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  • Chengdu Residents Play Mahjong in a River to Avoid the Heat

     

    To cope with a heatwave currently sweeping through parts of China, some people in Chengdu city have been playing mahjong in a river.Photos of the people in the city, in China's south-western Sichuan province, have been posted online by Chinese media outlets and on social media, prompting amusement from netizens.Photos show them sitting on chairs at tables, with umbrellas providing shade.Some of them are ankle-deep in water flowing from a river as they mull over mahjong tiles.Temperatures in

  • Wild Infinity Mirror Sculpture in China

     

    This impressive structure is the first permanent artwork in China by Paris-based Arnaud Lapierre – the artist behind the iconic installation Ring for Place Vendôme, realised on the occasion of FIAC 2011.Ring - Chain, created in collaboration with international studio UAP, provides an iconic centrepiece to the entrance of the Hall of the Moon, Ruihong Tiandi – a landmark commercial development in Ruihong Xin Cheng, the largest international mixed-use development within Shanghai’s ‘golden

  • Shanghai Mall Opens Pods for Bored Husbands While Wives Shop

     

    A mall in China has stepped in to rescue bored men and have introduced state-of-the-art ‘husband storage pods’ to chill, relax and unwind while the wives go shoppingAccording toThe Paper, the Global Harbour mall in Shanghai has installed a number of glass pods for husbands who do not want to be dragged along the shopswith their better-halves.The pod is equipped with a chair, monitor, computer and gamepad where disgruntled men can sit and play retro games.The mall is currently offering the serv

  • Spiderman's Release in China Delayed

     

    The move suggests that China's media regulators have reinstated their infamous blackout on Hollywood film imports during the lucrative summer moviegoing season.Spider-Man: Homecoming's worldwide box-office dominance is missing one major piece of the global puzzle: China.So far in 2017, most major Hollywood tentpoles have opened in China day-and-date with North America, or just shortly after their U.S. debut. But sources in Beijing say Sony'sSpider-Man: Homecominghas yet to be given a

  • The "Facekini" Makes a Comeback During Massive Heatwave in China

     

    Chinese beachgoers wearing bizarre “facekinis” barely have room to move as a heatwave sweeps the country.Pictures show hundreds of holidaymakers crammed onto the sands in Qingdao, Shandong, eastern China.The sea itself is not much better with swarms of people rubbing shoulders as they flock to the water to escape the blistering heat.Many can be seen wearing strange facial coverings which have become a fashion craze in the country in recent years.The balaclava-type masks – dubbed “facekinis”

  • Meet the Dog Who is Cleaning China's Rivers (Video)

     

    Instead of simply teaching his dog to “sit,” “shake,” or “roll over,” one environmentally conscious pet owner in China has trained his Golden Retriever to fetch trash from the eastern Jiangsu province’s polluted rivers,Vocativ reports.When the dog is commanded to “retrieve,” it goes searching for plastic water bottles. The pooch reportedly collects around 20 to 30 bottles a day, and has removed more than 2000 items from the region’s waterwaysin the past decade.According to a 2016 repor

  • Chinese Scientists Teleported a Particle Into Space

     

    When it comes to weird quantum effects, none is weirder than quantum teleportation. Scientists can—and have—used the unique and complicated physics of quantum mechanics to instantaneously teleport small particles across great distances. Now, a Chinese team has broken the distance record byteleporting particles to a satellite in space.When we talk about teleportation, we should be clear about exactly what that means. Nobody's beaming people to space like in Star Trek. Instead, quantum telep

  • Apple Announces Billion Dollar Data Center in China

     

    Apple on Wednesday said the company is opening its first data center inChinaso it may comply with new cybersecurity rules targeting foreign tech firms.The California-headquartered tech giant will build the data center in the southern province of Guizhou as part of a regional investment valued at $1 billion, an Apple spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday.Cybersecurity regulations implemented June 1 require foreign companies that handle Chinese data to store that information on equipment physical

  • KFC to Release a Smartphone in China....Seriously

     

    KFC is making a phone. Yes, really. It’s pairing up with major Chinese manufacturer Huawei to create a special KFC branded device to celebrate 30 years of the fast-food company selling buckets and chicken in China.It’s essentially a Huawei device encased in a red KFC-like logo picture and emblazoned with a photo of the Colonel on the back as well as the year 1987 when KFC finally made it to China.The image in the marketing also suggests there will be some KFC themed software with the white bea

  • "Nap Capsule" Company Cashes in on China's Sharing Economy

     

    For a mere 10 yuan per half hour, a new capsule napping service is beckoning to sleep-deprived workers in busy Chinese cities.Targeted at white-collar workers, users unlock each self-service capsule at Xiangshui Space with an app, climb in, and — after a refreshing nap — lock it on their way out.You're charged via the in-app wallet on WeChat, China's most-used messaging app.Each pod contains a blanket, and is equipped with USB and power plugs.Many professionals have a difficult time fi

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