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China holds massive military parade to commemorate WWII victory

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China held a massive military parade to commemorate victory over Japan in World War II, displaying its military might on an unprecedented scale. Beijing marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II with its biggest ever display of military, an event shunned by most Western leaders including China’s former wartime allies, the […]

China: Uber driver arrested after molesting female passenger

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On Wednesday, Chinese police arrested an Uber driver accused of robbing and molesting a female passenger. The latest incident happened several weeks ago when a 42-year-old woman hailed an Uber car at about 2 am in Chengdu, in the western province of Sichuan. The driver suddenly stopped the car in a city tunnel and pulled […]

Man complaining of earache doctors found live cockroach

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A man complaining of earache in the city of Dongguan, in the southern Chinese region of Guangdong Province has live cockroach inside his ear. Doctors discovered that the source of his agony was a live cockroach. The insect had given birth to 25 babies of live cockroach inside the man ear. The man was identified as Mr […]

Truck carrying 10,000 chicks overturned in China

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A poultry truck carrying 10,000 chicks overturned in Shandong province. Villagers looted the chicks and bring them home. Police couldn’t stop villagers nearby picking up chicks as they rushed to the scene. Drivers of cars who got stuck there also joined to get free chicks, The People’s Daily Online reported. The crash happened Tuesday morning in Binzhou, Shandong […]

Video footage shows the explosion in Tianjin, China

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Video footage shows the explosion in Tianjin, China, leaving hundreds of people injured. According to police reports at least 17 people are dead. The massive explosion erupted in an industrial area in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin late Wednesday, around 11.30 pm local time. Local TV said the blast ripped through a warehouse […]

Egg freezing ban sparks mammoth debate in China

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Egg freezing ban – Single women are prohibited from freezing their ova to preserve fertility. The ban on single women freezing their ova is not new in China but caught attention of the people after a famous Chinese actress revealed that she had gone abroad to have her eggs frozen. Apart from single women, married […]

China A Bully In South China Sea Dispute

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China should stop trying to bully the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei in the ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea. South China Sea Dispute protesters cry with “Hands Off” placards boldly raised high. It was a statement to China’s reclamation, which many described as bullying. The Chinese government has stated that it […]

Chinese General Guo Boxiong charged over corruption

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Former Chinese General Guo Boxiong was expelled from the ruling Communist Party of China for the accusation of taking bribes as President Xi Jinping’s campaign to root out graft in the government and military. A decision made at a meeting of the CPC Central Committee’s Political Bureau on Thursday. Chinese General Guo Boxiong was a former vice chairman of […]

Chinese man detained over attempted fire on plane

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Shenzhen Airlines, China - A Chinese civilian tried to set a fire on board a flight in the early hours of Sunday. He was restrained by the fellow passengers and the cabin crew members. The man attempted to light a fire on a Shenzhen Airlines flight with the help of a gasoline and a cigarette lighter. […]

Two-day old infant murdered in China

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UPDATE: Two-day old infant murdered in China, police in Shanghai have detained two people – who are believed to be involved in murdering an infant with cleft lip.  Those apprehended by authorities are a doctor and the baby’s grandfather. The detainees accused of injecting the baby with toxic and harmful chemicals. Two-day old baby was […]