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  • Archeologists Find 2300 Year Old Sword in China

     

    Archaeologists have unearthed a sword believed to be more than 2,300 years old.The amazing discovery was found in an ancient tomb in the city of Xinuang in China.The sword is though to have belonged to the Warring States, which was a period of 250 years between 475BC and 221BC, which saw fierce and frequent was between the eight states of the Zhou Dynasty.The artifact was found inside its scabbard, which had kept it in near perfect condition.As the sword was gently removed by the experts, who we

  • Apple Announces Chinese New Year 'Beats' Giveaway

     

    Apple today announced anupcoming one-day salein celebration of Chinese New Year, where the company will provide free Beats Solo3 Wireless On-Ear Headphones in red to all customers who purchase a select Mac or iPhone in various countries around the world.The sale will kick off on January 6 at 8:00 a.m. local time and will be available in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan. A Chinese New Year announcement is available in Malaysia, but the country is not included in the free headphone offer.To

  • "Bambi" Artist, Tyson Wong Dead at 106

     

    Tyrus Wong, the artist who createdBambi’s iconic landscapes and design, passed away on Friday at the age of 106. He leaves behind a legacy as one of the most celebrated Chinese-American artists in history, but his own story is filled with discrimination and bigotry.Wong was a famed studio artist, painter, printmaker, calligrapher, and illustrator, working in Hollywood for years. But he didn’t receive acclaim for his work until he was in his 90s, as intolerance against Chinese immigrants meant

  • Smog Returns to Northern China

     

    If you happen to be in northern China, your new year didn't exactly get off to a grand start -- and pollution is squarely to blame.Smog levelswere serious enough that officialstook drastic stepsto curb emissions, shutting down large swaths of the transportation network.Tianjin, Beijing's major neighboring city, both closed highways and cancelled over 300 flights at its airport. Beijing itself, meanwhile, axed 126 flights and stopped all buses running to nearby cities. The current conditi

  • China Busts Organ Trafficking Ring

     

    A Chinese court has sent 16 people, including two surgeons, to jail after they were found guilty of trafficking human organs.Xinhua news agency reported on 31 December that the group which included a doctor, a nurse and an anaesthesiologist, was running a vast and anintricate racket of illegal kidney trade. According to the court in the city of Jinan, in the eastern province of Shandong, the miscreants used to search online for people who are willing to donate their kidney.Once a patient is foun

  • 64 Year Old Woman Gives Birth, Becoming China's Oldest Mom

     

    A pensioner has given birth to a baby boy in China, making her the oldest mum in the country’s history.The 64-year-old delivered a healthy baby boy weighing 8.16 lbs after undergoing IVF treatment.Despite the high chance of miscarriage the unnamed new mum and her husband took the risk after the loss of their first child in a car accident.The miracle tot was born by C-section after what doctors described as a stressful pregnancy.Her advanced age led to a heavy physical and psychological impact,

  • Record 3.1 Tonnes of Smuggled Pangolin Scales Seized in China

     

    In what appears to be China’s biggest-ever pangolin smuggling case, customs officials seized 3.1 tons of pangolin scales worth more than $2 million on the black market.Back in 2015,authorities in China busted a pangolin smuggling ring, confiscating 2,674 carcasses of the endangered species. But this latest seizure, in which pangolin scales were mixed in with a container of wood products shipped in from Nigeria, is estimated to have involved around 7,500 pangolins. It’s the biggest seizure of i

  • Anti-Pervert Flamethrowers a Hit in China

     

    A new self-defense device is being marketed in China to help women defend themselves against perverts.It is a flamethrower that can launch a lightsaber-like, half a meter long stream of fire so that women can fend off unwanted sexual advances. The device is being promoted as a necessary “anti-pervert weapon” that is small enough to fit inside any size purse or handbag and can be carried around inconspicuously.Some of these flamethrowers come in the shape of a cigarette lighter and can produce

  • Apple Pay Offers up Big Incentives for Users in China

     

    It must be frustrating for Apple. It’s been trying to break into the Chinese mobile payments market for some time now, starting with finding local partners and then trying to actually eke out some market share in the face of Alipay and WeChat Pay, who between them have most of the market on lock. Never let it be said, though, that Apple wasn’t ready to pull out all the stops, and is therefore turning to direct cash incentives in the form of discounts to pull more users in.Essentially, Apple Pa

  • China Introduces a Robotic Lifeguard

     

    A large lake in eastern China has claimed dozens of lives since 2004, but new technology is changing that. Around 66 people have drowned at Tian’e Lake, located in China’s Anhui province, since 2004, including 15 deaths in 2016 alone. Now, the roughly 33 lifeguards stationed at the lake are equipped with technology to keep the death count low, if not entirely nonexistent,Mashablereported Tuesday.The first tool is a drone. The lifeguards have the option to utilize three drones to deliver medica

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