75 year-old Retired Professor beaten up during Qingming

Saturday was the day that the festival Qingming is celebrated in China. Qingming is a festival held every year when the Chinese traditionally honor the dead. A retired university professor, Sun Wenguang, was brutally attacked by a group of men when he went to the cemetery to...

Man's love wakes wife from 30- year coma

" A woman woke from a 30-year coma thanks to her husband's good care and unwavering love in E'zhou, Hubei province.     Doctors believe the love of Chen Dulin, who was recently selected as one of the province's model husbands, has helped Zhao Guihua...

China's top 10 Olympic stories

"Michael Phelps may rule the American sports universe for these Olympics, but in China, ask local fans who they're supporting and you'll start hearing names like Lin Dan (badminton), Zhang Yining (table tennis)...

Hollywood vs. China: the Panda has his day in court (updated)

It was only a few weeks ago that China fell in love with Dreamworks' Kung Fu Panda:"Kung Fu Panda , which opened on 20 June, passed the 100-million-yuan (£7.4m) threshold in the box offices at Chinese cinemas...

Kung Fu Panda has Chinese Artist Seeing Green

There are always differing opinions and infuriating facts in film that drive some of us wild.  Whether it is an action hero surviving an utterly ridiculous disaster or plain old disregard for historical...

China sex ring teachers convicted

"Two school teachers have been sentenced to death in China for forcing more than 20 young girls - including some of their own pupils - into prostitution. Zhao Qingmei and her husband, Chi Yao, were convicted of running a child-sex ring in the southern Guizhou province. The...

The Great Wall of China

The Chinese started building their Great Wall to defend themselves against the Huns.  The Huns were a nomadic people originating from the general region of Mongolia.

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