Cui Jian To Play Hunan Satellite New Year’s Eve Gala, Representatives Deny Duet With PSY

Cui Jian
While CCTV insists on appealing to the largest demographic and sucking, we’d like to remind everyone that Hunan Satellite TV has decided to take a chance on mainland rock’s alpha and omega, Cui Jian, to perform on its New Year’s “Mango” Gala on February 4 (7:30 pm). Rumors have been flying in the press that Cui would “likely not be playing his famous... Read more » Read more »

This Million-Dollar Vehicle From Luxury Tank-Maker Dartz Is Only Available In China

Black Snake
A Latvian tank manufacturer has its sights set on the Chinese market. Dartz, owned by Leonard Yankelovich, plans to roll out its first non-armored vehicle, called Black Snake, to ring in Chinese New Year. The $1-million-plus vehicle comes with a 5.5-liter twin turbo V8 engine that produces 557 horsepower. Whoa. Also, according to Forbes: The Black Snake... Read more » Read more »

On Botnets, Spam, Trojans, And Other Malware In China: How Vulnerable Are We?

Adjacking
On January 15, BBC News ran a report about a Trojan virus affecting millions of users in China. According to undisclosed security firms, there now exists a botnet on these millions of devices capable of “being used for fraudulent purposes,” including DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks and spam email campaigns. Of course, this does sound scary, and botnets (in any form) are becoming more and more prevalent and thus increasingly worrisome. Read more »

Inside Hong Kong Tycoon Cecil Chao’s Luxury Mansion, Which He’ll Give To The Man Who Marries His Lesbian Daughter

Cecil Chao's mansion 2
An update to the story of Cecil Chao Sze-tsung and his (one might say) Quixotic quest to marry off his daughter, Gigi, who’s into women — one in particular, Sean Eav, with whom she’s in a civil partnership. According to Financial Times, Chao is now giving his daughter the freedom to choose who she wants to... Read more » Read more »

Jackie Chan And Politics: A Match Made In A Heavenly Type Of Hell

Jackie Chan enters politics
Jackie Chan has been appointed as a Hong Kong delegate to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), according to SCMP. Chan Wing-kee, a standing committee member, said yesterday that Chan’s name was on a list of proposed members. No one — absolutely no one — should think Chan will do actual politics, as his closet comp appears... Read more » Read more »

The WCBA’s Zhejiang Golden Bulls Banned From Playing In Its Home City For One Year (Meanwhile, Series Tied 1-1)

WCBA melee with refs
What are the repercussions for a home crowd in which dozens of men jump from the stands to assault the referees after a basketball game? We suspected the punishment would be severe, and now we know exactly how much so. The WCBA has ruled that Zhejiang's professional women's basketball team, the Golden Bull, will not be allowed to play in its home city of Yiwu for a full year. Read more »

You’re Trying Too Hard, Pole Dancers

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China’s national pole dance team — yes, this is a real thing — was sent to Dalian recently to perform some tricks on a pole in the snow. These pictures were snapped on Monday, posted to Xinhua (of course). We admire these ladies’ grit. They really ought to dress warmer though. Read more »