When Chinese student Xuan took to Weibo to tell of a horrid mob attack that left him with a broken nose and cigarette burns, little did he know his ordeal would be met with an overwhelmingly sympathetic response from the social network, including its newcomer, the former Australian premier Kevin Rudd. more ›

A gang of 4 men has been arrested for faking a public bus to rob passengers in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, Yangcheng Evening News reports. more ›

Andrew Steven, an Englishman who claimed he was robbed in Shenzhen, had been begging around the Guangzhou's Zoo Metro station. The man, who appeared to be in his 40s, was seen sitting with his passport and a request letter at the parterre adjacent to a Subway station. more ›

Start off your week with something we all enjoy watching: colossal failure. Watch this dude walk into a Tianjin bank, don a face mask, then proceed to slowly bash a hole through the bulletproof glass with a hatchet. By the time he's finished, the bank employees have fled and the cops have arrived. We like one netizen's description translated by MoT: “the coolest robber, the crappiest strategy, the most audacious mind and the most miserable ending.” more ›

You know about getting tea-housed, you've heard about the 'art student' exhibitions, and now it's time to talk about fake red cabs. more ›

• Students top pregnancy hotline list
  Nearly half the women calling the city's first hotline for unexpected pregnancies are students. Hotline officials released the figures yesterday in a move to promote young people's sexual awareness ahead of World Population Day on Wednesday.


• Prostate awareness drive goes national
  Ten Chinese hospitals will kick off the nation's first coordinated research into chronic prostatitis, or inflammation of the prostate gland.


• Beijing opens first counseling clinic for prisoners
  A special assistance center was set up in Beijing Prison recently where policewomen, who are also qualified counselors, provide help for special "clients", male prisoners who are serving long sentences, Beijing Youth News reported on July 5.

Shanghai women (and men) can rest a little easier today after local police captured the final suspect in the ATM murder of a young woman on March 22. While trying to escape Shanghai by train, the fourth murder suspect in the ATM murder that occurred on Jiangning Road was captured and brought into custody. Two of the other suspects surrendered under their own volition, leading to the eventual capture of the other two suspects (pictured). more ›

CNET reports, via Reuters and the South China Morning Post, that a courts in a city in Shandong province have been using a computer program to help calculate sentences in more than 1,500 criminal cases: more ›

Gothamist gets us started with "Law & Order", muppet style. Oh, you know what isn't a crime? Taking pictures on the MTA. So, why are cops stopping photographers? In other Gotham crime, a group of Asian men was attacked by a group of white guys in Queens. Finally, Boy George reports for his court mandated community service. Sweet. more ›

San Francisco is proud host of a new reality show called How to Get the Guy that's unfortunately not a descendant of Will and Grace, Queer Eye, The L Word, American Idol etc. Also a biodefence lab is coming to the East Bay and SFist teaches wine pairing. more ›

Because they will kill you. Seriously. In a move that would make even the craziest Texan cringe, southern Guangdong has "introduced the death penalty for purse-snatching": more ›