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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…
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Rare Photos Reveal Life Inside China’s Largest Bitcoin Mines
Editor’s Note: The Bitcoin industry exists in a legal gray zone in China, and the miners in this story, concerned about attention from the government, asked not to have their full names or the names of the villages where their mines are located mentioned in this story. Sichuan…
· Ryan General
Man With Cleaver Kills 2, Injures 9 in Rampage at a Walmart in China
A cleaver-wielding man in Shenzhen, China recently went on a violent rampage inside a local Walmart outlet leaving two people dead and nine others injured. Shenzhen police have arrested the 30-year-old suspect, identified only by his surname Jiang, after carrying out the attack…
· Jocelyn Eikenburg
25+ Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men Couples
When I first published 25 Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men Who Got Married in April 2017, I never expected this first collection of photos — showcasing the diverse beauty of AMWF couples around the world — would touch so many people. In particular, I was moved to see…
· Ryan General
Chinese Investors Only Love Jared Kushner’s Company Because They Think Trump Will Give Them Visas
Chinese investors have disclosed that the “biggest selling point” in investing in the Kushner family’s real estate company is none other than its connection to the United States President Trump. Despite the non-participation of the presidential son-in-law and White House adviser…
· Chenyu Zheng
Beyond the Copycats: 5 Things I Learned Working in China’s Tech Scene For 14 Months
A little background: I grew up in a 3rd tier city in China and came to the US in 2006 for last two years of high school and college. I worked in finance in NYC before moving to LA to join Whisper App in Dec 2013. Over the last 10 years, I have lived between US and China and have…
· King Malleta
Chinese Seller Cheaps Out on Shipping Ancient $1 Million Cauldron, Pays for It Dearly
One Chinese seller is in deep trouble and debt after an ancient bronze cauldron worth $1 million was broken while in transit to the buyer. The bronze cauldron was claimed to have been from the Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C.E. – 256 B.C.E.) and was passed down to generations by the…
· Ryan General
China Now Enlists Street-Dancing Aunties to Combat Jaywalkers
Beijing has called upon a group of dancing aunties in an attempt to put an end to the rampant jaywalking in the city. Different major cities in China have been trying out various “creative” tactics in the war against jaywalkers in recent years, from high-tech cameras to subway…
· Jocelyn Eikenburg
25 Stunning Photos of Western Women and Asian Men Who Got Married
When it comes to interracial couplings, Western women and Asian men are a much rarer sight, but our numbers are on the rise, and if these photos are any measure, when we get married we look stunning together. Australian Marie Smurthewaite (aka 江南) and her Chinese husband Wang…
· Ryan General
Chinese City Takes Desperate Measures to Stop Jaywalkers
Different local governments in Chinese cities have long been experimenting with various tactics to prevent pedestrians from jaywalking. From shaming offenders to imposing ridiculous punishments, traffic authorities have tried and failed, to keep the dangerous habit controlled.…
· Ryan General
Chinese City Shames Jaywalkers by Displaying Their Face On a Huge Screen
A Chinese city just launched new traffic technology designed to shame jaywalkers by posting their faces on a giant screen on the side of the road for all to see. Shenzhen City’s traffic authority installed a facial-recognition system at a crossroad to easily identify offenders…
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Smoking Will Kill Over 200 Million People in China By 2099, Report Says
Smoking tobacco will claim the lives of 200 million people in China by the end of this century, the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has warned. According to a report released by the WHO and UNDP on Friday, poverty-stricken areas in…
· Ryan General
Man Builds His Own iPhone From Recycled Parts He Found in China
A man from California recently went on a mission to assemble his own fully functioning iPhone out of recycled parts from Chinese markets and the result was pretty impressive. For his project, software engineer-turned-adventurer, Scotty Allen spent months foraging through the…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Thief Steals Phone, Accidently Runs Right into a Police Station
The ignorance of one Chinese thief led to his own arrest seconds after snatching a woman’s phone. The incident occurred on March 31 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province on a rainy morning.
· Carl Samson
China Announces Plans to Build a Massive New Future CIty
China has announced the establishment of a new city in Hebei province that will serve as “a choice of historic significance for the development of the next millennium.” The new area, called Xiongan, is about 100 kilometers from Beijing and Tianjin, rounding up the coordinated…
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Man Caught Smuggling 1,000 Diamonds in His Shoe From Hong Kong to China
A young man tried to smuggle more than 1,000 diamonds into mainland China from Hong Kong by hiding them in the insoles of his shoes. Customs officials at Luohu crossing in Shenzhen caught on to his scheme when they noticed he was walking in an odd way.
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China Arrests ‘Pangolin Princess’ Who Loves Eating Endangered Animals
A Chinese woman dubbed the “Pangolin Princess” for her appetite for endangered animals was arrested and now faces 10 years in prison after she posted images of her meals online. A Weibo user shared screenshots of posts from another user named “Zhanfangdeduoduo” in 2011 and 2012,…
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China is Going to Start Fingerprinting Foreign Visitors Entering the Country
China is set to start collecting the fingerprints of millions of foreigners who visit the country beginning at the Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport in Guangdong Province on Friday. After the trial stage in Shenzhen, the city in southern China that borders Hong Kong, the new…
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Why China’s Largest Cities Are Now Completely Deserted
Chinese New Year is finally here and millions of migrant workers leave the country’s largest cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen to travel back to their hometowns for the holiday. Every year, an estimated 2.8 billion trips are made over the course of the…
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Rat Bound and Publicly Humiliated After Stealing Rice in China
Photos of a rat being tied up to what appears to be a hand truck after it was caught eating rice at a convenience store went viral on the Chinese social network Weibo. The rat was caught at a corner store in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, with a note attached to its body explaining…