A variety of couples took part, including some that were a bit gun-shy when it came to the moment of make-out truth, two cute toddler girls forced on stage by their parents, and even an old husband and wife in their sixties, who just sort of held each other in a mortified fashion. more ›

The WSJ speaks to one woman who says Hong Kong's skyrocketing apartment prices are increasingly out of reach for her and her family.
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One of the most frustrating parts of living in Shanghai as a middle class income holder is knowing that, while you can't afford an apartment, half the stock in the city is sitting empty thanks to zealous richer-than-you investors. That probably explains the grassroots turnout for helping Sina.com's investigation into empty houses in cities. more ›

Over the last week or so, the Global Post has been looking into the China real estate bubble in an interesting four-part multimedia series. Besides worrying about unsustainably rising house prices - especially in Shanghai - it also checks out hte underlying causes of the bubble and examines some of the unique social customs driving prices even higher. Highlights below: more ›

On-line dating is already one of the most successful business ventures to spring out of dot com mania, but it looks like one Shanghai based company is going to take the dating service idea one step further. more ›

A mesmerising piece of work from Dan Chung of The Guardian. more ›

File this under "Only in China". This report by Melissa Chan of Al-Jazeera has intrigued us with how Chinese buyers are now banding together to shop for apartments so as to bargain for better prices with developers. The practise, known as tuan gou (团购) or 'group purchases', has long been used to buy anything from apparel to household items, but this really is the first time we've heard of apartment buyers using the same tactic. And apparently, the practise is growing. more ›

Photo from meckleychina: "The slender, triangular, historic Capetown Apartments on Wukang Lu." more ›