We told you on Sunday how a Russian woman was sentenced to death in Zhuhai for heroin smuggling. A 35-year-old Filipino man is set to join her in the gallows for the same crime -- he was found carrying 1.495 kg of heroin in September 2008 at the Guilin International Airport, and his execution is set for December 8. more ›

Last week we posted about a coal mine fire in east Shandong province that trapped 36 miners underground in a mine owned by Zaozhuang Fangbei Coal Mine Co. Ltd. In more recent news, 24 miners remain trapped with little hope of a successful rescue. more ›

This scandal has been pretty much everywhere on the Chinese internet this week, and China Hush took the liberty of translating the story into English. It goes something like this: Man gets suspicious of wife, ties up wife, and cuts the word "degrading" (other translations could be "low" or "cheap") into her face to make her less attractive to other men. Worse of all? He says it was "her own choice." From China Hush: more ›

Circulating wildly now on Sina Weibo and the Taiwanese media -- Starfucks, a shanzhai cafe, located in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province. We dug around a little and found that Liuzhou Laowai discovered this gem in March. Maybe he can give us an update on how it's doing? more ›

The torrential rains that hit China's southern provinces over a week ago have killed 199 people, with 123 still missing as of Tuesday, as flooding continues to destroy homes and crops and disrupt traffic and communication. more ›

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• An extremely rare Chinese map of the entire world, which was made in 1602, is now on display at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. It's pretty awesome. [Guardian]
• In the latest sign of new openness about homosexuality here, state media all over China (not just internet media) covered Zeng Ge and Xiao Pan's gay wedding on their front pages. [AFP]
• Kevin Spacey is about to become the biggest Hollywood actor to star in a 100% Chinese movie. Luckily, it seems like he won't have to learn a lot of Chinese to do it. [Hollywood Reporter]

According to Netease, a junior high school graduate, Deng, who hadn't yet turned 16 was beaten into death around 3AM yesterday in Nanning city of Guangxi province, as part of his training to build confidence and correct bad habits. more ›

Life Journey, a Modern Sky band hailing from Liuzhou, Guangxi, will play at the Yuyintang bar on Friday night. The band released their first self-titled CD last year, followed by a new four-song EP, “Waiting For You For Dinner.” more ›

Xinhua reports:

More than 1.17 million people have been affected in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region by floods triggered by continuous heavy rain that started on Saturday. more ›

36 coal miners are still trapped after a mine flooded at about 3.30pm yesterday at the Nadu Mine in the Guangxi region. Rescuers have since saved 13 people after 10 hours and 12 of the 36 still trapped are in contact with rescuers and are in safe places within the mine. These miners are reported to be about 2km from the mouth of the mine and rescuers are struggling to get water and food to them as they continue rescue efforts. more ›