'Anti-American warrior' Sima Nan has lost his latest battle... with an escalator. The media figure, famous for his rants against the U.S., was visiting Washington (located in America) and managed to get his head stuck between an airport escalator rail and an approaching section of wall. more ›

If there's one thing we don't trust in Shanghai, it’s ...err... actually there are a lot of things in Shanghai that we don’t trust. That said, at least one thing on our “list of ways we will probably die in Shanghai" is being crossed off: dying in a malfunctioning elevator accident. more ›

We finally went to have a look at the Barbie flagship megastore on Huaihai Road over the weekend in an attempt to sidestep the first week rush. What stood out to us most: This rather... suggestive... escalator. We hardly knew where we would end up if we entered. more ›