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J.B. Cach | Mar 24, 2016 04:35 PM EDT
In a story that seems fit to be on television, a Chinese woman who is suffering from a terminal disease has married her boyfriend of eight years on her hospital bed. read more
J.B. Cach | Mar 24, 2016 12:48 PM EDT
In a move that will certainly make all firefighters and safety personnel relatively amazed and happy, a Chinese man in his 70s invented a quick-escape slide to help people quickly run to safety in the event of a fire. read more
Charissa Echavez | Mar 24, 2016 05:15 PM EDT
China is trying to get rid of "bizarre" foreign place names, particularly on residential compounds, state media cited the civil affairs minister as saying on Tuesday. read more
Charissa Echavez | Mar 24, 2016 11:28 AM EDT
Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen were named the top three richest cities in China, based on the recent list revealed by economic news portal China Business News. read more
Charissa Echavez | Mar 24, 2016 09:22 AM EDT
The Beijing Railway Bureau will begin offering free WiFi to over 100 trains by the end of April. read more
Charissa Echavez | Mar 23, 2016 09:38 AM EDT
The Tibet Autonomous Region is trying to boost trade and tourism as it submitted an application to set up duty free outlets on selected entry ports, Lhasa Customs revealed on Wednesday. read more
Charissa Echavez | Mar 23, 2016 09:23 AM EDT
Hello Kitty fans have something to go crazy about as Taiwan launched its first ever Taroko Express train themed after the white Japanese Bobtail cat with a red bow on its head on Monday. read more
Aaron Case | Mar 23, 2016 09:21 AM EDT
Since February, Chinese social media has been flooded with pictures of women holding A4 paper in front of their waists. This is the latest social media fitness trend, the 'A4 paper waist challenge.' read more
Girish Shetti | Mar 23, 2016 06:31 AM EDT
Chinese authorities arrested 37 suspects and are investigating three pharmaceutical companies in connection with the deadly vaccine scandal that broke out on last Friday, state media reported. read more
J.B. Cach | Mar 22, 2016 03:39 PM EDT
A Chinese couple has decided to live in their mobile home so that their son will get more sleep in preparation for his final-year examinations. read more
J.B. Cach | Mar 21, 2016 05:05 PM EDT
Authorities in Shanghai are considering online registration for couples seeking divorce. read more
J.B. Cach | Mar 21, 2016 04:49 PM EDT
A Chinese man who was filing for a marriage certificate said that officials asked him to provide evidence of his illiteracy as he did not know how to read or write. read more
Charissa Echavez | Mar 22, 2016 06:13 AM EDT
Consultancy firm McKinsey & Co. revealed that Chinese shoppers will increase their spending by 10 percent this year until the end of the decade as their wages increase. More than half of the consumers are anticipating a salary hike over the next five years. read more
Desiree Sison | Mar 21, 2016 09:52 AM EDT
Award-winning Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio was all praises for China for its efforts to lessen carbon emissions by investing in renewable forms of energy. He called China an 'environmental hero" read more
Charissa Echavez | Mar 21, 2016 08:15 AM EDT
China's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ordering a thorough investigation for the illegal selling of vaccines worth more than 570 million yuan ($88 million) sold in more than 24 Chinese provinces. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
