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Huge frozen waterfall appears on Beijing apartment building

This is what happens when you leave your water running in freezing temperatures.

by James Griffiths, 12 February 2014

US ambassador to China Gary Locke resigns to 'rejoin family in Seattle' (Update)

Gary Locke, the US ambassador to China since 2011, has resigned his position in order to 'rejoin [his] family in Seattle.'

by James Griffiths, 20 November 2013

Beijing residents are losing up to 16 years of life to air pollution

A new study suggests that Beijing's air pollution may be taking up to 16 years off residents' lives.

by James Griffiths, 22 January 2014

Emboldened by Zoomlion, Nongfu Spring targets Beijing Times over 'fabricated' reports

Nongfu Spring, one of China's largest bottled water manufacturers, has filed suit against the Beijing Times for a series of reports earlier this year which questioned the safety of the...

by James Griffiths, 05 November 2013

These photos show why public holidays in China are the worst time to go anywhere

Name any major Chinese tourist attraction – the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Hangzhou's West Lake, Shanghai's Bund – and chances were it was barely visible for a sea of people...

by James Griffiths, 05 May 2014

Incredible photos show destruction of infamous Beijing rooftop villa

An illegal rooftop villa in Beijing which attracted widespread uproar and mockery has been almost entirely destroyed, all that remains is for workers to clear the rubble away.

by James Griffiths, 20 December 2013

British pedophile extradited from China jailed by UK court

A British man who fled to China to avoid punishment for a litany of sex offences has been jailed by a UK court after he was extradited by Chinese authorities last year.

by James Griffiths, 14 January 2014