{
  "id": 5938649,
  "title": "Six curry puffs, a S$450 flight from China? Viral Singapore errand sparks Meituan denial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/six-curry-puffs-a-s-450-flight-from-china-viral-singapore-errand",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-06T07:56:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/singapore/2026/09/06/meituan-denies-cross-border-delivery-after-viral-rider-claims-s450-flight-to-singapore-for-s1350-curry-puffs/234170"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore-based Chinese food delivery giant Meituan has vehemently denied offering cross-border delivery services following the circulation of a viral video. The video showed a man in Meituan's characteristic yellow uniform claiming to have been flown from China to Singapore to buy merely S$13.50 worth of curry puffs for a customer. However, the giant food delivery company has vehemently denied any such services, stating that it does not support international food delivery or errand services.\n\nThe video was posted on Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, showing the man in Meituan uniform purchasing six curry puffs at Paya Lebar Quarter Mall. In the video, he claims that a customer had spent around S$450 to fly him to Singapore for this particular task. He did not disclose the identity of the customer or the compensation for his unusual assignment. The incident occurred on August 31.\n\nHong Lim Curry Puff's founder, Victoria Loh, was approached by a part-time employee who could not comprehend the man's Mandarin. When Loh reached the outlet, the man asked if he could pay using popular Chinese payment platforms such as WeChat Pay or Alipay. However, the shop could not accept these methods. Loh assumed he was a regular customer and instructed her employee to proceed as usual. It was only after hearing the woman, identified as the Xiaohongshu user filming the video, yelling \"Meituan!\" that Loh realized something unusual was taking place.",
  "summary": "SINGAPORE, Sept 6 — Chinese food delivery giant Meituan has denied offering cross-border delivery services after a...",
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  "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."
}