Society

China to Continue Blocking Foreign Websites

Desiree Sison   | Dec 11, 2015 03:29 AM EST

China has announced that it will continue to ban foreign websites but was quick to point out that it is not closing its doors to foreign Internet companies to do business in China. read more

North Korea's Moranbong Band to Visit and Provide ‘Friendship Performances’ in China

Ma. Danilyn Miravalles   | Dec 10, 2015 03:25 PM EST

North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un hopes to enhance relations and to redeem the alliance with China by sending his self-picked female band Moranbong to China. read more

Australian Pedophile Found Teaching Children in Asia

Ryan General   | Dec 10, 2015 12:16 AM EST

Convicted child rapist and registered sex offender Peter Walbran was caught by authorities living in one of Thailand's rural areas, teaching children ages 12-17. The 59-year old Australian pedophile had been convicted of committing terrible sexual acts on children as young as eight on the Indonesian island of Lombok in 2012. read more

Hong Kong Student Spared from Going to Jail for Selling Cannabis-Mixed Delicacies

Ma. Danilyn Miravalles   | Dec 10, 2015 07:20 AM EST

A Hong Kong student has narrowly escaped going to jail for selling 'drug-laced delicacies' to her schoolmates during a sport's event in Tsing Yi last year. read more

Stolen Buddha Statue May Return to China Under Dutch Collector's Terms [VIDEO]

Ma. Danilyn Miravalles   | Dec 08, 2015 02:55 PM EST

For some months since it made headlines, the world has had its eyes on a thousand-plus year-old Buddha statue, which was stolen from China 20 years ago. China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage announced that a process has been initiated to recover the statue from the private Dutch collector Oscar van Overeem. read more

Sperm Donor is Dad to 54 Children, Runs a Website for His Service

Charissa Echavez   | Dec 08, 2015 11:01 AM EST

Remember how crazy the American movie Delivery Man tells the story of a fictional character David Wozniak who fathered more than 500 children? Declan Rooney is a real-life version of that character. read more

Find Out How This Chinese Artist Turns Smog Into Bricks [VIDEO]

Ma. Danilyn Miravalles   | Dec 08, 2015 08:38 AM EST

A Chinese artist from Shenzhen has found a unique way to confront the somg crisis confronting the country. read more

Drunk Chinese Professor Kicked Out of Flight After Raucous Behavior

Christian George Acevedo   | Dec 08, 2015 07:21 AM EST

A Chinese man was taken off a flight heading for the US and detained on Sunday after causing a scene in the plane. read more

Xu Ming, A Chinese Businessman Linked to Corruption Scandals Dies in Prison, Reports Say

Cybelle Go   | Dec 07, 2015 01:14 PM EST

Xu Ming, founder of Dalian shade, who was convicted of bribery three years ago, has passed away due to a heart attack in Hubei Prison last Friday, according to SCMP. read more

Masked Raiders Attack Chinese Security Checkpoints in Inner Mongolia

Ryan General   | Dec 07, 2015 12:21 PM EST

Thirteen people were injured after an estimated 100 masked raiders attacked and damaged Chinese government security checkpoint buildings in Northern China on Sunday. While the attackers escaped, reports indicate that Chinese authorities were able to identify some of them. read more

First Ever Pollution Red Alert as Bejing is Covered in Smog

Eva Etha Marie Monares   | Dec 07, 2015 12:13 PM EST

China's capital city saw its first pollution red alert on Monday. Beijing local government issued the alert to caution the city's residents about the harsh smog conditions. The alert will be raised from Tuesday to Thursday. read more

China Issues Orange Pollution Alert as Smog Strikes Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei

CJ Lasan   | Dec 07, 2015 06:00 AM EST

Authorities in Beijing have urged elementary and middle schools to suspend outdoor activities as an orange alert was issued for heavy smog in the city on Monday. The order will take effect starting on Tuesday, and the warning comes after a week of record pollution levels in the city. read more

China News Agency Staff Suspended Over ‘Typo’ Error on Xi Jinping Speech

CJ Lasan   | Dec 06, 2015 10:03 PM EST

President Xi Jinping's inspirational speech in Johannesburg is overshadowed by controversy over the suspension of four editorial staff of the China News Service who allegedly committed typo errors in filing it. read more

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