The rapidly approaching 18th National Congress has claimed is first victim. Ren Changlin, 53, suffered a heart attack during his 30th consecutive hour at his post at a security bureau in Shenyang, Liaoning province on October 30. He “threw himself into the work,” notes Shenyang Daily. There’s no indication that Ren was forced to work so... Read more »
In the early morning of August 19, @安娜830321 of Shantou, Guangdong province posted this message on her Sina Weibo: “So drunk, but still gotta drive home."
She didn't make it home. As Tea Leaf Nation tells us:
The next day, local news in Shantou, Guangdong Province, reported that a white BMW rammed into a road barrier in early morning and the female driver was killed.
Here are two sets of impressive visuals featuring Hong Kong, both uncovered by the blog Hong Wrong. In the first, by Edwin Lee, we see an array of motion time lapse shots taken from 13 different locations – Lion Rock Peak, International Centre of Commerce, 39 Conduit Road, Harbour City, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Fa... Read more »
The video description doesn’t tell us much except that the person getting beat up was a “thief” who, after pulling his small-time heist, had the gall to duck into an Internet cafe. He was pulled out and beaten up, methodically. All of this was filmed, and it’s a nasty, brutish — anything but short — affair.
Did you know people in the US spend more for Halloween than every holiday except Christmas? Candies, costumes, day-after pills (only in some states!), and liquor all cost money, and if there’s one thing we know, it’s that adults are more than happy to spend in the name of socialized buffoonery and fun. Some of... Read more »
As if we needed more proof that it’s difficult getting from point A to B in this city, here’s documented proof. Via Global Times: It took Beijingers an average of 52 minutes to commute to work this year, the longest journey time among 50 cities nationwide, according to a report from the Chinese Academy of... Read more »
Impact Wrestling, the No. 2 pro wrestling promotion in North America, employs old, over-the-hill superstars, but those old and over-the-hill superstars include some of the biggest names in the wrestling industry. You don’t have to like wrestling to recognize these names: Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, Sting… Hulk Hogan. It’s this last personality whom our... Read more »
On Tuesday at the intersection of Airport Avenue and Pujiang Street in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, a bus lost control on a slick road and rammed into a Nissan parked in another lane. There were no serious injuries, but let this be a reminder to everyone that roads are not safe, and much less so when it's been raining.
