Beauty Clinic Allegedly Tricks Young Man Into Getting Breast Implants
A Wuhan beauty clinic is being accused of tricking a mentally-challenged 19-year-old man into getting a boob job by claiming that he could then make money through live-streaming. The 19-year-old young man, whose mother claims he has the mind of a 5-year-old boy, reportedly applied for a job at the unnamed beauty clinic, which provided […]
Exhausted 38-Year-Old Woman Moves into Retirement Home to Slow Down Life Pace
A 38-year-old woman in China has been living in a nursing home for the elderly after becoming ill due to overwork and looking for a way to slow things down in her life. Ms. Yang had been working as a screenwriter in the film and television industry for 11 years when the hectic schedule and […]
Incredibly Skilled 9-Year-Old Girl Stuns Audience at World Shaolin Kung Fu Games
Zhang Sixuan, a 9-year-old girl from China’s Henan province, bested some of the world’s most elite kung fu masters to earn the title of “Shaolin Kung Fu Star” at this year’s World Shaolin Games. There are millions of Shaolin Kung fu practitioners around the world, and every year tens of thousands of them compete for […]
Company Criticized for Excluding Job Candidates Based on Their Zodiac Signs
A Chinese company has come under fire for posting a job ad and asking potential candidates born in the year of the dog not to bother applying because they would automatically be rejected. The unnamed company in Guangzhou, China’s Guangdong province, recently posted an ad for a job on its administrative staff. It required work […]
24-Year-Old Man Heartbroken Man Ends Up Looking Twice His Age After Five Months in the Mountains
A 24-year-old Chinese man who spent the last five months of his life living in the mountains after a painful breakup now looks at least twice his age and is called “uncle” by people older than him. Remember Brandon Miles May, the 35-year-old man who looks half his age? Well, today we’re featuring his exact […]
China Is Reportedly Using Colorful Lasers to Keep Truck Drivers Awake on Motorways
Authorities in China are reportedly testing powerful laser installations on motorways in an effort to prevent drivers from falling asleep at the wheel, but drivers’ feedback has been mixed, at best. Last year, clips of colorful light beams being projected from motorway signs in China started going viral on social media, leaving people scratching their […]
Man Loses an Eye After Swatting Small Fly on His Face
A Chinese man needed to have his left eyeball surgically removed to prevent a bacterial infection from reaching his brain after swatting a drain fly on his face. Flies can be very annoying during the summer months. They fly around our sweaty bodies, landing on our heads and faces, but while the first instinct is […]
Woman Claims Friendly Slap on the Back from Kung Fu-Savy Colleague Left Her Unable to Work for a Year
A Chinese woman is asking 40,000 yuan ($5,500) from a work colleague and accusing them of slapping her on the back using a kung fu technique that left her unable to work for 12 months. The woman, surnamed Zheng, recently told a television network in her native city of Hangzhou, China’s Zhejiang province, that she […]
This Gigantic Skyscraper Is the World’s Tallest Abandoned Building
Goldin Finance 117, an unfinished 597-meter-tall skyscraper on the outskirts of Tianjin, China’s seventh largest city, is currently the world’s tallest abandoned building. Originally designed to be the centerpiece of a luxurious real-estate project in Tianjin, Goldin Finance 117, aka China 117 Tower, is famous for being the world’s tallest unfinished and unoccupied building. Construction […]
24-Year-Old Mukbang Streamer Dies Live on Stream Due to Overeating
Pan Xiaoting, a 24-year-old Chinese streamer specializing in mukbang (eating large quantities of food for viewers’ enjoyment) recently died during her livestream due to consuming too much food. China cracked down on mukbang streams and videos in 2020, in a bid to reduce overeating and ‘shameful’ food waste, with offenders risking fines of up to […]
“China’s Most Stubborn Man” Has Been Trying to Get into Prestigious University for 16 Years
A 36-year-old man has become known as “China’s most stubborn man” after taking the national college admission exam 16 consecutive years in an attempt to get accepted to the prestigious Tsinghua University. Tang Shangjun took the gaokao, China’s notoriously difficult college admission exam, in 2009. He scored a mediocre 372 points out of 750, much […]
Husband Uses Drone to Catch Wife Cheating on Him with Her Boss
A Chinese man reportedly caught his wife cheating with her boss during work hours by using a remote-controlled drone to spy on them from afar. The resourceful man known only as Jing began suspecting that his wife was having an affair after she became increasingly distant and changed her routine significantly, including visiting her parents […]
Chinese Companies Sued for Requiring Female Job Applicants to Undergo Pregnancy Tests
Chinese prosecutors recently filed lawsuits against at least 16 companies accused of requiring female jobseekers to undergo pregnancy testing. Chinese law explicitly prohibits employers from carrying out pregnancy tests as part of pre-employment examinations, but some companies are so worried about the costs of maternity leave and benefits that they prefer to make sure the […]
Bicycle-Pedalling Poodle Becomes Overnight Internet Sensation
A bike-riding poodle has been getting a lot of attention on social media for his ability to get on a bicycle and ride it, using his front legs to steer and his hind legs to pedal. Xu Laifu is not your average dog. The adorable poodle who hails from somewhere in China’s Jiangsu Province can […]
China’s Controversial ‘Love Master’ Teaches Women to Marry Rich Men
A Chinese influencer specializing in dishing out dating and relationship advice for women has come under fire for encouraging her followers to choose wealthy partners for financial gain. Qu Qu, real name ‘Le Chuanqu’, is one of the most controversial social media influencers in China. A former singer, she quickly transitioned to the status of […]