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New Henan road has massive electricity pylon in the middle of it

After a mix-up in town planning, a road in Henan Province ended up with an enormous electricity pylon right in the middle of it.

by James Griffiths, 20 May 2014

Chinese hospital puts nurses in flight attendant uniforms

A hospital in Jiangsu Province has replaced nurses' uniforms with those of flight attendants, the Telegraph reports.

by James Griffiths, 20 May 2014

HK police hunting biker filmed driving over 160 mph on busy public roads

Police in Hong Kong are hunting a motorcyclist who posted videos of themselves driving on public roads at over 260 kph (160 kph).

by James Griffiths, 20 May 2014

US files hacking charges against Chinese officials

A US grand jury has indicted five Chinese military officials on 31 counts including cyber espionage, attorney general Eric Holder said Monday.

by James Griffiths, 20 May 2014

Chinese knife coating will keep blades sharp for '100 times longer'

Scientists in China have developed a coating material that could extend a knife's sharpness by 100 times, SCMP reports.

by James Griffiths, 20 May 2014

English dropped from national college entrance exams

English will no longer be a compulsory element of the goakao, or national college entrance exams, from 2017, Global Times reports.

by James Griffiths, 19 May 2014

Jill Abramson's ousting from the NYT gets the Taiwanese animation treatment

While the journalism world still reels from the sudden firing of Jill Abramson as executive editor of the New York Times*, the story has at least gotten the Taiwanese animation treatment...

by James Griffiths, 19 May 2014

Asshole kid kicks and slaps grandmother on Nanjing subway

Video of a young boy attacking his grandmother with a water bottle has gone viral on the Chinese web.

by James Griffiths, 19 May 2014

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New Henan road has massive electricity pylon in the middle of it

Chinese hospital puts nurses in flight attendant uniforms

HK police hunting biker filmed driving over 160 mph on busy public roads

US files hacking charges against Chinese officials

Chinese knife coating will keep blades sharp for '100 times longer'

English dropped from national college entrance exams

Jill Abramson's ousting from the NYT gets the Taiwanese animation treatment

Asshole kid kicks and slaps grandmother on Nanjing subway

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