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Cultural · Baidu 🇨🇳 China 6757911 3 posts

Viral story of an ethnic Yi girl's humility after high exam success captures national attention in China.

彝族姑娘查分后喂猪心仪大学回应了

A story about a Yi ethnic girl in Sichuan who scored 620 on her college entrance exam but asked to delay interviews to finish feeding pigs went viral. Her preferred university, Wuhan University, publicly responded, welcoming her application and expressing anticipation for her enrollment.

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Cultural · tiktok 🇯🇵 Japan 2200000 2 posts

Online backlash against women posting about sports reveals a persistent gender bias in Japanese social media.

女性がW杯について投稿すると「サッカーでいいね稼ぐな」「どうせサッカーしらんやろ」「サッカーじゃなく自分がメイン」みたいなこと書いて叩いたりする人いるけど

The post discusses how women posting about the World Cup on TikTok often face negative comments like "don't use soccer for likes" or "you don't know anything about soccer." The creator, who played soccer in school, argues that people should be free to enjoy and post about what they like, regardless of their level of expertise.

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Cultural · Baidu 🇨🇳 China 7046854 5 posts

Korean football fans plan to protest national team's World Cup elimination at Incheon Airport

大量球迷在社交平台密集发声，号召携带鸡蛋前往仁川机场迎接归国的国家队。

Following South Korea's elimination from the World Cup qualifiers, frustrated fans are organizing on social media to throw eggs at the national team upon their return to Incheon Airport, expressing anger over the team's performance.

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