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China's first female tractor driver and banknote star hospitalised

Liang Jun, China's first female tractor driver is recovering from surgery following acute heart failure in a hospital in Harbin, Heilongjiang. Liang, now 85, was featured on the 1 yuan...

by James Griffiths, 30 October 2013

Taipei man taped himself to wall to 'impress his girlfriend'

Police in Taipei had to use ladders to remove a 30 year old man who had himself taped to a wall 'to impress his girlfriend', Xinhua reports.

by James Griffiths, 30 October 2013

Photos of super chill guy with knife in skull go viral

These photos of a man from Yanji, Jilin province with a knife in his skull recently went viral on the Chinese web, dubbed 'calm brother'.

by James Griffiths, 30 October 2013

16 year old bridesmaid sexually assaulted as part of 'wedding tradition'

A 16 year old woman from Taian, Shandong province tried to kill herself after she was sexually assaulted by several men as part of a 'local wedding tradition'.

by James Griffiths, 30 October 2013

Photoshop fail: terrifying giants visit elderly woman in Anhui

There are photoshop fails, and there are photoshop fails. This picture, depicting a team of giant, 100ft tall officials in Ningguo, Anhui province 'visiting' a 100 year old woman, deserves...

by James Griffiths, 30 October 2013

Australian schools offering bilingual English-Mandarin environment

The BBC's Jon Donnison visits one of Australia's bilingual English-Mandarin schools, where students learn to master the Asian language in an immersive Chinese environment.

by James Griffiths, 30 October 2013

Henan official suspended for running up $115,000 tab at pig feet restaurant

An official in Xuchang, Henan province has been suspended after it was revealed that the township government owed over 700,000 yuan ($115,000) to a local pig trotter restaurant.

by James Griffiths, 28 October 2013

This Hong Konger's Kim Jong-un costume just won Halloween

Forget zombies and Miley Cyrus's that will inevitably clutter our streets this Halloween, this Hong Konger's simple, effective Kim Jong-un outfit is hands-down the year's best.

by James Griffiths, 28 October 2013