Armless Hubei man drives 99,500 miles, arrested for not having license
image courtesy of people’s daily A Hubei man drove 99,500 miles before being caught for not having a…
One-legged student inspires netizens with basketball skills
Qu Shitao became known as the “Inspiring Basketball King” (“励志篮球帝”) after a video surfaced of him playing basketball…
Medical emergency in Shanghai and power of Weibo
Since we are on the topic of China’s medical emergency response system. A Dutch living in Shanghai has…
No help when elderly falls down in street of Shanghai, foreign woman curses and cries
8:00 am this morning at Huaihai Road, Xinhua Road, an old man fell to the ground and his…
IKEA in China, “our home is your home”
From Sina Weibo via @薇薇诺诺2661317325 Go to IKEA, I was socked by all kinds of sleeping postures on…
Shanghai Metro warns female passengers to dress in appropriate clothing to avoid perverts, Feminists protest
From Sina: Shanghai Metro Operation line 2. wrote on its official microblog @上海地铁二运 “Going onto subway, dressed like…
The Transformation of Yao Ming
This article originally appeared on Kun Kun’s blog. Written by Kun Kun Yu Translated by Cathy Song …
Survey says Beijing husbands are whipped, wife mother-in-law relationship worst in Shanghai
From Sohu: Chinese New Year has passed. But many people are still immersed in the festive atmosphere. However…
Hong Kong full page ad against mainland pregnant women
Apple Daily as a renowned Hong Kong newspaper put up a full page print ad on Feb 1st…
Shanghai Airline to broadcast announcements in Shanghai dialect starting New Years Eve
Starting from Chinese New Year’s eve (falls on 1/22 this year), Shanghai Airline will try to broadcast inflight…
Chinese scalpers hire migrant workers to wait in line for iPhone 4S
From Netease: Overview: On January 13th, Apple’s new iPhone 4S was finally made available for purchase in China。By…
Young compensated dating girls in Shanghai
From China News Weekly: Enjo-kōsai (援助交际) shortened form enkō (援交) means "compensated dating" and is a practice which…
West Lake heroine on saving life: nationality is not the question, human is
In mid October, the headline “foreign beauty rescues West Lake suicidal Chinese woman” appeared on almost every news…
I fought for 18 years to have a cup of coffee with you
Reports on Rural China from Shanghai by Maizi (麦子) – a popular read on the Chinese Internet. Translated…