A Chinese woman who bought a “love insurance” policy for 199 yuan (US$28) in 2016 claimed a 10,000-yuan (US$1,400) payout ten years later. The payout came after she and her partner officially registered their marriage in 2025, following a decade long relationship. The woman surnamed Wu from Xian, Shaanxi province in central China, met her…
Five student unions among nine colleges at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have been dissolved in the space of a year, with their leaders attributing the closures to the institution’s requirement that they register as legal societies with police. The student union of Lee Woo Sing College on Wednesday became the latest group…
A man from southern China who donated 140 yuan (US$20) as a child to help build an aircraft carrier has seen his dream of the country becoming a stronger nation come true. To top his wish, in November, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation invited him to visit the carrier fleet and gave him a commemorative…
A law graduate from China’s prestigious Zhejiang University who spent nearly all of his income on his beautiful wife has been dumped by her after he lost his lucrative job. The story of the 43-year-old man, identified as Qianqian, has trended on mainland social media after it was reported by the news outlet 163.com. He…
Are you sure going to art school was a good idea? Plenty of students in the UK go to uni because they hope a degree will help them get a good grad job (and because you can spend three years downing Jägerbombs in clubs, of course). However, plenty of UK unis aren’t all that great…
A Chinese university student has sparked anger on social media in China and Japan after documenting his disrespectful “poverty travel” exploits in Osaka. His outrage-causing actions included abusing free samples of food and drying his hair with a public hand dryer. The travel influencer known as Yikeshu, who boasts nearly 200,000 followers on a major…
China’s first woman pilot from Tibet who excels in basketball and skateboarding and dreams of becoming the “coolest captain” has captured attention at the Changchun Air Show. On September 20, Gesang Baizhen, the 25-year-old fighter pilot with the Chinese Air Force, took the stage at the air show in northeastern China. According to the mainland…
They’re officially up-and-comers Hey, not every uni in the UK is a downhill disaster, or is on the brink of closure, or is already crumbling into ruins as we speak! The Times’s new league tables show that several UK unis are actually improving. Well, that’s nice for them. 10 UK unis managed to rise by…
Can someone check on the Uni of Buckingham students, please? Never mind which of Oxbridge is better, or whether Imperial College London is cooler, or how St Andrews is now considered an important uni. The Times and The Sunday Times’s new university ranking also includes plenty of data on the absolute worst UK unis to…
Oxbridge flopped and Durham thrived?! The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 is out. That’s the oldest UK uni league table that’s still published, and the one your grandparents probably get the most competitive about. The Times Good University Guide 2026 is really surprising this year, because for the first time in…