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China's online population hits 618 million

China’s online population, already the world’s largest, grew to 618 million at the end of 2013, mainly due to an increase in smartphone usage.

by Jessica McGovern, 21 January 2014

Terminally ill cancer patient weds in hospital bed

The couple met online in 2009 and got a marriage certificate in August 2012. They had originally planned to have their dream wedding in 2014. When Chen fell ill, Yang quit his job to...

by Jessica McGovern, 17 January 2014

Men arrested for blackmailing drunk cabbies

Two men have been arrested for deliberately getting into traffic accidents in order to blackmail drunk taxi drivers.

by Jessica McGovern, 17 January 2014

Woman publishes full page apology to son in local newspaper

A woman has written a full page apology to her son on the front cover of the Chinese Melbourne Daily newspaper for pushing him to get married.

by Jessica McGovern, 17 January 2014

Migrant worker wins car but can't afford the taxes that come with it

A migrant worker couple in Sichuan province have had to give up a car they won in a raffle because they couldn’t afford to pay the accompanying taxes and no one in their family could...

by Jessica McGovern, 16 January 2014

Corrupt senior official's stash included solid gold Mao statue

A Communist Party senior official being investigated for corruption was caught with a variety of luxury goods, including a pure gold statue of Chairman Mao.

by Jessica McGovern, 16 January 2014

Firefighters saw Asiana plane crash victim before running her over

New footage from the scene of last year’s Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco reveals that emergency responders saw Ye Meng Yuan's body before it was run over.

by Jessica McGovern, 16 January 2014