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Kindly Chinese man invites beggar to dinner ... and she abducts his three-year-old granddaughter PUBLISHED : Friday, 15 January, 2016, 3:13pm UPDATED : Friday, 15 January, 2016, 3:13pm Alice Yan [email protected] The abduction took place in Zhongshan in Guangdong province. Photo: SCMP...

Fake pentagon erected in E China China Daily, January 8, 2016 It is well known that there is no shortage of weird buildings in China. And recently, a building complex in East China's Shandong province with a striking resemblance to the US' Pentagon joined this list of extraordinary buildings...

Taxi driver buys 220,000 yuan in counterfeit notes but ends up getting taken for ride After passenger shows him fake 100 yuan banknote that looks real, cabbie hands over small fortune only to realise later he’s been duped PUBLISHED : Sunday, 20 December, 2015, 3:13pm UPDATED : Sunday, 20...

China detains 10 company officials over fabricated pollution data as public anger grows over air quality Inspections of businesses part of environment ministry crackdown that has been stepped since last week’s first red alert over acrid smog in Beijing, which triggered limits on vehicle use...

China detains 10 company officials over fabricated pollution data as public anger grows over air quality Inspections of businesses part of environment ministry crackdown that has been stepped since last week’s first red alert over acrid smog in Beijing, which triggered limits on vehicle use and...

Beijing issues red alert as 'worst smog of the year' headed for northern China PUBLISHED : Friday, 18 December, 2015, 12:55am UPDATED : Saturday, 19 December, 2015, 12:47am Li Jing [email protected] A view from the CCTV tower shows Beijing shrouded in heavy smog late last month. Photo...

Beijing issues red alert as 'worst smog of the year' headed for northern China PUBLISHED : Friday, 18 December, 2015, 12:55am UPDATED : Saturday, 19 December, 2015, 12:47am Li Jing [email protected] A view from the CCTV tower shows Beijing shrouded in heavy smog late last month. Photo...

Airpocalypse III: worst smog of the year headed for northern China PUBLISHED : Friday, 18 December, 2015, 12:55am UPDATED : Friday, 18 December, 2015, 12:55am Staff Reporter A view from the CCTV tower in shows Beijing shrouded in heavy smog, China, in late November. Photo: Reuters Parts...

Airpocalypse III: worst smog of the year headed for northern China PUBLISHED : Friday, 18 December, 2015, 12:55am UPDATED : Friday, 18 December, 2015, 12:55am Staff Reporter A view from the CCTV tower in shows Beijing shrouded in heavy smog, China, in late November. Photo: Reuters Parts of...

Property owner in China knocks six apartments into one, sparking safety worries among neighbours PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 November, 2015, 2:44pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 18 November, 2015, 10:17pm Zhuang Pinghui [email protected] The neighbours were startled to find six adjacent flats...

Property owner in China knocks six apartments into one, sparking safety worries among neighbours PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 November, 2015, 2:44pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 18 November, 2015, 10:17pm Zhuang Pinghui [email protected] The neighbours were startled to find six adjacent flats...

Tomb raiders use stolen ashes to con living relatives Source: Xinhua Published: 2015-11-16 16:03:56 A group of thieves raided a cemetery in central China's Henan Province, stealing urns to use as bargaining chips to blackmail relatives of the deceased, local media reported. Liu, one of the...

Russian tourist suffers acid attack in India while she was sleeping PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 November, 2015, 6:30pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 November, 2015, 8:47pm Agence France-Presse in Lucknow, India Darya Yurieva's passport A 23-year-old Russian suffered severe burns in an acid attack on...

Owners could face credit blacklist if pets misbehave China Daily, November 10, 2015 Owners of pets that disturb or injure people in Shanghai may find their names on a credit blacklist, which would make applying for loans and jobs, or receiving public welfare, difficult. It's the latest...

A Xi’an man was stopped by fake police and forced to pay a fine when caught leaving a brothel. The fake police were later tried and arrested for impersonating officers. Fu, 40, was stopped by three men claiming to be police when leaving a Xi’an brothel last May. Fu followed them to their...

A Xi’an man was stopped by fake police and forced to pay a fine when caught leaving a brothel. The fake police were later tried and arrested for impersonating officers. Fu, 40, was stopped by three men claiming to be police when leaving a Xi’an brothel last May. Fu followed them to their car...

Baby killed after local government car hurtles on to pavement in northern China PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 27 October, 2015, 2:08pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 27 October, 2015, 2:08pm Andrea Chen [email protected] The scene of the accident in Henan province. Photo: Dahe Daily A baby was killed in...

Chinese man held by police in Malaysia 'after posing naked for photos on beach' PUBLISHED : Friday, 23 October, 2015, 12:22pm UPDATED : Friday, 23 October, 2015, 1:07pm Zhuang Pinghui in Beijing [email protected] The authorities asked for help from Interpol to identify the men...