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Shock over teen surrogate, China’s ‘century baby’ dies, placenta theft: 5 trending stories

From a teenage surrogate mother to a RedNote rendezvous in Shanghai, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting

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There has been a wave of public outrage in China after it emerged that a man paid a teenage girl US$124,000 to bear surrogate twins for him. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
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1. Shock as teen surrogate gives birth to twins for Chinese man, receives US$124,000

A 17-year-old girl from China’s Yi minority acted as a surrogate mother and egg provider for a 50-year-old man who allegedly paid her more than 900,000 yuan (US$124,000) to conceive twin boys. The alleged arrangement has sparked widespread public outrage.

2. Young Chinese woman faces high rent, pays US$7 a month to sleep in office toilet

A young woman who struggles with high rent is paying US$7 a month to sleep in a toilet. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
A young woman who struggles with high rent is paying US$7 a month to sleep in a toilet. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

A young woman in China who struggles with high rents is paying 50 yuan (US$7) a month to live in a toilet. The woman, surnamed Yang, 18, comes from a rural family in Hubei province in southern China, according to the Xiaoxiang Morning Post.

3. Heart attack kills China ‘century baby’ born at midnight on January 1, 2000 at 25

China’s so-called century baby, who was born at midnight on January 1, 2000, has died from a heart attack at the age of 25. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Sohu
China’s so-called century baby, who was born at midnight on January 1, 2000, has died from a heart attack at the age of 25. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Sohu
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