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Mom in Shenzhen Commits Suicide For Insurance Money to Help Sick Son, Only Her Policy Was Expired
A mother’s love for her child is one of the most powerful and unconditional bonds in the world. In a tragic incident, a 63-year-old Chinese mother committed suicide so that her family would be able to afford her adult son’s hospital bill. The mother jumped from her son’s…
· Ryan General
Chinese Customs Confiscates Hundreds of Smuggled iPhone 7s on Release Day
Several Chinese smugglers have already been caught trying to smuggle the new iPhone 7 from Hong Kong to China on the first day that the Apple’s latest smartphones were available in the country. Online pre-orders for Apple’s new line of smartphone offerings immediately sold out…
· Ryan General
Driver in China Runs Over Three Kids Because She Was Distracted By Her Phone
Horrifying surveillance camera footage of three children being run over by a car in a parking lot has gone viral on China’s social media sites. The short clip showed three small unsupervised kids playing in the Shenzhen lot before being run over on by a sedan on Saturday.
· Ryan General
Chinese Tech CEO Gets Three Years in Prison After People Used His Site For Porn
A businessman in China is facing a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence and a million yuan ($150,000) fine for allegedly engaging in the online pornography business. The high-profile trial, which earned massive public support, came to a close on Tuesday Sept. 13. The verdict,…
· Ryan General
Chinese Woman Scammed Out of $7 Million By Man Posing as a 300-Year-Old Emperor
A scam artist posing as a 300-year-old Chinese emperor was able to dupe a woman out of millions of dollars in an elaborate deception that looked all too familiar to anyone who has opened an e-mail in the early 2000’s. Seeking help for her business venture, victim Zheng Xueju…
· Editorial Staff
China Is About To Get Internet Speeds Over 10X Faster Than 4G
Mobile phone users in China are about to access the internet much faster soon. According to South China Morning Post, ZTE and China Mobile are working to test “pre-5G” connections, expected to run over ten times faster than the existing 4G standard. If all goes well, it should…
· Ryan General
Chinese Inventors Create A $150,000 Robot To Solve All Parking Problems Forever
Shenzhen-based Chinese inventors have developed an ingenious solution to an easier, more convenient method of parking by creating a self-parking robot that can do the task for you. Developed by Yee Fung Automation Technology, “Geta” (get a car) is an automated robot which easily…
· Ryan General
Chinese Fisherman Try to Smuggle $300,000 Worth of iPhones Hidden in Fish, Fail Miserably
A group of Chinese fishermen were found to be transporting more than just fish from Hong Kong into the mainland after Shenzhen border patrol officers noticed something peculiar with their “catch.” Upon inspection, the authorities later discovered several iPhones carefully hidden…
· Ryan General
China’s Futuristic ‘Elevated Bus’ is Planning to Hit The Streets Very Soon
The 3D Express Coach or the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB), China’s futuristic proposal to end its horrible traffic problem, is about to be put to the test in a couple of months. Government-run news platforms have announced that the scheduled test run will cover a mere 300-meter…
· Ryan General
How Filip Tysander Built a Watch Empire Now Worth $180 Million
Filip Tysander is the 31-year-old Swedish founder of Daniel Wellington, one of today’s most popular international watch brands. Tysander was fresh out of high school in 2006 when he chanced upon a stylish British gentleman named Daniel Wellington during a backpacking trip in…
· Ryan General
Beijing Orders Apple to Stop Selling the iPhone 6 After an Alleged Patent Violation
Apple Inc’s dropping sales figures is about to get another downward nudge as China’s state regulators handed an injunction that bans selling of its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in Beijing. Beijing’s municipal intellectual property bureau’s ruling went in favor of Shenzhen Baili, a…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Family Tries to Raise Money for Baby Born With 31 Fingers and Toes
The parents of one special child in Hunan, China are desperately trying to raise money for surgery to help their baby who was born with 15 fingers and 16 toes but no thumbs. The baby, Honghong, is now three months old. He suffers from polydactyly, a rare birth defect that…
· Laura Dang
The Billionaire Founder of China’s Tencent is Donating $2 Billion to Charity
Ma Huateng, chairman of Tencent Holdings Ltd., recently announced his plans to give away 100 million shares of his company to a new charity fund. The shares are estimated to be worth over $2 billion and will constitute what is believed to be the second biggest philanthropic…
· Editorial Staff
The ‘Silicon Valley of China’ Will Give Entrepreneurs $1 Million Just to Move There
In an effort to lure in top talent, the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen is baiting millions of dollars for innovative minds to move to the area. Scholars and professionals who transfer to Shenzhen are eligible to apply to the government for a one-time payment of $928,000,…
· Editorial Staff
Your iPhone Probably Costs Between $12.50 to $30 to Make
Though the exact figure of how much it costs to manufacture an iPhone is not a matter of public knowledge, a rare peek inside Apple’s factory in China granted to ABC News reporter Bill Weir provides significant clues to that number. The rare footage inside the famous company’s…
· Ryan General
Young Chinese Model Dies After Boob Job Goes Horribly Wrong
A young Chinese model got more than she bargained for when she visited a beauty clinic to get breast implants. Instead of getting a larger pair of breasts, 25-year-old Ting Ting lost her life during her breast enhancement surgery. After the doctors at a Shenzhen beauty clinic…
· Editorial Staff
Man Tries to Smuggle $15,000 Worth of Cell Phone Memory Cards to Southern China
A man was caught attempting to smuggle thousands of memory cards into Southern China, reported state media outlet CCTV. Custom officials in Shenzhen discovered the man had more than 9,000 mobile phone memory cards taped to his body, according to the South China Morning Post. He…
· Editorial Staff
Canadian Teen Suffers Severe Injuries After Chinese E-Cigarette Explodes on His Face (GRAPHIC)
Editors Note: This article contains images that viewers may find disturbing. A teenager in Alberta, Canada, suffered severe burns and shattered teeth after a China-made electronic cigarette randomly exploded while he was using it last week.
· Editorial Staff
Man Arrives As ‘Spiderman’ to Pick Up Reward Money After Helping Police in Drug Bust
A man in China may have been taking his hero status literally when he donned a Spider-Man mask to go pick up his reward for tipping off police about drug trafficking. Because of the man’s help, authorities from several cities including Shenzhen and Guangzhou were able to seize…
· Editorial Staff
Oblivious Chinese Woman Names Her Clothing Store ISIS, Government Investigation Ensues
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, known for their unspeakable crimes committed against humanity, are tarring the formerly reputable name for many people. One woman in China received some heat after passer-bys noted the coincidental name on her storefront. According…