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Eating endangered animals could now land you in jail

A loophole enabling people to buy hunters' prey has been closed, with new legislation clearly defining that eating endangered wild animals or buying them for other purposes, is illegal....

by Rebecca Unsworth, 22 April 2014

Henan judges told to skip banquets and 'learn how to cook' to avoid bribes

Henan Province's top judge has said that good culinary skills are a must for judges, who should foster 'an atmosphere of eating' in court to avoid bribes.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 22 April 2014

Supermarket criticised for handing out chicks as free gifts

A supermarket has been met with criticism from bemused customers after handing out live chicks to those spending over 49 yuan ($7.8), or 29 yuan ($4.8) on a specific drink.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 22 April 2014

Climate commissioner calls for EU-China cooperation to curb global warming

The EU Climate Commissioner has said that the 27 member organisation should co-operate more closely with China to slow down global warming

by Rebecca Unsworth, 22 April 2014

One fifth of China's farmland toxic

One fifth of China's soil is contaminated with pollutants, according to a 2005-2013 survey that tested over 6.3 million square kilometres of the country's land.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 21 April 2014

Seven killed in gun battle at China-Vietnam border

Seven people have been killed in a shooting at the Quang Ninh border between Vietnam and China on Friday morning.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 21 April 2014

Chengguan using Google Glass to film the people he beats up

A Changzhou chengguan has started wearing Google Glass as part of his law enforcement uniform, posting a selfie wearing them on his Weibo account.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 21 April 2014

China to become most Christian country in the world by 2030

China is on track to become one of the most Christian countries in the world, with forecasters predicting the number of Christians to overtake that of America by 2030.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 21 April 2014