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Online Giant Alibaba Holds Global Women Entrepreneurs Meeting
China’s biggest online retailer Alibaba called together the first “Global Women Entrepreneurs Conference” in Hangzhou. 1000 women from all kinds of professions were invited to attend, with special guests including […] More
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Chinese Woman Floods American Hotel, Chinese Reactions
A few months ago a Chinese woman washed her clothes while staying in a hotel in America. She searched for a place and finally decided on hanging them on a […] More
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Guangxi High School Goes to Extremes With Motivational Slogans
The National Higher Education Entrance Examination (Gao Kao) is a very tough time for Chinese students, and they often hang motivational slogans in their classrooms to give them that extra […] More
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Man Digs Up House To Find Hidden Bankbooks
One woman right before dying told her husband that she has about 40,000 RMB in a few bankbooks buried under the living room floor. He turned over the entire living […] More
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Taiwanese Host Aya Liu reveals husband’s secret identity as a “Living Buddha”
Many Netizens are curious about the identity of Aya Liu’s husband, who she has previously claimed is named Tony and works in IT. But in reality, Aya’s husband is a […] More
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Zhang Xinyu Wears Traditional Cotton Northeastern Dress to Cannes
When Zhang Xinyu wore a traditional Northeastern Chinese cotton dress to the Cannes film festival, it caused a huge stir online, with many criticizing the dress and lambasting its designer. […] More
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Netizens Angry After Rescue Workers Spotted Taking Selfies
Recently a young boy in Yanshan, Yunnan, was swept off of the street by floodwater which had accumulated from a long stretch of heavy rains. After the locals were unable […] More
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Guo Meimei Publicly Charged for Organizing Gambling Ring
Guo Meimei, the girl who became famous overnight in 2011 for imitating a Red Cross manager and flaunting her wealth on Weibo, was publicly charged with operating a gambling ring. […] More
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Female Subway Beggars Resort to Groping When Refused Money
Netizens took to social networking site Weibo to report the phenomenon of female beggars on line 2 of the Wuhan subway groping their male targets when declined money. Upon refusal, […] More
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Shanghai Disney Store Accused of “Hunger Marketing”, Hour Long Lines
Shanghai’s flagship Disney store had its grand opening last week. This week, the line was still pouring out the door, with customers waiting over an hour just to be able […] More
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Hubei Village Party Secretary Goes Viral After Drunk Speech
Recently a video of an interview with a Village Party Secretary from Li County, Hebei, went viral after the man used foul language and insulted villagers and journalists, even going […] More
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Chinese Netizens Amused by Photo of Obama Posing with Pouting Child
Chinese Netizens were amused by story from England’s Daily Mail describing a young girl, Claudia Moser, who had a temper tantrum in front of President Obama. In a photo posted […] More
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Qing Dynasty Dispute Prevents Intervillage Marriage
Two old villages in Guangzhou are separated by just a single road. During the Qing Dynasty it is said that these two villages fought and two families on opposing sides […] More
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Large Chinese presence at Cannes this year
At the 68th Cannes International Film Festival this year, Hou Hsiao-hsien won best director award for ‘The Assassin’. No stranger to Cannes, Hou Hsiao-hsien has previously entered the main competition […] More
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Chinese Reporter Mocks Apple CEO Cook Over Watch Battery Life
A China Central Television (CCTV) reporter seized an opportunity during the network’s first exclusive interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook to mock the battery life of its trademark watch. Cook, […] More
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Master’s in Statistics Graduates at Columbia University 80% Chinese
At America’s Columbia University, this year’s graduating class for a Master’s Degree in Statistics was over 80% Chinese, and 90% Asian. The roster, which contained 231 names total, contained 16 […] More