The world's number one retail outlet Walmart announced on Tuesday that it has reopened its stores in Chongqing, effectively ending the 15-day forced closure after charges surfaced that they've been selling ordinary pork under the more expensive "organic" label. more ›

When a patient enters an operating room, they put their life into the hands of doctors. Apparently when the doctor is in danger, they drop the life of their patient in order to save their own. more ›

Weibo netizens have continued their pursuit of Guo Meimei and the Red Cross Society. Guo announced last week that she was planning to take a trip to Australia with her mom to "wave goodbye to all her troubles." The post was deleted, but screenshots survived. more ›

Congratulations, Red Cross Society! You're now in the running for most venal organization in China, against some pretty stiff competition. But if you keep overspending on real and imagined projects, then who knows, you might just win the title outright. more ›

Mengniu can't seem to catch a break: first there was that whole melamine scare two years ago and now police are investigating its involvement in spreading false rumors that its competitors' products made babies to grow breasts. more ›

With a name as cute as the Shanghai Panda Dairy Company, you would imagine their milk would be at least innocuous, if not cuddly and adorable. Unfortunately, that's not the case: the same company was indicted in the 2008 melamine milk scandals that killed six infants and sickened hundreds of thousands more was caught again for diluting their products with melamine. Though the factories have been shut, products recalled, and three of their top executives jailed, it seems that the government inspection agencies in charge of removing the tainted milk from shelves around town haven't done the best job at informing the public. So, if you're even considering buying Chinese milk powder, make sure to check the label first for any prominently placed pandas. more ›

In case you didn't get enough of (or couldn't access) that sweetly awkward video of a Sims-esque Tiger Woods being beaten by his wife and driving into a tree...well, we've got some screenshots for you, but this time they're bigger and (well, sort of) better. And there's a whole gallery of 'em! Enjoy trying to fit the pieces together; heck, even make your own web cartoon out of them! Just remember, you got 'em here first. more ›

Thank you, 1-Apple News of Taiwan, you've just made our day a little more animated. (PS if you can't see the Youtube video, you can watch it on 1-Apple News' website) more ›

Status Tee, an indie design shop in Beijing, bases a hunk of its t-shirt designs off of Chinese Internet culture. It has now released two shirts commemorating the first sex scandal of the year. The fronts have a character advocating privacy, while the backs feature the now infamous beach photos of the lovely Zhang Ziyi and her fiancée, Vivo Nevo. Oh, the internet is a cruel mistress. Source: 56minus1. more ›

UPDATE: 'Kappa Girl' detained by Shanghai police! more ›

Reuters reports that the use of melamine is "rampant among farmers and feed-ingredient manufacturers". The words of Sun Erwu,a feedmill owner in Hebei province, which is at the centre of the milk powder scandal, are enough to send tingles down our spine, and raise questions over what is happening to the entire food chain in China:

"It is like a chain... If cows are fed with poor feed and produce lower-protein milk, dairy plants will not accept the milk, so many add melamine," Sun told Reuters on the sidelines of a grains conference. more ›

Welcome to the latest episode of Chinese Soundbites, a podcast series brought to you by ChinesePod and Shanghaiist. Every week we'll be bringing you topics and words pulled straight from the headlines, in Mandarin Chinese. more ›

Sam Flemming, founder of the Internet word-of-mouth research firm CIC Data observes in his latest blog entry that while some of the brands that had used the stars involved in the Edison Chen sex photo scandal as spokespeople were scrambling for help (by calling up his company of course) when the scandal broke out, some netizens were “more interested in the brands in the background of the photos than the people themselves". more ›

One of the first sport scandal stories of 2008 was an on court fight involving current world number one men’s badminton player Lin Dan. The Badminton World Federation investigated and have released a statement to conclude. more ›

WARNING: If you are sick and tired of reading about Edison Chen's private parts ... stop reading now! more ›

Al-Jazeera has followed up on the Yilishen ant farming incident, a massive investment scandal that conned thousands of Chinese (and as many as one million by some reports) out of their life savings. He also got into some trouble with the local police while on location at Yilishen's now-vacant office building. Four years ago, Yilishen got into trouble with the US Food and Drug Administration for selling "dietary supplements" that included Sildenafil, the active drug ingredient in Viagra. One of the masterminds of the scandal has since been sentenced to death. more ›

BAIDU RAPPED FOR SPREADING THE PICTURES; CHINESE COPS ARREST 10 SUSPECTS IN SHENZHEN more ›

So much has happened since our last post on the Edison Chen photo scandal that it is about time we updated you! First, the Edison Chen saga has caught the attention of CNN. The Chinese-speaking world has never been as enraptured in a scandal as this, and its scale and magnitude is threatening to make Paris Hilton look very passé. Kristie Lu Stout reports:
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RELEASE OF PICTURES OF HONG KONG STARS IN THE NUDE IN VARIOUS COMPROMISING SITUATIONS SETS TONGUES WAGGING ACROSS ASIA more ›