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1. China car accident ends in love as driver of speeding car, injured woman marry
Social media in China has been left awestruck by a story of serendipity that brought a couple together with a car accident. When they “met” each other in December 2023, he was the driver of a car that caused an accident, and she was the victim.
2. China firm withdraws ‘crazy’ marriage deadline plan to fire single, divorced staff
A company in China has been told off by officials after it issued a notice threatening to fire its single and divorced employees if they remain single by the end of September. The Shuntian Chemical Group in eastern China’s Shandong province, which employs more than 1,200 people, announced a policy that vows to boost the company’s marriage rate in January.
3. Chinese mum stops on highway to beat son who threatened to jump out of car
