International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in China
United Nations General Assembly marked November 25 as “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women”, a day to combat and raise awareness of … Read more
Singapore: From a Successful City to a Smart Nation
Have you ever waited for what feels like hours for a taxi? Or spent a lot of time worrying about elderly relatives who live alone? … Read more
Interview with Ben Randall, author of Sisters for sale
Human trafficking in China Ben Randall, an Australian filmmaker uncovers a local human trafficking crisis: Vietnamese women are kidnapped and sold across the border and … Read more
Anita Wong, contemporary Chinese artist
Anita Wong is a British-Chinese artist and former art Professor from the School of Visual Arts and Maryland Institute College of Arts in the U.S.A. … Read more
The secret language of women: a Modern Chinese art series inspired by “Nushu”
“The secret language of women” is Anita Wong’s art series inspired by “Nushu”, a syllabic script created and used exclusively by women in China. Anita … Read more
Chinese bachelors find consolation in silicone partners amid gender imbalance
Silicone partners: When Mathilda knocked on Léon’s door in Professional, a 1994 thriller film, Léon’s solitary life was forever changed. For 32-year-old Bob (pseudonym), Xiao … Read more
Boy peeing in a sink of a Chinese shopping center
Chinese bad habits: this time a precariously balanced kid on the tiny edge of a sink in a shopping center, urinating with the help of … Read more
The Monkey King Has Spoken: Donald Trump will be the next US President
Geda, a 5-years old male monkey in Changsha, has predicted that Republican candidate Donald Trump will be the next U.S. president. Geda, wearing a yellow … Read more
Is aGlass the first eye-tracking modular unit for VR devices?
7invensun, a technology company based in Zhongguancun, Beijing, claimed to have produced the world’s first virtual reality eye-tracking modular unit, aGlass, enabling users of VR … Read more
Illegally parked SUV blocks path to waste center, garbage collectors surround the SUV with tons of garbage
On the evening of 1 November 2016, in Zhengzhou, Henan, an illegally parked SUV was surrounded with tens of tons of garbage. At 10 o’clock, … Read more
Chinese pollution is so bad that it’s almost poetic
Smog in China The rapid modernization and industrialization that in three decades has transformed China from a rural country into an economic giant, has not … Read more
Chaos erupts as Hong Kong independence activists fight ban to enter legislative chamber
Hong Kong Indipendence activists: HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s legislature descended into chaos on Wednesday as two pro-independence lawmakers defied a barring order and … Read more
Panda released into the wild in China
China releases two female pandas into the wild in southwestern province of Sichuan. State broadcaster CCTV showed footage of three-year-old Hua Yan looking out of … Read more
China launches Shenzhou XI manned spacecraft to Chinese Space Laboratory
On Oct 17, 2016, China launched the Shenzhou XI manned spacecraft to transport two astronauts, Chen Dong, 37, and Jing Haipeng, 49, to the Tiangong … Read more