{
  "id": 12055945,
  "title": "Chinese man, 71, discovers hidden US$63,000 fortune after scavenging for 21 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/chinese-man-71-discovers-hidden-us-63-000-fortune-after-scavenging",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T02:00:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3369739/chinese-man-71-discovers-hidden-us63000-fortune-after-scavenging-21-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An elderly man in central China, who has spent the past 21 years making ends meet as a scavenger, experienced a remarkable stroke of luck when he discovered that his pension fund contained over 420,000 yuan (US$63,000). In late September, the 71-year-old man, surnamed Ru, received a bank card linked to his pension account, which revealed a balance of 424,204 yuan, as reported by Changde Daily.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}