38-year-old self-proclaimed virgin creates website to stop youngsters from having sexOut and proud 38-year-old virgin has published online a "certificate of virginity" which she apparently got from a hospital. A 38-year-old single woman has created a firestorm of controversy on the internet after setting up a "virginity website" to get young people to abstain from sex before marriage. Saladin... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Last Friday's Kim Jong-un assassination rumoursLast Friday, rumours that Kim Jong-un was assassinated at the Beijing embassy began on Weibo, hopped over to Twitter, then went around the world. The "Great Successor", as it turns out, is still alive and kicking, and the rumours were actually sparked by his daddy's 70th birthday celebrations (even... continue reading on Shanghaiist
A severe cold snap in China caused more than 20 car accidents and at least six injuries. Meanwhile, many people in rural China are facing sub-zero temperatures as another cold snap gets ready to hit the country. [AP]... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Why Starbucks has succeeded in China where others have failedLots of people were sceptical when Starbucks announced its plan to enter the Chinese market years ago. Starbucks would flop because China is a nation of tea-, not coffee-drinkers, so the reasoning went. 14 years on, nobody is laughing. Shaun Rein writes on CNBC:Instead of trying to force onto... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Today's Links: Teenage Tibetan self-immolation, Tehran nukes talk and a ‘trust deficit' with ChinaTongliao, Inner Mongolia. Photo by @bbluer on Instagram. A few links to start off your day:Teenage Tibetan nun sets herself on fire in protest against the Chinese government.China's assistant foreign minister, Ma Zhaoxu, in Tehran for nuclear talks.Why there is a ‘trust deficit’ with China, according to the Washington... continue reading on Shanghaiist
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