Apr 11, 2024
Foreigners have a reputation for clumsiness in China. The litany of knocks, breaks and injuries accumulated by my expat friends is truly alarming. Excluding digestive disagreements, simply for brevity’s sake, here are some of the most common expat injuries in China. Read more>>
Sep 18, 2013 Comments(2)
Who would have thought rooftops in China could provide so many news stories…On September 16, locals were startled to find a bulldozer plonked on the rooftop of a 17-storey building in Chongqing. Its purpose? To tear down the building from above! ... Read More>>
Sep 18, 2013 Comments(2)
President Xi Jinping has advocated in its place an economy led by domestic consumption and driven by innovation. With a population that has never been so well educated or so globally aware, a number of Chinese start-ups have appeared and flourished, ...... Read More>>
Sep 17, 2013 Comments(5)
On September 15, a foreign overseas student was spotted sitting in the middle of an intersection in Haikou with a razor blade in his mouth while meditating butt naked. ... Read More>>
Sep 17, 2013 Comments(2)
As India tries to find a cure to its gold addiction and ease the country’s deficit pressure, a number of ATMS across the city are shooting out gold bars as quickly as cash. ... Read More>>
Sep 17, 2013 Comments(0)
This article offers snippets from a recent Southern People Weekly interview with Lee Kaifu, the ex Google China chief and China’s most influential voice on Chinese social media. The interview touches upon a wide range of topics, from the recent crackdown ...... Read More>>
Sep 16, 2013 Comments(2)
A woman in Jiangsu Province recently swallowed a whole toothbrush while talking on the phone, in what can only be described as a freak accident. ... Read More>>
Sep 16, 2013 Comments(2)
China’s “habit” of faking things has gone international, it seems. French police are currently investigating a possible fake ticket scam at the world’s most visited museum, the Louvre. ... Read More>>
Sep 16, 2013 Comments(2)
China invests billions to possess the planet’s most sophisticated technology aimed at censoring the media, yet somehow still manages to slip on the eggs thrown at them from news outlets abroad. Let’s just say that if we told Chinese media that ...... Read More>>
Sep 13, 2013 Comments(4)
Chinese media have been fascinated by the story of a woman who allegedly lived in a cave in Enshi City, Hubei for six years. What makes the story even more unusual however is that the woman is not a primitive person living completely cut off from ...... Read More>>
Sep 13, 2013 Comments(3)
It was a sad week for activists lobbying against the practice of shark hunting especially since many species are on the brink of extinction. But that thought didn’t even flicker across the minds of the ecstatic fishermen who caught not one, but three giant ...... Read More>>
Sep 13, 2013
China has more festivals than the average person can even fathom. This year alone, there have been over 100 festivals across the country and a fresh new onslaught is about to hit a city near you this October holiday. ... Read More>>
Sep 12, 2013 Comments(3)
Recently, locals discovered hundreds of ancient coins in a construction site and when word got out, hundreds more flooded in to dig out the ancient treasures. In some cases, entire families descended upon the site to dig up as many of the coins as possible. ... Read More>>
Sep 12, 2013
In what must really be an embarrassment to the Chinese world of officialdom, an official in Guangzhou decided not to return to her post in China and to enjoy married life in Belgium instead. ... Read More>>
Sep 12, 2013 Comments(4)
A candid survey about sexual behavior of married men and women left alone for longer periods of time was published on ifeng.com last July. The survey asked couples about their views on masturbation, sex partners and attitudes towards cheating, among others.... Read More>>
Sep 11, 2013
There are a lot of brawls in China and no place is secure from the flying fists, whether in the Forbidden City or out in the middle of the streets. The latest incident to make the news involves two government officials (ex government officials now, to be ...... Read More>>
Sep 11, 2013
Spotting illegal buildings and causing a commotion online has really become something of a fad in China lately. First there was the now infamous mountain villa in Beijing, then the rooftop temple in Shenzhen. The latest to rear its illegal head is a set of ...... Read More>>
Sep 10, 2013
Residents of Shaoyang City in Hunan Province recently received an unusual text message: anyone who says that Shaoyang is a good place get’s 300 RMB. While scam text messages are rampant throughout China, what stood out about this one was that it came ...... Read More>>
Sep 10, 2013 Comments(1)
Wang Lanying led a very frugal lifestyle for many years in order to save 20,000 RMB. But because she didn’t know how to deposit the money in the bank, she thought it was a good idea to bury the cash on her property instead. What Wang didn’t anticipate is ...... Read More>>
Sep 10, 2013 Comments(5)
Marred by the lack of one central ministry to handle all immigration matters and the fact that green card requirements are so restrictive, it seems that China’s a long way off from becoming a truly international country like the United States or Britain. ... Read More>>
Sep 09, 2013 Comments(1)
An attempt by chefs at East China Normal University to inject creativity in to the canteen menu backfired recently. According to a netizen, the school offered a new dish consisting of stir-fried sweet corn and grapes. Despite their seemingly good ...... Read More>>
Sep 09, 2013 Comments(1)
In the latest money-related family feud, the mother of a boy in Chongqing took her son to the police after she discovered that he had withdrawn 4000 RMB from an ATM using someone else’s card. ... Read More>>
Sep 09, 2013 Comments(10)
With the recent expansion of China’s consumer market, it’s the perfect time to consider starting a consulting company in China. Here, we explain a few key factors that need to be taken into account should you wish to enter thus lucrative field.... Read More>>
Sep 07, 2013 Comments(2)
Today China accounts for 66% of the 130 million bicycles that are sold every year and there are over half a billion Chinese cyclists. This article will offer up some thoughts and nuggets of wisdom that have been learnt, often painfully, over many years ...... Read More>>
Sep 06, 2013 Comments(2)
The owner of an uninhabited one-story house in Shulan City, Jilin Province recently faced what is surely every home owner’s worst nightmare: seeing your home demolished to a pile of rubble without any previous warning or consent. ... Read More>>
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