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
China moves to bar Hong Kong activists as fear grows over intervention
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s parliament passed a ruling on Monday that effectively bars two elected Hong Kong pro-independence politicians from taking office, Beijing’s most … 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