Restaurant chain in China compensates thousands after diner stands on table, urinates in hotpot

One of China's biggest restaurant chains has promised to refund thousands of customers after video of a customer urinating into a simmering hotpot went viral online, triggering a public outcry. The clip, recorded last month, appears to show a young man standing on a table at a branch of the Haidilao restaurant chain in Shanghai urinating into a vat of boiling broth.

The video sparked an immediate backlash on social media, with users venting anger and disgust at the brazen breach of food safety at one of the country's most popular restaurant chains.

Haidilao confirmed the incident in a social media post on Wednesday, saying it was "extremely sorry" and adding that it was pursuing legal action against the offender.