Source:taklimakan.networkThe Chinese government is purportedly supporting the construction of a blockchain city in the critical shipping lane of the Malaysian Malacca Strait. The development was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 26.Construction and engineering company China Wuyi and investment network SWT International Sdn Bhd have jointly launched the Chinese government-backed project aimed at the development of the city of Malacca into a blockchain city called Mel

Source:abc.net.auChinese President Xi Jinping has called for more countries to join his sprawling infrastructure-building initiative as other leaders expressed support for a project Washington worries is increasing Beijing's strategic influence.Mr Xi spoke at a gathering of leaders to celebrate the multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, his signature foreign project. The upbeat tone of the two-day forum, at which Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders praised the initiati

Source:nextsark.comA golden bath tub in southern Japan has been recognized as the world’s heaviest tub by the Guinness World Records.The tub, housed at theHuis Ten Boschtheme park in Nagasaki, weighs in at 154.2 kilograms (about 340 pounds),Made with 18-carat gold, the tub took eight months to build, according toKyodo News.Image viaHuis Ten BoschWith a diameter of 130 centimeters (51.18 inches) and depth of 55 centimeters (21.65 inches), it can accommodate up to two adults.Image viaHuis Ten Bos

Source: scmp.com“When snow falls and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.”That might not have been exactly what Chinese President Xi Jinping told a group of foreign visitors at a meeting in Beijing but it turns out the powerful ruler of the Middle Kingdom is a fan of the hit HBO television seriesGame of Thrones.Xi surprised both his aides and his guests when he brought up the topic, saying “we must all make sure the world we live in does not descend into the chaotic

Source: theepochtimes.comA woman in China allegedly killed her husband with a cleaver over an argument about buying chicken legs.The wife, last name Luo, had told her husband, Wu Shouchun, to buy some chicken legs for her while he was on the way home, but the man forgot.When Wu arrived home, an argument erupted on the evening of April 13. Luo reportedly attacked Wu with the blade in front of their residential building in Lujiang County.Luo (Left) and Wu (Right) in an undated wedding photo.Wu’s

Source:scmp.comA maintenance supervisor was fined HK$40,000 on Friday over anaccident last yearthat caused aHong Kong woman to plunge to her death down a lift shaft.Ng Mou-shing, 73, was ordered to pay the fine at Fanling Court after pleading guilty to one count of failing to ensure that the lift was operating properly.The fatal accident took place at Paris Court, a private estate in Sheung Shui, on May 11, 2018. The lift Ng was responsible for malfunctioned when a 64-year-old woman entered it o

Source:nextshark.comA woman in eastern China ended up in the emergency room after crying uncontrollably over “Avengers: Endgame.”The fan, a 21-year-old college student, bawled so much at the cinema that she started to hyperventilate,Ningbo Evening Newsreported.The woman struggled to breathe and suffered from chest pains. She also had muscle spasms, which caused her fingers to stiffen like chicken claws.“I saw the patient who was struggling to breathe. According to her peers, she cried too muc

Source:newscientist.comMany rich countries that appear to have cleaned up their act environmentally have actually outsourced manufacturing to countries with laxer standards – resulting in more pollution overall. Now the same thing is happening within China itself.The country is trying to reduce the dire air pollution in the capital region that includes Beijing. In this megalopolis of 110 million people, average particulate levels are 10 times higher than the safe limit according to the World He

Source:nextshark.comA middle school teacher in southern China has been suspended afterassaultingtwo male students in front of the class.The incident occurred during an evening self-study session at Xuanwei No. 9 Middle School in Yunnan province on April 13,Beijing Timereported.According toThe Paper, the male teacher punished the students for eating and talking during the period.In surveillance footage, he is seen summoning the students in front of the class.He proceeds to slap one of the student