source: upi.comA new survey found that China is the most optimistic country in the world, with 87 percent of people believing their country is on the right track.TheIpsos Public Affairs surveyfound that China was one of seven countries out of 27 surveyed in which more than half of the population had a positive view of their country's current track. China was followed by India (74 percent), Saudi Arabia (71 percent), South Korea (66 percent), Canada (58 percent), Russia (57 percent) and Serbi

source: ibtimes.comA Chinese restaurant sparked controversy for reportedly offering discounts to women based on their bra size. A woman with an A-cup received 5 percent off, while a customer whose chest was closer G-cup could see a 65 percent discount on her meal.Locals complained to city officials regarding posters suggesting discounts based on bra sizes in the Trendy Shrimp restaurant in a Hangzhou city mall, located in Zhejiang.One customer said the posters were vulgar advertising and discrim

source: nypost.comDon’t mess with these grannies!A gang of Chinese seniors is headed to the slammer for strong-arming people into leaving their homes and terrorizing deadbeats by cussing, spitting — and in at least one case, grabbing a man’s genitals,the South China Morning Post reported.The 14 elderly women, aged up to 70, were paid around $30 a day and given free meals by an unidentified man who worked for property developers and small loan companies.He instructed them to harass residents w

Officials in China have confirmed that a strong earthquake in southwestern Sichuan province on Tuesday killed at least 13 people and injured dozens more. More were feared dead, however, after the 6.5 magnitude quake hit the remote, mountainous region.There were tourists among the victims, authorities said, as the Jiuzhai Valley national park, a UNESCO world heritage site famous for its scenic lakes and waterfalls, lay inside the danger zone. About 100 more tourists remained trapped in one part o

During a live-streamed video of a swimming event in the Zhujiang, known in English as the Pearl River, a reporter from the Southern Metropolis Daily drank a few mouthfuls of river water to prove that it was clean.The screen capture of the livecast has gone viral on social media. In a number of media workers’ WeChat groups, journalists have called it an unprofessional and propaganda that has shamed the whole news media industry.The swim was held on July 25 near Sun Yatsen University Pier in Chin

Move over,Ewoks—there’s another cute creature swinging through the trees.Scientists announced the discovery of a new species of primate, the skywalker hoolock gibbon (Hoolock tianxing), in theAmerican Journal of Primatologyon Tuesday. The scientists named it skywalker because the Chinese characters for its scientific name translate to “heaven’s movement”—but also because they’re fans ofStar Wars,according to the BBC.Mark Hamill, the actor who stars as Luke Skywalker in the film franchise,

The oldest sample of silk which is 8500 years old has been found in Chinese tombs.The oldest existence of silk material has been discovered in a Neolithic tomb in China. It has been preserved since the past 8500 years or so. This is plain evidence of the existence of silk during the Neolithic age.There is talk of people being buried in these tombs while they were wrapped in silk. Chinese archaeologists probed three tombs at the site. The site is termed Jiahu and it is located in the Henan Provin

Pokemon Gois not a “dangerous” game in and of itself, but we did hear all kinds of crazy stories last summer whenPokemon Gofever swept the nation. While most people were able to enjoy Niantic’s addictive mobile game without incident, you would always run across reports of peoplefinding dead bodies, walking off cliffs,crashing their cars, or even accidentally entering into a neighboring country while playing the game.Because of incidents like these, China will not allow the game within its bor

After half a decade of research,stationery manufacturersin China have finally cracked a skill that eluded them for years—the making ofballpoint pen tips.Despite being the world’s biggest manufacturer of ballpoint pens, making about 38 billion a year for consumers, China has been importing the stainless steel used to make the pens’ tips from Japan—at a cost of roughly $17.3 million a year.The making of the tips requires high-precision machinery and very hard, ultra-thin steel plates, theBBC r

Taco Bell has entered a brave new world: China. The Doritos Locos taco inventor just unveiled a new store in in Shanghai and plans to have 1,000 restaurants operating in the country by 2022,according to theWall Street Journal.This new push is a leap of faith for Yum China, which also oversees the KFC and Pizza Hut brands in the country. Yum previously operated a handful of concepts in China under the name Taco Bell Grande, but all closed by 2008.The menu at this new Taco Bell is different from t