Inside Liu Xiang’s rice bowl
With 2012 London Olympics approaching, the 396 athletes of the Chinese Olympic team are in the spotlight. Many people have paid particular attention to the menu of the athletes, especially Chinese star hurdler, Liu Xiang.
At his training base [...]
Full text: Hu’s speech at opening of China-Africa meeting
Dear Colleagues, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear Friends,
I am delighted to meet you at the opening of the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, as we are gathered here both [...]
Top 10 tips for Westerners traveling in Beijing
If you are a Westerner traveling to China for the first time, there may be a few Chinese customs or ways of life that you may find peculiar. Of course, this is true with any unfamiliar culture so your best option is to learn as much as you [...]
Desperate husband repays the money
Liao Dan, an unemployed 41-year-old man, was accused of defrauding Beijing Hospital of 172,000 yuan in medical expenses in order to save his seriously ill wife. However, with the help of public donations, he repaid the money at Dongcheng District [...]
Chongqing sees the ugly side of beauty
The Miss International 2012 Beauty Pageant Chongqing, an event which went largely unnoticed until micro bloggers posted photos of the winners online, has attracted widespread criticism, both with regard to the legitimacy of the contest itself [...]
Farmer’s heart-felt tribute
A devoted farmer from South Gloucestershire created a heart-shaped meadow as a tribute to his late wife — by planting thousands of oak trees, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Winston Howes, 70, spent a week planting each oak sapling after [...]
What happens in the animal world
A lizard with red and blue features bears more than a passing resemblance to the Marvel comic superhero Spiderman, the Daily Mail reported.
据英国《每日邮报》报道，一只体表有着红蓝斑纹的蜥蜴，其外形与惊奇漫画的超级英雄蜘蛛侠非常相似。
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Hunan denies milk formula report
Hunan University’s Nutrition and Food Security Center has rebuffed a test report on foreign milk formula, saying the results were invalid, Xiaoxiang Morning Post reported.
A brand credit investigation center earlier launched a report [...]
Peer influence matters in obesity
If you want to get slim, you may want to shed some of your larger friends, a new study suggests.
Researchers from Loyola University found students were more likely to gain weight if they had friends who were heavier than they were, the Daily [...]
Most irritating hand gestures for Americans
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Most irritating hand gestures for Americans最不受美国人欢迎的手势
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Smoking may cripple social security system
The rising medical costs linked to tobacco-related illnesses and deaths, along with the aging of the Chinese population, may cripple the China’s social security system in just two decades, an official warned on Thursday, Xinhua reported.
Tobacco-linked [...]
Employees pressured to work overtime
An online survey has found that working Chinese people spend 8.66 hours at work on average, and 60 percent of those who took the survey noted they “voluntarily work extra hours,” Chutian Metropolitan Daily reported.
Report on Average [...]
Heavy bounty on piranhas
Liuzhou’s municipal authorities in Guangxi on Wednesday placed a heavy bounty on piranhas recovered from its waters, and would offer 1,000 yuan for every piranha caught, China News Service reported.
The move followed a piranha attack [...]
‘Face eater’ probably drunk
The man who gnawed at a woman’s face last month in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province was probably under the influence of alcohol, according to the doctor who examined him.
The man, surnamed Dong, blocked the woman’s car on the road and [...]
Heilongjiang UFO sighting prompts investigation
A Tiangong 1-like unidentified flying object was spotted by a group of visitors when visiting the Phoenix Mountain scenic spot in Heilongjiang Province around 3:42 pm July 8. This mysterious scene was captured by a professional photographer [...]
Strict rules for online programs
China’s broadcasting and Internet watchdogs will step up their management of online programs, including website-produced shows and micro films, the Beijing Times reported.
In a directive issued on Monday, the State Administration of [...]
Blood donation: No to MSM, yes to lesbian
Starting this month, lesbians are permitted to donate blood, whereas men who have sex with men (MSM) are still banned from donating, according to the Ministry of Health.
This new regulation has attracted much online attention. One poster on [...]
Fake ID sellers avoid punishment
Young women, some pregnant and others breastfeeding toddlers, who sell fake student IDs of all kinds, have become a phenomenon outside the east gate of Renmin University of China in Beijing.
Fake IDs of Peking University, Renmin University [...]
Math gurus beat the odds
Punters’ Club, a group of mathematical geniuses, makes a reported $ 50 million profit from $ 2 billion worth of bets placed annually, the Herald Sun reported.
The secretive group consists of 19 members. Most of the original club members [...]
Horror piranha attack in Liuzhou
A man was attacked by a group of ferocious piranha fish in Liuzhou, Guangxi, Nanguo Morning Post reported.
The dangerous freshwater predators, which are native to South America, attacked the man as he was washing his dog in the Liujiang River [...]
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