This Day In History: Opium Smoking Sugar Broker Takes Shanghai

Never underestimate an emaciated, opium smoking Cantonese ex-sugar broker...

by Ned Kelly, 07 September 2023

Travel Gossip: China-US Flight Routes Set to Double

Travelers on both sides of the Pacific will be able to enjoy more frequent and convenient air connections!

by Billy Jiang, 25 August 2023

Smoking Power Bank Forces Plane to Make Emergency Landing

A passenger's power bank became lodged and squeezed in a seat gap, causing it to emit smoke.

by Billy Jiang, 15 August 2023

Worker Faces Police Action for Destroying ¥0.5 Banknote

Video shows a parking attendant in Shanghai refusing to accept and subsequently tearing a RMB50-cent banknote.

by Billy Jiang, 07 August 2023

China to Resume More Direct Flights to New Zealand

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins concluded his five-day visit to China with a significant boost to economic ties between the two nations.

by Billy Jiang, 30 June 2023

TDIH: Train Robbing Bandits & the Lincheng Outrage

The capture of famed foreigners and journalists made this a major international event in China's history.

by Tristin Zhang, 04 May 2023

This Day in History: The Rolling Stones First-Ever China Show

Keith Richards: “I feel like Marco Polo!”

by Ned Kelly, 07 April 2023

This Day in History: The Battle of Muddy Flat

Believed to be the first time British and American forces fought as allies in a land battle.

by Ned Kelly, 04 April 2023

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