FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men’s lifestyle magazine. The magazine is printed on high quality glossy paper and the photography is of high technical quality.The Chinese edition of FHM has been published since May 2004 by Trends Magazines in Beijing....
“Are you a member of Communist party?” This is a very normal question, but it has become an incredibly popular internet meme on the Chinese language internet.
From Mop:
A Journalist was inquired if he is a Communist Party member.
On November 4, 2009, a newspaper in Zhengzhou city published...
US President Obama will arrive in Shanghai on Sunday to start his four-day visit in China. The meeting between Hu and Obama will not likely solve all major problems on this planet at once but many people still hold high hopes that the meeting will promote mutual understanding between the two countries....
From Youth Times:
On October 29, the Nanxun Court in Huzhou City, Zhejiang province sentenced a rape case. Two defendants raped a girl who had just finished high school and were judged guilty, and each of the men received a three-year-prison term. The criminal charge was identified as a “temporary...
Earlier this year at a Christie’s auction regarding the sell of two bronze Zodiac Heads caused uproars of nationalistic sentiments online. Today, another auction at the Sotheby’s Auction House in London once again provoked in the minds of the Chinese netizens the past histories of humiliation...
From Mop:
Yesterday [Oct. 31st] around 8PM, more than 100 people carried a gurney with a corpse and surrounded Kunming Guandu District Guanshang Street Office Fude District Branch Chengguan’s entrance, and started to burn paper money [fake money for the dead to use in the underworld]. Including...
From NetEase:
Taiwan Holds Largest Homosexual Parade
October 31, enjoying great interest, the seventh Taiwan Gay Parade was boisterously held on Kaigedalan Boulevard. With an estimated 20,000 people participating, it can be said to be Taiwan's largest ever gay carnival event.October 31, Taiwan's...
On a very normal night, a reporter saw a lot of people waiting outside the Xiangya Hospital. They had been waiting all night long, just for a “passport” to the doctors. The following contains her observations and opinions, plus some of her photos.
From NetEase:
Everyday, there are always...
The post-90’s generation, like the post-80’s generation, in China is often called the “lost generation”. Although the post-90’s kids were fortunate enough to have not experienced the spiritual vacuum and social turmoil of the 80’s, they were forced to confront both...
From NetEase:
The 11th National Games were held in Jinan, Shandong province, and the Games have been hit by scandals, such as pre-decided gold medals, doping, match-fixing, unfair officiating, and so on. The intention of the National Games is picking talented athletes for the Olympic Games, but the scale...
A Chinese cargo ship (”德新海 De Xin Hai”) with twenty-five Chinese seamen was seized by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean about 700 miles east of the Somali coastline. Headlines in Chinese news websites except Xinhuanet are all about this incident (Sina, NetEase, Mop, Huanqiu, Sohu, Tom,...
China’s national ambition to build a blue water navy inevitably led to the need for naval air power. For years there have been rumors of a Chinese aircraft carrier. Several purchases involving foreign ships only resulted in the creation of military theme parks (or scrapped altogether). When it...
Slop oil is “refined” from slop or swill, which is the leftover “food” that people and restaurants throw away. Usually, slop or swill is fed to pigs but some unscrupulous people will gather the slop and “recycle” the oil in the slop to sell as cooking oil. Of course,...
Recently, a British drug smuggler’s death sentence was upheld by the Supreme People’s Court in China. News on Xinhuanet.com:
Death penalty on British drug dealer in line with Chinese law: spokesman
BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese court’s sentence of death penalty on a British...
The Russian Federation’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is currently visiting Beijing and signing contracts with Chinese companies. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov told Reuters last Friday that the two countries will make deals worth $5.5 billion in thirty-eight areas, including the financial...
2012 Movie Insults China, Chinese Netizen Reactions
Chinese netizens react to how 2012 by Roland Emmerich portrays China. Some argue that it insults the Chinese people, unlike what the media has recently claimed. Others say the people who are complaining have nothing better to do, it is only a movie!
Funny Snowmen & Snow Sculptures From Northern China
A large picture collection of silly snowmen and snow sculptures made by creative Chinese in Northern China during the winter season's first snows. One famous internet meme is a popular choice.
Thief Returns Stolen Wallet, Praised For Professionalism
A Chinese netizen shares his story of having his wallets stolen, trying to report the crime to the unhelpful police, and then discovering that the thief returned his identification and bank cards to him. Other netizens share their own pickpocket stories.
Dumping Girlfriend Because Her Breasts Are Too Small?
A Chinese netizen complains online that his girlfriend's A-cup breasts are too small and he is thus thinking of breaking up with her. He is immediately, widely, and humorously criticized. Many say he should be thankful for having any breasts to feel at all.
Old Beggar & War Veteran Takes Leftovers, Not Money
A Chinese netizens posts his experience meeting an old beggar who enters a Harbin restaurant asking for leftover food, but refusing money handouts. The beggar is a disabled war veteran and his explanation for why he will not beg for money deeply touches many Chinese netizens.
Chinese ‘FHM’ (男人装) Magazine Controversial But Popular
Some Chinese netizens defend the popular but sometimes controversial 男人装 (Nan Ren Zhuang) magazine, the Chinese version of the men's lifestyle magazine FHM (For Him Magazine) that often features photographs of scantily-clad and sexually suggestive women.
Urban Chinese Protest Rural Land & Housing Policies Unfair
A Chinese urban resident complains online about 'discriminatory' policies preventing city people from getting land or buying houses in rural areas. This leads to a heated discussion on China's national residence registration system (hukou) and housing policy.
New ‘Certified By Netizens’ T-Shirt Now Available!
Check out the new "Certified by Netizens" official chinaSMACK t-shirt, designed by Paul Guo and printed by ML.lab. Pre-order a limited edition high-quality piquet-weave t-shirt by October 20 and receive a 15% discount.