style global on her Netflix show.]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2022 08:00:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CttDHhc1VcVEkps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtvwIHFbLLDcx5s0ohxaO6Yr A troubled teenage girl in China was left almost completely bald after she pulled out so much of her own hair there was no room left for food in her stomach.]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2022 03:00:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtvwIHFbLLDcx5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_Ctth2utGz04wL-zdsCmHakzH The group, who had to eat meal boxes for three days of a four-day trip and still described it as ‘very good’, should be showered with free air tickets and future hotel accommodation.]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2022 02:45:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_Ctth2utGz04wL-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_Ctuf2LFzcp45Qps0ohxaO6Yr Giant pandas, Thuraya and Suhail, follow in footsteps of Paul the predicting Octopus who rose to fame during the 2010 World Cup]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2022 12:00:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_Ctuf2LFzcp45Qps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CttoHKxZAV_7_6CY3L745TL_ A mother’s shock discovery of a condom in her teenage son’s schoolbag kicks off the parenting and sex education debate in China after the media picks up the story.]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2022 03:00:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CttoHKxZAV_7_6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtuSoEfmVpGD05s0ohxaO6Yr A Chinese official’s unsubstantiated claim that China ‘created’ Egyptian civilisation in an article triggers widespread ridicule online.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:33:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtuSoEfmVpGD05s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtsAwc_ZV9K9eXn9ye8UNv30 Opinion in China is divided over the latest case of tough love parenting where a boy watching too much TV is forced to stay up all night in front of the screen as punishment.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2022 03:00:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtsAwc_ZV9K9eXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_Ctv-c5R41c1jI-T5HJgy6HUf A Chinese nun is being called less than saintly after donating the cash from selling her home to charity as her daughter struggles to pay for university.]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2022 12:00:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_Ctv-c5R41c1jI-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtvR8YlXAA8FbqCY3L745TL_ Quirky China: dogs told off like naughty children by their owner go viral, mum using tote bag to carry baby divides opinion and little boy’s delight at new sister.]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2022 03:00:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtvR8YlXAA8FbqCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CttIl9NKXoYwJ3n9ye8UNv30 A cheating Chinese bride has been forced into hiding amid a fierce social media backlash after she wore her wedding dress to have sex with another man the day before the marriage ceremony.]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:00:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CttIl9NKXoYwJ3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_Ctv6GOSFEW4Rinn9ye8UNv30 A 22-year-old female Chinese university graduate sparks a heated online careers debate after she shuns office politics for work-life balance by taking a ‘cushy’ job at a ‘peaceful’ cemetery.]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2022 03:00:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_Ctv6GOSFEW4Rinn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CttyiWOyG5ucuSlmFkX7M1Jw A woman who tragically died as she was reunited with her husband after being separated due to the pandemic has her organs donated to four people in China.]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:00:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CttyiWOyG5ucuSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtvIgyD3htukWps0ohxaO6Yr A group of university students in China have inspired a nationwide fitness craze of walking on all fours, sparking the interest of millions of people online.]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 03:00:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtvIgyD3htukWps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtvczpKgUdd-eHn9ye8UNv30 An on-stage kowtow by Hong Kong Cantopop superstar Jacky Cheung before a veteran actor has stirred a heated online debate over the merits of the ancient Confucian ritual.]]> Sun, 20 Nov 2022 11:00:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/l02wgZA_CtvczpKgUdd-eHn9ye8UNv30