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WWF Earth Hour app lets you turn Chinese smog into clear blue sky

WWF has developed the Blue Sky iPhone app, which can be used to turn smog-laden skies in pictures to a more pleasant and natural colour.

by Stefan Van Assche, 28 March 2014

Hong Kong police warn of muscular sirens preying on drunk foreigners

Hong Kong police have warned rugby fans or other partygoers to be on alert if approached by butch women in bars, as they might be out for cash or other valuables.

by Stefan Van Assche, 28 March 2014

Hong Kong women pay $1.3 million for dinner with Korean TV star

South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun’s popularity in Asia is reaching unseen heights, with a group of women in Hong Kong reportedly paying over 8 million yuan to have a private dinner with...

by Stefan Van Assche, 28 March 2014

Man sells 200 stolen smart phones to buy books

A man used the 260,000 yuan ($41,900) he amassed from stealing nearly 200 smart phones to buy the complete works of Lu Xun, a brush and ink for calligraphy, according to a local news...

by Stefan Van Assche, 28 March 2014

Executions up 15% worldwide, China still top

A report by Amnesty International says the number of known executions worldwide has risen by almost 15 percent last year. China remains the world champion of state executions, followed...

by Stefan Van Assche, 27 March 2014

Pentagon: China waging psychological, media and legal war against US

China is using a 'Three Warfares' strategy, comprised of psychological, media and legal warfare, to drive the United States out of Asia and control nearby seas, according to a report...

by Stefan Van Assche, 27 March 2014

Chinese mom and baby found dead in Greek city

A young Chinese woman and her four month old baby boy were found dead in the yard of her apartment block in Serres, Greece, after seemingly having fallen from the building’s terrace,...

by Stefan Van Assche, 27 March 2014