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These 2 maps show how US cities and Chinese provinces compare to countries

The above map, created by Richard Florida for Atlantic Cities, show how US 'megalopolises' compare to various countries' gross domestic product (GDP).

by James Griffiths, 13 March 2014

This Chinese shopping mall is selling bras for eggs

A shopping mall in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province engaged in a bizarre promotion Sunday in which customers could exchange eggs for underwear.

by James Griffiths, 28 May 2014

'UFO debris' Crashes to the Ground in Northeast China

Chinanews.com reports that 'three unidentified flying objects' fell from the sky and landed in rural Heilongjiang Province on Friday.

by James Griffiths, 16 May 2014

China is cracking down on gay Sherlock fan fiction

China's National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications (NOAPIP), a branch of the country's media regulator, recently launched a new crackdown on online pornographic content....

by James Griffiths, 17 April 2014

Hong Kong born British parliamentarian quitting over racist abuse

The UK's only Chinese-born parliamentarian is resigning from politics because of continued racist abuse from her opponents.

by James Griffiths, 30 May 2014

Jack Ma officiates bizarre Alibaba mass wedding

Jack Ma, chairperson of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, officiated a mass wedding of 102 couples Friday at the company's headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

by James Griffiths, 13 May 2014

10 creepy, weird and downright bizarre images from China's eBay

Taobao is like eBay meets Amazon Marketplace meets a Shenzhen fakes market, selling just about everything anyone could need for bargain basement prices. Some of what for sale however...

by James Griffiths, 26 February 2014

Lychee View: Hong Kong's metro stations translated into English

While Hong Kong already has its fair share of English-named MTR stations (Admiralty, Fortress Hill, etc), Justin Moe thought he could do one better and translated the whole map.

by James Griffiths, 09 April 2014