A girl was electrocuted on Monday at a KTV parlor in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, according to Dongbei Net.
Li Lingyu, 21, was performing karaoke with friends when eyewitnesses say she suddenly collapsed onto the sofa, dropping her mic. Three classmates who reached out to touch her all felt electric shocks. Another mic-holding classmate was shocked half-numb, and temporarily paralyzed. Read more »
The feel-good show Voice of China, which admittedly can be over-the-top and schmaltzy, has produced another made-for-TV moment. The most buzzed-about performance from last week is by Zhang Xin from Chongqing. Check out his rendition of Alicia Keys's Fallin', followed by the judges' reactions when they find out that the singer hitting those high notes is a 26-year-old man. Read more »
Simply put, you should watch Living with Dead Hearts, a documentary made by the husband-wife team of Charlie Custer and Leia Li. The film follows four families who have been touched by child trafficking, and through their stories, we gain an understanding of an under-publicized issue that affects untold thousands in China every year. Read more »
Torrential rains have caused floods and landslides across northern China, resulting in 50 deaths this month in Shaanxi province alone. (And in Sichuan, this death.)
But you know which four people the landslides in Shaanxi have not yet killed? Read more »
For the second straight year and the third time overall since 2010, the Hong Kong-based China Institute of City Competitiveness (CICC) has ranked Qingdao, Shandong province No. 1 on its China Urban Competitiveness Ranking, essentially calling it the happiest city in China. Read more »
Tianjin's been called the armpit of Beijing, but every once in a while we're reminded that the city has beaches, a few nice German-made buildings, and, um, I guess supermodels. Read more »
Take a good look at this pool in Daying county, Sichuan province, which people delightfully call "China's Dead Sea." Mmmm, human skin salt. Read more »
