'Don't cry, Shanghai': Thousands mourn at site of high-rise fireThousands of mourners gathered yesterday at the site of last week’s deadly fire in Shanghai, which claimed 58 lives and injured more than 70. The 28-storey apartment block in Shanghai's Jing'an district was undergoing renovations when welding sparks caused the scaffolding to catch fire on Monday afternoon. Flames quickly engulfed the building,... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Chang'e 2 parts found in Jiangxi villagesImages from news.163.com Less than a week since take-off, China's second lunar probe, Chang'e 2, has hit a spot of bother. Parts of the unmanned carrier fell on to two villages in Jiangxi province, though no casualties have been reported. According to Italian website Cina Oggi, residents were startled by... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Watch: The manic speed of Chinese factory workersChina Hush has featured this short video of the average Chinese factory workers counting and assembling decks of cards at what can only be describes as the speed of a madman. Notice the young chap in grey can complete the task while focusing squarely on the camera. Watch the... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Tokyo protests deepen China-Japan spatDemonstrators in Shibuya. Photo from ehnmark's Flickr photstream. Used under a Creative Commons license. [Update: One of our pictures of a flag burning was apparently from an incident years ago. It has now been removed.] Anti-China protestors gathered in Tokyo on Saturday to demonstrate against what Japan has seen... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Foxconn employees receive 66% pay riseEmployees at Foxconn received a 66% increase in their wages on Friday, with average pay to be around $300 (2,000 RMB) a month. The Shenzhen-based factory that produces iPads, iPhones and Dell computers was plagued by a spate of suicides this spring, in which 12 workers jumped to their deaths.... continue reading on Shanghaiist
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