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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China school in hot water over US$140,000 cash prize for student accepted by top university
A privately run secondary school in China has landed in trouble after it offered a controversial one million yuan (US$140,000) cash reward to a graduate who has been admitted to the prestigious Tsinghua University. In early August, Dajiang International School in Guigang, a small city in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in southwestern China, held a graduation ceremony for its Class of 2025 students. The cash awards prompted the Guigang Municipal Education Bureau to intervene and stop the school's 'irregular practice'. 'The state authorities discourage schools from doing publicity on their 'gaokao' scores. We have already stopped the Dajiang school's practice,' an official from the bureau, whose name was not revealed, told Jiupai News on August 12. At the ceremony, a number of graduates who were recently admitted to top universities received cash prizes from their alma mater. Among them was a girl, surnamed Luo, who is set to become a first-year at Tsinghua University in September.
South China Morning Post
29-05-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
Husband sings for vegetative wife, elderly woman dies outside bank: 5 trending stories
We have selected five Trending in China stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing A Chinese man dedicated to looking after his cancer-stricken wife, and who spent two million yuan (US$280,000) on her treatment while taking care of their toddler daughter, has moved millions online. A Chinese fishing enthusiast has been slapped with a fine after he attached a huge fish he had caught from the back of his car as a trophy. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin A man in southwestern China has been filmed with a giant fish tied to the back of his car as a trophy, much to the delight of mainland internet users. However, traffic police in Guigang, a city in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, said they would punish him for his 'bad behaviour', the news website reported.
South China Morning Post
25-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Chinese fishing fan hangs big catch from car while driving, is slapped with fine
A man in southwestern China has been filmed with a giant fish tied to the back of his car as a trophy, much to the delight of mainland internet users. However, traffic police in Guigang, a city in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, said they would punish him for his 'bad behaviour', the news website reported. According to a viral video clip, the driver, whose identity was not released in the report, bound the head and tail of the fish to the back of his car before driving around the city on May 15. 'The fish was around one metre long and estimated to be more than 30kg in weight,' a man, surnamed Ji, who witnessed the incident, was quoted as saying. The keen angler tied the huge fish to the back of his vehicle using rope. Photo: Baidu 'He probably caught it in the nearby Pingtianshan Reservoir,' added Ji. The fishing enthusiast later said on social media that his catch weighed in at 39.5kg. He and his family ate it on the same day, by making most of its flesh into fish balls, his friend told the media.
