All Posts For 2009 May
Bus 44: Based Upon A True Story
This film has begun spreading on Kaixin001:This movie is called Bus 44 (车四十四), made by Chinese-American director Dayyan Eng. It won awards at the Venice Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival and was invited to Cannes Film Festival. Based on a true story, Bus 44 takes place on the outskirts...
American Basketball Player Throws Money To Students
Here is a quick English explanation from Shanghaiist: What was meant to be a friendly game of basketball in Hunan Province has burst into a furious debate on the internet, after an American player tossed money out to a crowd of students… and some students actually scrambled to pick it up. According...
Chinese Study Abroad Students Told Not To Come Home
Mother Chops Off 8-Year-Old Son’s Hands, Throws In Toilet
Suicide Jumper Pushed Off Bridge By Old Man Passing By
[From: China Digital Times] In southern China, a man held up traffic as he threatened to commit suicide over some bad investments by jumping off a bridge. An old man passing by became impatient and broke through the police line to go talk to the jumper. Then, he pushes him off the bridge.
chinaSMACK Moved To Private Server
Hi everyone, chinaSMACK now has over 210,000 visits each month and has grown so much that we were required to move to a new private server this last weekend. There were some small problems but they should be okay now after some help from some great chinaSMACK commenters and friends. Please let me know...
Korea Former President’s Suicide, Chinese Reactions
The former president of South Korea Roh Moo Hyun fell off a mountain today and died. It is believed that he left a suicide letter. He was currently under investigation for receiving bribes of 5-6 million USD. From NetEase:2009 May 23 local time, Seoul, South Korea, people watching news of former president...
Hangzhou Street Racing Victim Compensated 1.13 Million
Young Chinese Children Shining Shoes Behind Tourist Trap
From Mop: After 10pm at night, we tourists were pulled to an essential oils company recommending shopping. Upon exiting from the back we encountered several children cleaning/shining shoes, the oldest only being a little over 10-years-old, the younger not yet 3-years-old. Begging “uncle, auntie”,...
Chinese Netizens React To End Of Popular “Prison Break”
Elevated Road In Zhuzhou Hunan Collapses, Crushing Many
Waitress Stabs Government Official Trying To Rape Her
[From: Global Voices] Chinese netizens react to news of a Chinese waitress named Deng Yujiao who surrendered herself to police after stabbing and killing a government official in Hubei Province. The official tried to get sex from her, hit her head with a bundle of money, and pushed her down several times.
Airport Cleaner Finds Gold Jewelery, Faces Life In Prison
MandMX: chinaSMACK Is Like A Younger, Cooler China Daily!
Fauna’s Computer Is Dying, What Do You Recommend?
Hi everyone, my computer is very old. When I use it, it will become very very hot and make a lot of horrible noise. This has happen for a very long time already but recently my computer begin to crash and turn off by itself. I think it will die soon. I think many chinaSMACK visitors are very knowledgeable...
