Who needs to watch Wen Jiabao's last NPC press conference when following foreign journalists at the presser on Twitter gives you all the highlights? We've gone ahead and done some embedded tweet journalism by compiling the best tweets related to Premier Wen Jiabao's press conference after the closing meeting of the Fifth Session of the 11th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People (so far). more ›

Snooker is often billed as a gentleman's sport and, as we all know, two crucial characteristics for being a gentleman include being gracious in defeat and showing impeccable manners. Or so we thought. Apparently Shanghaiist's interpretation of gentlemanly behaviour differs somewhat from that of China's Today Morning Express, after they reported that Ronnie O'Sullivan "kept his gentlemanly manners" during a post-match press conference at Beijing's China Open snooker tournament this week. Having watched the video embedded here (following a tip from Shanghaiist reader Rob), where the Essex-born potter repeatedly makes lewd references and compares his microphone to his penis, we're not sure we entirely agree with the Express' assessment. more ›