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· Ryan General
Man Detonates ‘Homemade’ Explosive, Woman Pours Gasoline on Herself Outside U.S. Embassy in Beijing
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an explosive that was detonated outside the United States Embassy in Beijing on Thursday afternoon. The explosion, which occurred outside the southeast corner of the compound in Chaoyang District at around 1 p.m. local time…
· Bryan Ke
Zoo Visitors in Beijing Caught on Video Throwing Rocks at a Tiger to ‘Make It Move’
Chinese netizens are enraged after a video of zoogoers throwing rocks into a tiger enclosure to make the animal move at the Beijing Wildlife Park began circulating on social media. The video starts off showing a man wearing a blue shirt picking up a stone as another man next to…
· Ryan General
Beijing Zoo Helps Disabled Orangutan Walk Again Through Ancient Chinese Massages
A zoo in Beijing is using traditional Chinese massages to treat an aging orangutan whose hind legs have weakened due to old age. Named Pang Pang (“chubby” in Mandarin), the female orangutan reportedly suffers from illnesses which has affected her ability to walk, MailOnline…
· Ryan General
Second Woman Accuses L.A. Times Beijing Bureau Chief Jonathan Kaiman of Sexual Misconduct
Another woman has come forward to accuse Los Angeles Times Beijing Bureau Chief Jonathan Kaiman of sexual misconduct. Kaiman was forced to resign as the President of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) in January this year after law student Laura Tucker exposed a…
· Carl Samson
China’s Richest Man Spotted Riding Beijing Subway
Heads turned on the Beijing Metro when Wang Jianlin, one of China’s richest people, showed up as a fellow commuter. The founder of Dalian Wanda was spotted riding the Line 1 subway on April 9.
· Bryan Ke
You Can’t Donate Sperm in Beijing Unless You Are Loyal to China’s Communist Party
A sperm bank in Beijing has recently made headlines for its strict donor requirements, including loyalty to China’s Communist Party and its ideology. The Peking University Third Hospital in the Haidan district of Beijing launched a new sperm donation program on Wednesday,…
· Ryan General
China Now Allows Only 10 Foreigners At a Time in Beijing Restaurants
A temporary new restriction limiting the number of foreigners allowed at restaurants in Beijing’s university district of Wudaokou has some expats worried. According to South China Morning Post, local authorities have ordered establishments in the area to allow only 10 foreigners…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Passengers Angrily Confront Foreigner Smoking a Cigarette in Beijing Train
A video showing a foreign man smoking on the Beijing Metro Line 2 subway and being confronted by Chinese passengers is going viral on Chinese social media. The 22-second clip, which was posted on Weibo on February 24 by user Jg_JiaWuJia, shows a very intoxicated man having an…
· Ryan General
China Orders Army of 60,000 Soldiers to Plant Trees Around Beijing
China has tapped into its military to help increase the nation’s forest area in an effort to combat pollution. For the project, the Chinese government withdrew over 60,000 members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and armed police force on the northern border from their…
· Bryan Ke
Tencent’s Billionaire CEO Rocks ‘Hip-Hop’ Outfit for Company Meeting in Beijing
Looks like Tencent CEO Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, is aiming to take the throne from Alibaba’s Jack Ma as the most badass tech entrepreneur by dressing up in hip-hop attire and performing a cheesy ballad on stage. Ma, the founder of the most valuable tech company in…
· Carl Samson
L.A. Times’ Beijing Chief ‘Deeply Sorry’ After Being Accused of Pressuring Woman For Sex
Amid a rising #MeToo movement in China, Los Angeles Times Beijing Bureau Chief Jonathan Kaiman came under fire after a woman accused him Thursday of pressuring her into having sex. In a Medium post on Jan. 11, Laura Tucker — a former friend and roommate in Beijing — described…
· Ryan General
Chinese Man Has Been Living in Beijing’s Airport Terminal For Almost 10 Years
Wei Jianguo is the real life, Chinese version of Viktor Navorski, Tom Hanks’ character who took residence in an airport in the 2004 comedy-drama film “The Terminal”. Well, almost. You see, unlike the fictional movie character, Jianguo was not actually stranded in the airport due…
· Bryan Ke
Clever Bird Saves Up Big Coins in a Piggy Bank in Beijing
Pedestrians on the busy streets of Beijing, China, were stopped by a very clever bird who knows how to handle its money by energetically putting all collected coins inside a piggy bank. According to the Daily Mail, many bystanders saw the adorably motivated bird collect coins…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Inventor’s Solution for Beijing’s Smog Problem is… a Giant Fan?
Many Chinese netizens are raising their eyebrows after an inventor confidently suggested that equipping around 15 million people with huge fans will positively solve the terrible smog problem in Beijing. People were quite shocked when they found out that a patent was actually…
· Bryan Ke
Private School in Beijing Accused of Drugging, Sexually Molesting Children
RBY (Red Blue Yellow) Education’s Beijing branch, a private Chinese preschool company in China, has come under fire after accusations of drugging and sexually molesting its students have surfaced on the internet. Parents of students stormed RYB Education’s Beijing branch in…
· Ryan General
China Bans Katy Perry From Performing at the Victoria’s Secret Show in Beijing
Katy Perry will not be able to perform at Victoria’s Secret fashion show in Shanghai, China after the Chinese government reportedly denied her a visa. The singer was originally scheduled to sing at the fashion show at the end of November. Perry earned the ire of many Chinese…
· Kyle Encina
Air Pollution in San Francisco is Now as Bad as Beijing
The San Francisco Bay Area is being engulfed in hazardous levels of air pollution as meteorologists predicted that it’s only going to get worse on Friday and Saturday after the wildfires that started in Napa and Sonoma, California. The pollution in the region is being described…
· Bryan Ke
Child Pees in Bowl While Mother Flips Through Her Phone in Beijing Restaurant
A Chinese mother disgustingly allowed her child to pee in a bowl as she continued to scroll through her phone at a restaurant in Fangzhuang District of Beijing, China. One of the restaurant patrons, who was disgusted by the sight, decided to take a picture of the incident and…
· Ryan General
Beijing Cat With The Saddest Eyes Ever Brings Nothing But Joy to the World
One may find it ironic that Luhu, dubbed as the saddest-looking cat in all of the internet, can easily make anyone smile with his innate charm and adorableness. Regardless, the 5-year-old cat from Beijing, China has become an internet celebrity due to her gloomy facade that many…
· Bryan Ke
Businessman Looks for a Chinese Girlfriend For His Son at Beijing’s Marriage Market
Amir Gal-or, the Israeli businessman and managing partner of a private equity Chinese bank, Infinity Group, was spotted at Beijing’s marriage market last weekend reportedly looking for a Chinese girlfriend for his son.