
- An asexual marriage website has recently garnered a lot of attention. The site targets those who have lost their sexual abilities, are interested in unconventional marriages, or are homosexuals looking for member of the opposite sex to "marry."
- Hannah Pendleton and other adoptees are returning to their native country -- China -- on the Chinese government's dime.
- On the 33rd anniversary of Bruce Lee's death, Lee's family has announced that they will supervise the making of a film about the late martial arts icon. Stephen Chow of Kung-Fu Hustle fame has been mentioned as a potential lead. There will be a book as well.
- Chinese billionaires say that their wealth does not buy them a sense of security. This is because in US dollars, British pounds, Euros, and Australian dollars they are not really billionaires.
- A 25-year-old Chinese filmmaker has made a film about Ma Jiajue, the university student that killed four of his classmates and stuffed their corpses in a closet. The film will not be officially released, but the DVD has been making rounds in university campuses.
- 360,000 chickens met their maker as China attempts to control the spread of avian flu. No human infections reported (yet).
- A 39-year-old woman who was pronounced brain dead had her organs (kidneys, lungs, heart, corneas) given to seriously ill patient and ended up saving nine lives.
- Is China backing the Maoist rebels in Nepal? Chinese officials have been making overtures to the rebels, and the government is now officially worried.
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I just saw an article from Reuters about the asexual marriage website that was dated 24 July 2006, the same as the article here. Are you all using the same news sources? Or is there something else going on here? This is not the first time that I've seen a Reuters news story about something in Shanghai show up at or around the same time that Shanghaiist has posted about it.