We knew that drunk driving was becoming an ever more serious offense here in Shanghai (perhaps to curb the national statistic that 2x of us drive drunk compared to the rest of China), but did you know that being caught could get you deported if you're a foreigner? more ›

Here's an incredulous real-life story that will likely make you go "WTF!?!" long after reading it: more ›

• A gay singer in Hunan province has been arrested for murder after allegedly killing six men in elaborate sex games involving sado-masochism, erotic asphyxiation and hanging.
• Up north in Beijing, a new group called Beijing Period has come together to host monthly LGBT events such as the Mr & Mr Dating Game Show at the highly popular White Rabbit club.
• Back home in Shanghai, new gay bar The Box has been hosting matchmaking sessions for young gay men and women seeking to come together in faux marriages.

When one thinks of scandalous lifestyles, university professors probably don't come to mind. But little did you know that once those books and thick-lensed glasses are put away, the real fun begins. In the past few weeks, Beijing University has been hit with two scandals involving both real and not-so-real professors. more ›

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Yes, people are crazy and times are strange. Two days ago, a fashionably dressed young woman ate a RMB280 lunch at a Japanese restaurant somewhere near Nanjing Xi Lu and Chengdu Bei Lu. When it was time to get the bill, she told the wait staff that she had no money on her and needed to withdraw some cash. A restaurant employee followed her to a nearby China Construction Bank (CCB) ATM, whereupon the woman locked herself inside and forbade anyone to come near her, saying she had a knife and would kill herself if anyone tried to force their way in. CCB staff tried persuading her to come out but met with no success. Eventually the police were called in and the woman was finally brought out after three hours of self-imposed captivity. The woman is now being subjected to psychological tests to see if she is mentally sound. more ›

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From AP:

A Chinese man attacked the two Americans -- a man and a woman and their Chinese tourist guide -- around 12:20 p.m. on the second level of the Drum Tower, a popular tourist attraction in north Beijing, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. more ›