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Drunk out of control Chinese men brawl on Swiss Air flight

Posted on 2012-09-05 by Barry van Wyk

The front page of the Jinan Shibao (济南时报) today reports on a violent altercation that took place between two Chinese passengers on a Swiss Air flight from Zurich to Beijing on Sunday. All it took was some spilled dinner and a little … Continue reading →

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No ‘puppy love’ allowed for outstanding students at Chongqing school

Posted on 2012-09-04 by Barry van Wyk

Chinese schools opened again yesterday after the summer holiday, yet as the front page of the Chongqing Shangbao (重庆商报) reports today, when high school students at the Bashu (巴蜀) Middle School in Chongqing arrived for class yesterday, they were confronted with an unexpected … Continue reading →

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Man with ‘Live hard’ t-shirt gets ready for hard times after fake airplane bomb scare

Posted on 2012-09-03 by Barry van Wyk

Another week, another hooded criminal steps off an airplane. The front page of Six O’Clock This Morning(今晨6点) carries the story of a man that was caught by police 44 hours after making a fake bomb claim and causing an airplane to … Continue reading →

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The body is the capital of the revolution

Posted on 2012-09-02 by Julien Leyre

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. This week’s post focuses on women’s bodies in China. An interview with cultural critic Zhang … Continue reading →

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There’s a use for gutter oil after all, oh wait…

Posted on 2012-08-31 by Barry van Wyk

The front page of the City Lady (都市女报) from Shandong province today reports that a listed company has “unexpectedly and crazily” succeeded in making medicine from gutter oil (地沟油). The company in question, Joincare (健康元全资子公司) has reportedly procured 145 million yuan’s worth of gutter oil … Continue reading →

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Spurned mothers in desperate, suicidal stand-off for their kids’ education

Posted on 2012-08-30 by Barry van Wyk

The front page of City Lady (都市女报), a newspaper focused on women’s issues published in Jinan (济南), Shandong (山东) province, today features two stories on two controversial issues related to education. The front page displays three images and the story of an incident that occurred … Continue reading →

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Disgruntled retired woman firebombs board meeting

Posted on 2012-08-28 by Barry van Wyk

The front page of the Jinan Times (济南晚报) in Shandong today carries the gruesome tale of an attack by a retired but disgruntled former employee on a board meeting at a water supply company in Shaoyang (邵阳市) in Hunan province. Just after … Continue reading →

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Gao Xiaosong on America

Posted on 2012-08-28 by Zach Valenta

Gao Xiaosong (高晓松) is a Chinese media personality known for his music, film work, and perhaps most influentially in his role as a judge on China’s Got Talent (中国达人秀) and Super Girls (超级女声). Despite a drunk driving arrest that ended his position as … Continue reading →

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Chinese criminal gang arrested in Angola

Posted on 2012-08-27 by Barry van Wyk

The front pages of various Chinese newspapers yesterday featured the story of 37 Chinese criminal suspects that were arrested for a whole host of misdeeds that they carried out against other Chinese nationals in Angola. The front page of the Jing … Continue reading →

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The end of Occupy Central, Hong Kong

Posted on 2012-08-27 by Hudson Lockett

This was a live blog following the countdown to the initial 9pm deadline on August 27 to vacate the HSBC building’s walkthrough. Despite receiving a reprieve–likely a few days–the activists and homeless residents of Occupy Central (占领中环) in Hong Kong still stand … Continue reading →

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