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More than 60 models arrested in Beijing and Guangzhou after visa sting (Updated)

Police in Beijing allegedly held a fake casting call in order to find models working in China using tourist visas.

by James Griffiths, 14 May 2014

This is what it looks like when a Beijing subway train is delayed

There were significant delays on the Beijing Metro's Line 13 Monday morning due to signal failure. Photos from Huilongguan Station show huge crowds of passengers stuck standing futiley...

by James Griffiths, 10 December 2013

Beijing Marathon featured runners pissing on ancient walls and Adidas team in blackface

There was uproar on the Chinese web following the Beijing Marathon over photos and accounts of people relieving themselves on the outer walls of the Forbidden City. A photo has also...

by James Griffiths, 21 October 2013

Check Out These Incredible High-Res Panoramas of Shanghai and the Great Wall

AirPano is a non-profit project created by a team of Russian photographers dedicated to taking high-resolution aerial panoramic photos of some of the world's most scenic locales. The...

by James Griffiths, 11 December 2013

Beijingers be warned: police cracking down on 'illegal foreigners'

Foreign residents of China, have your passports at the ready. The Beijing Times reports that police in Sanlitun are launching a crackdown on 'illegal foreigners' which will include 24...

by James Griffiths, 09 December 2013

Here's US Ambassador to China Gary Locke on the cover of Men's Health

Fulfilling a desire we didn't realise we had to see the US ambassador to China in a tight black tshirt looking like a just divorced middle-aged man out to meet younger women, Gary Locke...

by James Griffiths, 07 February 2014

The best Instagram photos from Harbin's airpocalypse

Harbin was hit by off-the-chart air quality index (AQI) pollution levels this week, causing schools to be closed and traffic stalled as the Heilongjiang capital was shrouded in Beijing-style...

by James Griffiths, 22 October 2013

Beijing to add six new subway lines, over 90km of track

China's oldest metro system is getting longer. The Beijing Subway plans to add six new lines by 2016, with a total length of over 90 kilometres (55 miles).

by James Griffiths, 30 October 2013