Stephon Marbury of the Beijing Ducks has been accused of assaulting a Shanxi Brave Dragons fan, after Shanxi (the team Marbury first played with in the CBA) pulled out a win against the Ducks to even their playoff series at two games apiece in the Shanxi capital of Taiyuan. more ›

Mr Shangguan Junle, the chairman of Haomen Jipin Restaurants, wrote on the Twitter-like Sina Weibo last week that he had decided to stop serving shark's fin from the beginning of this year to 'protect sharks and the environment'. But the 34-year-old entrepreneur felt it would be too wasteful to throw away his remaining stock. more ›

A 12-year-old girl participated in the 11th annual Chinese Professional Modeling competition's Shanxi regional finals, held in the provincial capital of Taiyuan on Tuesday night. Guo Xin (郭昕), a girl who's yet to begin middle school, managed to take home an Award for Excellence at the competition, where she happened to be the youngest contestant. We aren't sure if Guo was amongst the 6 models chosen from 50 Shanxi contestants that would go on to compete in the national finals, but really, it's quite beyond the point. 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 ›