Let us first acknowledge that the glittering jewels around the logo and grille are probably fake. But what kind of car would draw attention to itself with such gaudiness? Is it camp? Is it social status? Spotted at Sanlitun on Sunday, this car will never believe it’s beautiful no matter how many leers it attracts. What does deficiency... Read more »
Wearing what could possibly be a fake Lakers jersey and shorts. We think one of his feet is in a plastic tub. The video description says he’s like the wind, which would only be true if the wind lik shimmies like his. Nothing else is known. Youku video for those in China after the jump.
The Good Doctor and Candice L. have teamed together with some of their long-time Beijing friends to produce a weekly episodic online show called Beijing Slice, which we think you might enjoy. Here’s their first episode, “Swimming in Qian Hai.” Youku video for those in China after the jump.
Yu Yang’s retirement announcement Hold the phones, everyone. This story isn’t as straightforward as we thought, and it doesn’t seem like Yu Yang completely agrees with the Badminton World Federation’s decision to disqualify her and teammate Wang Xiaoli for match fixing. (Also, she announced her retirement on Tencent Weibo, but we’ll get to that in a... Read more »
When the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced yesterday it was disqualifying four teams from the women’s doubles competition for trying to lose, including the world’s top team, China’s Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang, I have to admit my first reaction was fear that this would create more controversy than it would resolve. (Here are match “highlights.”)... Read more »
Courtesy of Sina, here’s actual Olympic footage! UPDATE, 12:06 pm: They’ve disabled the embed. But you can watch on Sina’s website if you’re within the mainland. The players in the above have, as reported, been disqualified from the tournament. The Indonesian team withdrew its appeal, and the two South Korean teams’ appeals were rejected, according to... Read more »
Last Thursday afternoon, a traffic cop in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province was going about a routine day's work when the opportunity arose for him to save a life. Watch in the video how he pulls a young girl from danger at the last possible second, out of the path of a backing truck.
If you’re not up to speed on badminton’s big scandal, first go read this. And then realize that the IOC and Badminton World Federation just dropped the biggest bombshell of these Games by disqualifying four pairs of teams from the quarterfinals for match-fixing, including two teams — both South Korean (what is it with South Koreans... Read more »
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