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Child in Hainan hotel abuse scandal says she was offered money for sex
On May 14 it was reported that six elementary school girls had been kidnapped the week before by their principal and one other government official who allegedly brought the girls to hotels in Hainan province and sexually assaulted them. Show More Summary
Watch: 'Tiger Temple' blogger bikes country reporting censored news
The blogger/citizen journalist known as 'Tiger Temple' is a big name in Chinese current-events blogging, and was the focus of a great documentary last year. Now 59 years old, Mr. Tiger spends each summer biking the Chinese countryside, looking for good stories to write up. Show More Summary
Shanghai taxi driver takes meth, attacks cops
A 40 year old taxi driver who was walking around Jing'an district with a vegetable knife attacked two police officers when they approached him, the Shanghai Daily reports. [ more › ]
Dongguan man arrested for bomb hoax which grounded five planes
Police in Shenzhen say they have arrested a man in Dongguan believed to be responsible for making a series of bomb threats which caused five Shenzhen-bound flights to be grounded. [ more › ]
In Shanghai? Need to breastfeed? There's an app for that?
Navigating Shanghai is becoming easier and easier as the city gets apped-up. First there was the app which helps you find somewhere to pee, now there are plans for an app to help women find somewhere to pee out their breasts, or "breastfeed". [ more › ]
71.8 percent of Hong Kongers 'would not want a neighbor of a different race'
Max Fisher of the Washington Post compiled the above map from a question on the World Values Survey which asked who people would not want as neighbours. Fisher plotted the number of people surveyed worldwide who answered "people of another race" and came up with some shocking conclusions. [ more › ]
World's most embarrassing mom posts naked picture of cheating son on WeChat
After she discovered her son was copying his classmates' homework, a Wenzhou mother, surnamed Lin, surreptitiously snapped a photo of her son in the shower and uploaded it to WeChat, according to IFeng. [ more › ]
China-wide fake sanitary napkin ring busted
This is so badass you guys. Not to be outshone by the great condom raid of March 29, police from six different provinces across China on Tuesday arrested 43 suspects who took part in the manufacturing and distribution of counterfeit brand-name sanitary napkins, China Daily reports. [ more › ]
Proposed lithium battery factory in Shanghai cancelled
In what must be an empowering piece of news for protesters in Kunming, Shanghai's own nimby demonstration was hugely successful. Protests against a planned battery factory in Shanghai's Songjiang district have lead to it being scrapped. [ more › ]
Hong Kong duck deflation provides ideal opportunity to smear mainlanders
Ernest Kao at the SCMP brings our attention to a bizarre rumour surrounding the deflation/popping/death of the Hong Kong duck this week. [ more › ]
Large protest in Kunming against proposed PX plant
Hundreds of people in Kunming have gathered outside government offices to protest against plans for a petrochemical plant, following a similar protest last weekend. [ more › ]
Why China's accession to the Arctic Council is a good thing
In a meeting of the Arctic Council on Wednesday, China along with India, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Singapore were granted observer status in the organization. This follows years of lobbying on China's part to be included as an observer, a status that will allow it to sit in on meetings but will not allow it to vote on any policies. [ more › ]
Shenzhen nurse killed in horrific elevator accident
A Shenzhen woman has died after she was trapped by elevator doors which then descended, slicing the woman in half, according to the Shenzhen Evening News. [ more › ]
Chinese scientist invents lightest material on earth: carbon nanogel
A (very young looking) Chinese scientist, Professor Gao Chou, has proved he is the man of steel by successfully producing the lightest substance of recorded history: carbon aerogel. Carbon aerogel may feel like nothing at all, but Gao's research has shown it may be a major part of the solution when it comes to heavy world problems like pollution. [ more › ]
Harley Davidson fans gather in China to show off crazy costumes and bikes
This past weekend, over 1,000 people gathered in Zhejiang for the 5th Harley Davidson National Rally in China., wearing all sorts of wild costumes. [ more › ]
¡Aprende! Spanish teaching comes to Shanghai
Spain's Cervantes Institute is kind of like the Confucius Institute, except they actually teach the language instead of "War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea"-style propaganda. The institute already has a presence in Beijing, and is now bringing Spanish-learning goodness to Shanghai. Show More Summary
China readies fancy new "sharp sword" drone
Images of China's new Lijian "sharp sword" attack drone have surfaced online, despite the fact that most would have really assumed that shit to be classified. The pictures' release took place just a few hours before the U.S. Navy launched off its new drone, and are presumably meant to show off to the Americans. Show More Summary
Dish of the Day: Braised pork shoulder @ Rui Fu Yuan
Some associate Shanghai with xiaolongbao, others with hairy crab, but for me, nothing screams Shanghai like a mountainous braised pork shoulder gleaming with glaze and fat. Simmered in dark soy sauce, Shaoxing rice wine, rock sugar, and star anise for hours, Shanghai pork shoulder (hongshao tipang) is the ultimate in melt-in-your-mouth, fall-off-the-bone eating. [ more › ]
Fujian fake condom factory busted, 2m shoddy prophylactics seized
The owners of a Fujian workshop producing fake name-brand condoms and selling them on Taobao have been detained after a raid on March 29. [ more › ]
Trailer: The Silk Road of Pop, rap crews and rockstars in Xinjiang
Director Samir Farooq's new film 'The Silk Road of Pop' has an unlikely setting for a music documentary: Xinjiang. Yet, according to producers, "the Central Asian music scene is alive and roaring" in the troubled region. [ more › ]
