We’re not sure where it is dolphins go to send off their dead, but this dolphin in Sanniang Bay, Guangxi province is determined to get there. Photographed last week, this picture is beginning to make the rounds in China, as it was published on Yahoo and other places today. Apparently the baby dolphin slipped off... Read more »
We're not sure how or why this video was played 613,000 times in its first six hours, but who are we to judge? Perhaps it's the crystal-clear picture that has attracted the viewers, who are more accustomed to grainy, soundless closed-circuit surveillance footage. Or the fact that the patient swings, of all things, a "Caution: Slipper Floor" sign?
Yesterday evening, residents and landlords of Jiezuo Dasha apartment complex on Xingfucun Zhonglu, which is close to the popular bar district Sanlitun, staged a peaceful — though justifiably angry — street protest after water and electricity were cut off to many of the homes and businesses in the area in the morning. A Beijing Cream reader... Read more »
Three days. AP was first on the story on Friday: The passengers were supposed to leave on Wednesday for Newark, N.J. The airline says the Boeing 777 had a mechanical problem so the flight was canceled. The plane was not fixed in time to fly them out on Thursday. United spokesman Rahsaan Johnson said the... Read more »
Talk about a thrilling escape. On Friday inside an underwater tunnel in Xiamen, Fujian province, a semi-trailer truck lost control, bounced into the tunnel wall, and appeared to wipe out the unfortunate driver of a black sedan in the far lane. We're told in this video description, however -- and verified by multiple news outlets -- that the car managed to slip underneath the collapsing tractor. If the driver saw his life flash before his eyes and then a white, blinding light, thank goodness for the latter, which was literally the light at the end of the tunnel.
After four years, Leona Lewis returned to Beijing to perform at the Bird’s Nest on Saturday as part of something called the BMW Olympic Joy Festival. The last time this singer-songwriter was in the city, she was sharing the spotlight with Jimmy Page (and David Beckham) at the 2008 Olympics closing ceremony — I think... Read more »
In a marked contrast to how certain authorities in Shanghai view women in provocative attire, the Guilin Merryland Resort in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is offering half-price entry to women 18 and over who wear skirts shorter than 38 centimeters — and they’ve pulled out the tape measure to make sure no one is cheating.... Read more »
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