Because of hukou (registered permanent residency) issues and other bureaucratic folderol, three couples in Nanjing divorced so that their kids could attend public kindergarten. According to Shanghai Daily, who quotes one of the divorcees interviewed by the paper Modern Express:
Foreign Policy, that award-winning online magazine devoted to “analyz[ing] the most significant international trends and events of our times, without regard to ideology or political bias,” just gave an evangelical pastor 1,200 words to promulgate his religious propaganda. “Like most Chinese, I was educated an atheist,” writes Bob Fu to begin his panegyric to God... Read more »
UPDATE, 6:42 pm: After this post was published, Want China Times changed “anus” to “urethra” and (almost) scrubbed all evidence of their error — see bottom (no pun intended). UPDATE, 6:45 pm: OK, I intended that pun. Want China Times reported today that “a man in central China’s Henan province went out with a woman he... Read more »
I, for one, am looking forward to holding my passport with me at all times. Via China Daily: Popular Beijing spots for foreigners, such as Sanlitun and university areas, will be targeted by police in a fresh drive against visitors who commit crimes, outstay their visas or gain illegal employment, authorities said on Monday. The... Read more »
(H/T Kay) Apologies for the incredibly bad pun. It’s tough to top “Blowjob for tomatoes” though, all things considered. At least this posting is funny, unlike some others:
Stephon Marbury may never make it onto the cover of Sports Illustrated (unless Sports Illustrated China counts), but he has made it onto the front page of Beijing Evening News, seen above.
I hope I'm not burying the lead here, but he also has his own life-sized statue. Stephon Marbury does. A bronze effigy.
