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5 year old found dangling from 6th floor ledge

A five-year-old boy in Danyang, Jiangsu Province suffered a near-death-experience after he fell out of a sixth-floor bathroom window and was hanging on to the ledge last Saturday. Luckily,...

by Stefan Van Assche, 20 March 2014

Man has screw removed from stomach after 23 years

After 23 years, a 58 year old man surnamed Xiong had a 12.5 centimeter (5 inch) screw removed from near his stomach artery after surgery on March 4.

by Stefan Van Assche, 20 March 2014

Couple caught shoplifting in Taipei to pay for plastic surgery

A Hong Kong couple was caught trying to steal 1,4230 yuan ($232 / NT$7,000) worth of stuff in a Taipei supermarket after the woman’s plastic surgery inflated their travel budget, leaving...

by Stefan Van Assche, 19 March 2014

Oblivious to irony, married man hacks mistress to death for cheating on him

After finding a used condom outside his mistress's flat, a married man went into a violent rage and stabbed the woman to death for cheating on him, Hong Kong's high court heard Monday....

by Stefan Van Assche, 19 March 2014

Man arrested for spamming traffic officer with insulting texts

A resident of Suzhou, Jiangsu province has been detained by local police after being accused of harassing a traffic cop for three months with insulting text messages.

by Stefan Van Assche, 19 March 2014

'No evidence' linking Chinese passengers to hijacking of MH370

Chinese ambassador to Malaysia Huang Huikang said Tuesday there is no evidence linking any of the 153 Chinese nationals on board to hijacking or terrorist attacks.

by Stefan Van Assche, 18 March 2014

$129k blue diamond lost and found at Hong Kong Airport

A 53 year old businessman got quite the scare today after he temporarily lost a bag containing a blue diamond worth 790,000 yuan ($129,000 / HKD 1,000,000) at Hong Kong International...

by Stefan Van Assche, 18 March 2014

'Mickey Mouse Grandma' still working to help 40 year old son find wife

A 75 year old woman, dubbed the 'Mickey Mouse Grandma', is hopping about dressed as the Disney mascot in order to make money so her middle-aged son can get married.

by Stefan Van Assche, 18 March 2014