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Face mask manufacturer 3M advert: 'Harbin, We're With You'

At least one face mask manufacturer has seen the ongoing airpocalypse in Harbin as the marketing opportunity that it is. American conglomerate 3M which makes, among many, many other...

by James Griffiths, 22 October 2013

Is this video of a Beijing street cleaner speaking 'fluent' English a viral marketing campaign?

A video of a Beijing street cleaner speaking 'fluent' (not really, but definitely not bad) English recently went viral on the Chinese web, with many commenters bemoaning their comparative...

by James Griffiths, 24 October 2013

This one photo shows just how bad pollution in Beijing really is

Beijing issued an orange smog alert, the second highest, for the first time last week. This photo shows how bad the pollution is: an air filter after one day's use (left) and just an...

by James Griffiths, 26 February 2014

Malaysia Airlines flight bound for Beijing may have crashed at sea (Updated)

A passenger plane carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing has lost contact with air traffic control after leaving the Malaysian capital, Xinhua reports.

by James Griffiths, 08 March 2014

Pollution in Dehli is even worse than Beijing but no one cares

In a bald-faced attempt to get unblocked in China, the New York Times reports that New Delhi air is 'more laden with dangerous small particles of pollution' than Beijing's.

by James Griffiths, 26 January 2014

China announces reforms to one child policy, abolition of labour camps

According to Xinhua, the Chinese government is planning to reform the country's One Child Policy. The new system will allow couples to have two children where one parent is an only child....

by James Griffiths, 15 November 2013

Celebrate the Great Helmsman's birthday by posting your Christmas cards with Mao stamps

China Post is to issue a four-edition stamp set on November 16 depicting various moments in the life of Mao Zedong in honour of the 120th anniversary of the former leader's birth (on...

by James Griffiths, 15 November 2013

Doctors find dandelion growing in baby's ear

Surgeons in Beijing removed a blossoming dandelion from a one year old girl's left ear canal after a seed somehow found its way into the space around four months ago.

by James Griffiths, 28 November 2013