Facekini: from swimsuit, to cosplay costume for the beach
Qingdao, Shandong Province. While international media have focused on the burkini, the facekini, a mask designed for beachgoers and swimmers, has gained huge success in … Read more
China pressures Hong Kong to squash independence calls ahead of poll
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China pressured the Hong Kong government to disqualify six candidates who advocated independence from a crucial citywide election, as part of a campaign to bolster its interests and win seats for its allies, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Pokemon Go turns into a battleground between China and Taiwan
John Hanke, CEO of Niantic, the American software house behind Pokemon Go, posted a tweet in traditional Chinese welcoming the Taiwanese players to join the … Read more
China needs housing space ‘the size of Singapore’ each year till 2030
BEIJING (Reuters) – China needs to build residential property space that’s roughly equivalent to the land area of Singapore, or 800 million square meters, every … Read more
Dutch man’s day-wait at Chinese airport for woman ends in hospital
A Dutch man spent 10 days at an airport in China waiting for a woman he met on the internet but ended up hospitalized after the stay took a … Read more
Chinese cinema and Hollywood merge in “The Great Wall”
In recent years, Hollywood has been eying the Chinese movie audience as China is one of the largest international film markets, and the two worlds … Read more
Plank at 340 meters from the ground in Shanghai
If you want to do something reckless in Shanghai tomorrow, Thursday, July 28, will be open to the public the skywalk on Jin Mao Tower … Read more
Largest human mattress dominoes world record gets toppled in China
Stylution Int’l (China) Corp. and Ayd Group. has set a new world record for the largest human mattress dominoes with 2016 participants making a soft … Read more
Never too old for a bikini!
On July 23, the Tianjin Eco-city National Park, the Tianjin Municipal Committee, sponsored by the Hetong Elderly Welfare Association, organized the second edition of the … Read more
Heavy rain in China kills at least 87, thousands evacuated
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Heavy rain in China has killed at least 87 people and forced thousands from their homes, state media reported on Saturday.
China Suburbia
From Urban Villages to Ghost Cities Snapshots of suburban life in Kunming’s urban villages. China Suburbia is a photography project that explores and describes urban … Read more
Popular Google search terms in China
Find out what’s trending in China. Showing latest trending searches in China: popular topics, rising queries, main categories. This page shows how often a particular … Read more
Floods hit China: almost 130 dead, 1.9 million hectares of crops damaged
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Severe flooding across central and southern China over the past week has killed almost 130 people, damaged more than 1.9 million hectares … Read more