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China bank's 'sexist' promotion sparks outrage
AFPA Chinese bank's offer to automatically transfer most of a husband's income to his wife's account has provoked fury, with some calling it "the most atrocious banking service against men in...
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After Viral Outcry, Young Chinese Woman One Step Closer to Learning Her Dead...
» Politics » SourceA screen shot of Li Ning's Sina Weibo page. Her handle literally means "kneeling naked in the square, voicing [her] mother's grievances…"March marks the start of the National...
View ArticleHow did China's air pollution crisis get this bad?
» Story » SourceAs more than half of China endures its "dirtiest" spell in history, it seems nowhere is immune from hazardous air. Something has gone very wrong. This blog is awaiting translation....
View ArticleNietzschean Gang Beating In Chongqing Illustrates The Futility Of Resisting...
» Society » SourcePerhaps the yelling in the background is a cry of existential angst at a futile and heretofore meaningless life.That every step has led to this exact moment. That even if fought and...
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Hongkong Crazy House Price & Opportunistic Ghosbusters
Hong Kong's Real-Estate Boom Conjures a Scary DevelopmentMr. Ng Sees Haunted-House Discount Vanish as Prices Rise; 'Market Is Crazy Now'By TE-PING CHEN And JEFFREY NGHONG KONG—The city's property boom...
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Outcry Over Smog Cloud
» Radio Free Asia - China news in EnglishChinese researchers and media call for more accurate reporting on pollution.AFPBuildings amid the fog and haze at a central business district in Beijing, Jan....
View ArticleiPhone is a sunset toy ?
Is Apple a Buy or a Bye Under $500?By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley FoolUnless you were sleeping under a rock today -- or a cobweb-riddled copy of Windows 98 -- you know that Apple dipped below...
View ArticleWatch: Self-Trained Ninja In Hubei Slices Cans With Playing Cards
» Society » SourceChina's video-sharing platforms are full of amateur card throwers and fruit ninjas (we featured one here in August who had Guinness aspirations), and the reason is pretty simple:...
View ArticleDoes China Have Too Much Money?
Could China have too much money? There have been recent concerns over China’s money supply, or money oversupply. Chinese officials have been “printing” money as part of a major stimulus to counteract...
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Language Boost Debated
» Radio Free Asia - China news in EnglishAuthorities in northern China's Inner Mongolia will consider new rules promoting ethnic language use.AFPDelegates from Inner Mongolia arrive at the Chinese...
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Spotted on China’s Web: Gallows Humor as Pollution Chokes Beijing
Beijing hospitals struggle to cope with smog-related illnessesAs Beijing enters its fourth day of smothering smog, the city is already seeing a major spike in pollution-related illnesses.Spotted on...
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SARS Ten Years Later
» Story » SourceIncredibly enough, it's now nearly ten years since SARS became an international crisis and turned much of China inside out. SARS affected my impressions of China more than any other...
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China Great Famine - Zhou Enlai ordered evidence to be destroyed
» Translated From Chinese By GoogleDecrypt the moment: the Great Famine - Zhou Enlai ordered destroyed certificate (full version)Prime Minister Zhou Enlai with an awkward-looking Nixon. Washington -...
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Viagra 'Gift' for Bosses
» Radio Free Asia - China news in EnglishNorth Korean officials visiting China are increasingly picking up anti-impotency drugs for their supervisors.AFPA vendor sells a box of Yangchunsamnok, a North...
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"Zhongnanhai Special For The Air."
China pollution anger spills into state media Public anger in China at dangerous levels of air pollution, which blanketed Beijing in acrid smog, spread Monday as state media queried official...
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Political Cartoons 2013/01/15
Gun rageObama the EnthusiastNRA OfferingGun Control debateDebt ceilingFrench Intervention In MaliBoeing 787 DreamlinerChávez is missingMining TaxCapitol AssaultLOCAL PA PER DIEMSLOCAL PA...
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Reforms May Bring More Woes
» Radio Free Asia - China news in EnglishLand expropriation and hukou system reforms by China may not be as beneficial to Uyghurs as expected, experts warn.Long-awaited reforms to China's land...
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China and US to engage in Star War
China and US Face Potential Star WarsNTDTV The US is becoming increasingly concerned about the military capacity of China’s space program.Sources told Reuters that a classified intelligence assessment...
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Chinese Web Users Outraged After Days of Official Silence Follow Toxic River...
» Politics » Tealeafnation(genesisgraphics/iStock Photo)The river had a charm that its name lacks. "Zhuo Zhang River," people call it in Chinese, dubbing this tributary of the Yellow River with a murky...
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Reuters Interviews Rich Crank, Concludes Luxury Bikes Are Cool In Greater China
» Society » Beijingcream.comForeign commissioning editors get a lot of pitches like this: "The Chinese are now watching Homeland / eating caviar / behaving like us." These activities usually owe to the...
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