Police have apprehended a network of thieves, who under the guise of kimchi vendors, attempted to raid an Eastern Zhou Dynasty Tomb in Hubei province's Xiangyang city. These high-end grave-robbers had rented a building in Tuanshan Town to serve as the false headquarters of their kimchi operation, and tunneled under the structure to the tomb, where authorities fortunately nabbed them before they could pilfer any artifacts. more ›

Holidays are meant as a time for the reunification of families, when children return to the folds of the home from whence they left to pursue their own lives and dreams. However, due to long distances and financial burdens, many people found it simply impossible to return home this year, creating thousands of "empty nests" (空巢, kōngcháo) across China. In the pictures above, one photographer for Xinhua News traveled around Shaanxi (陕西) Province and documented the impact urbanization has had on rural families whose chairs and homes remain empty over a holiday season meant to celebrate the family. more ›

We've heard of some barking mad methods to throw renters out on the street, but this particular incident is really boneheaded. A developer in Taiyuan, the capital of Shaanxi Province, unleashed dogs on its tenants and put some of them in a dog cage because they did not move out of their house on time. more ›

Phew, it seems like we're safe after all. The Chinese children who were reported sick with swine flu-like symptoms have now been confirmed to be swine flu free. A total of 60 schoolchildren and three teachers in Shaanxi Province were suspected to have contracted the flu after they experienced fevers in mid-April. In perparation for a possible outbreak, health authorities had isolated the students at home nad closed the school. But now all patients have recovered and China can still declare itself untainted... for now. Source: Shanghai Daily more ›

The emergence of China as a commercial superpower is, by some way, the most important economic phenomenon of our time. In the last few years, analysts of the global economy have had to rewrite their computer models and recalibrate their slide rules to cope with the People's Republic. more ›

Despite being an excellent singer who also enjoys illicit sex (occasionally), Shanghaiist often avoids karaokes in smaller cities for the very reason you find in this video: sometimes you get your ass kicked, and sometimes you get your ass kicked unto death. more ›

China's biggest football bad boys, Xian, come to town tonight to take on Shanghai Shenhua in a CSL clash with more complex plot twists than a tornado ripping across your granddad's allotment. more ›

Shanghaiist’s first memory of public sexual harassment in this city dates back to high school, when buses were extremely crowded and rules about what boys shouldn't say and what they shouldn't touch had not yet been implemented. Actually ... wait a minute ... has anything changed since sexual harassment laws were put into place last year? (Yep, last year.) Ms. Sun, in this Beijing Times report, obviously doesn’t think so after she was molested by a 40-something-year-old man on the bus. She called police, who later took both of them to the police station. Sun said she sought the help of one male passenger who was sitting next to her, but he said he couldn't be a witness because he didn’t notice the encounter -- he was watching TV. Sun was told to leave the station and the middle-aged molester was asked to stay. The story doesn't say what happened after that. more ›

Photo of students in Shaanxi Province lining up to buy train tickets back home for Spring Festival from Xinhua. more ›

Here's why. About 100 Shanghai delivery van drivers went on a 10-hour strike yesterday, according to the Shanghai Daily. They were contract workers for Yongle Household Electrical Appliances in Nanhui District and were scheduled to deilver air conditioners to hundreds of customers. (The weather has been a bit warm lately, if you haven't noticed.) The drivers stopped working to protest harsh working conditions -- long hours, few breaks -- and a random fining system. Some drivers claimed they were actually losing money on the job. more ›