A young Chinese couple has been arrested by local police in Liupanshui, Guizhou for knocking over a 68-year-old woman in Yuyao, Zhejiang with their car, and then burying her alive when they thought she was dead. An eye-witness says he saw the couple get out of their Santana to help the old woman lying on the ground, saying they would send her immediately to hospital. Worried about the penalties for drunken driving, the 25-year-olds may have decided to bury the woman when they thought she was no longer breathing on their way to the hospital. more ›

Via Russia Today: "Surveillance camera captured images of a three year old boy riding his toy scooter at a rush hour on a busy road in the city of Wenzhou in Eastern China. After narrowly avoiding being crushed by several vehicles, the boy was spotted by a policeman who reacted quickly and whisked him to safety. Apparently he was in the care of his grandfather, who had gone to the toilet at the time of the incident. The policeman brought the boy back to his grandfather who had rushed out to find him." more ›

Via The Daily Telegraph: "A man jumped from a moving car to run to the aid of his four year-old daughter, who fell from the same car at a busy crossroad in Wenzhou city in China's southeastern Zhejiang province." more ›

A high school in Yueqing, Zhejiang province has issued new rules banning a bunch of interactions between boys and girls including walking together to prevent boy-girl relationships from happening in the school. more ›

If you thought regular gutter oil was abhorrent, how about this latest case where authorities nabbed over 100 members of a ring in Zhejiang responsible for producing a new type of swill oil made from animal hides, bones, and innards. Not to mention that the oil was reportedly being distributed in several parts of China, including Anhui, Jiangsu, Chongqing and Shanghai! more ›

Previously China's 6th richest woman, Wu Ying seems likely to face the death penalty after her appeal against a financial fraud conviction has been rejected. In a controversial case which has divided national opinion over the use of the death sentence in non-violent crimes, Zhejiang Higher People's Court reached their decision on the grounds that Wu "brought huge losses to the nation and people with her severe crimes, and should therefore be severely punished." more ›

AP reports that government officials forcefully shut down an outdoor Christmas party organised by Christians in Xitan village (溪坦村) in Zhejiang province. Xitan bills itself as a "Christmas village", and it comes under the jurisdiction of Ruian city which is home to many underground churches and manufactures some 500 million yuan in Christmas products each year. more ›

In a perfect real-life example of geili, passersby on Hangbiao Road (航标路) in the Zhejiang city of Wenzhou helped to rescue a child caught underneath a black Honda CR-V. The incident occurred at 7:25am on Friday, when a child accompanied by their mother and sister was throwing a sit-down-and-pout tantrum in the middle of the street. more ›

The Zhejiang city of Yongkang (永康) recently witnessed a series of attacks from a helmeted brick-wielding thief, who robbed his victims while they were depositing and withdrawing money from the city's ATM machines. more ›

The current wave of strikes and demonstrations continued this week, as more than 100 workers blocking a Tesco store in the city of Jinhua in Zhejiang province. Shoppers were prevented from entering the shop by the staff, who boldly blocked and barricaded the entrances and exits, while holding up banners with messages, including ''We want to protect our rights...Return our blood and sweat money.'' more ›

Two days ago, we heard about Chinese women getting trafficked into Ghana as prostitutes to service expatriates working in the country. Today, Shanghai Daily tells us of a transnational police action which has seen a prostitution ring busted in Angola and ringleaders captured in China: more ›

Can't an officer of the law relax and get his shoes shined without the entire weibosphere getting up in arms about it? A policeman from the Fuzhou city of Nanping (南平) recently received a shoe-shining while sticking his feet out of his police vehicle in the Zhejiang city of Quzhou (衢州). more ›

On October 31st in Cixi, Zhejiang province, a primary school teacher frustrated with his talkative students decided to take action by forcing three young boys to run around the school's track with their pants around their ankles. To make matters worse, the teacher assigned young girls to "supervise" the punishment of the boys. more ›

The new naked Stables Private Reserve luxury retreat, located an hour's drive north-west of Hangzhou on Mount Mogan, stands in stark contrast to the naked Home Village's more humble collection of eight distinctive lodges. Instead of repeating themselves by going rustic with the new resort, naked has opted to attempt combining the diverging notions of luxury and sustainability with its new Stables Private Reserve. more ›

Jin Xing (金星), one of the foremost figures in Chinese contemporary dance and a judge on the reality television singing competition Fei Tong Fan Xiang 《非同凡响》says she has been kicked off the show by order of the Zhejiang Province Radio, Film and Television Bureau because of her transsexual identity. more ›

Animal activists have scored an unusually swift victory in an online campaign to stop the Zhejiang Jinhua Dog Meat Festival 《浙江金华狗肉节》from happening on October 18. more ›

20 people were injured, nine of them seriously, when a massive tidal wave from the Qiantang River surged through the dike in Haining, Zhejiang Province. more ›

Slogan for a school in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province:
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Around 11pm on Wednesday, a local doctor in a Wenzhou, Zhejiang hospital was attacked by two men, one Italian and one Chinese, after the men became irate that no preferential treatment was offered to the injured father of the Italian expat. Objects were hurled at the doctor, who was reportedly rendered deaf in one ear after an eardrum was perforated from being slapped in the face. more ›

Flood waters have broken through several dykes and inundated a total of 21 villages in Zhuji city in Zhejiang province. With more rain forecast for the next few days, the local government has been left scrambling for improved flood control and another round of disaster relief. more ›

Though the rain in Shanghai this week has certainly been an inconvenience, the human impact has been negligible compared to the ordeal other areas in China have been suffering. Downpours in Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guizhou and Anhui provinces began Monday evening, and hit Zhejiang province Tuesday morning. more ›

China's got talent -- no kidding! Look what we've got in Taizhou, Zhejiang province -- a man driving not one, but two bumper cars on a busy city street. And the uniquely talented individual even tries to overtake a car at the lights! Fortunately for the other motorists, traffic police caught up with the man before he created any mayhem, and told the poor soul having the time of his life that bumper cars are meant for the amusement park and not, erm, meant for the roads. And fortunately for us too, surveillance cameras were on hand to catch all the action. Enjoy:
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Rumours are rife that a man from Cixi, Zhejiang has died from an overdose of iodised salt after he consumed large amounts of the food seasoning to protect himself from the radiation. The Cixi government has brushed the reports aside as "rumours". Jiang Yong of China News Agency writes yesterday: more ›

What's with all the UFOs these days? It's been less than two months since a UFO (still unidentified) was spotted in Hangzhou, and now another one has appeared in Zhejiang province. A bright object was visible for at least three hours over the skies of Haiyan County. more ›

If you've ever wondered why Zhejiang has a penchant for drawing successful businessmen from its ranks, then you probably won't be surprised to know of the "22 Rules for Zhejiang Businessmen." Of course, it's a little seedier than what you'd find in business ethics books, but it seems to be pretty spot on from what we know of Zhejiang businessmen and their practices: Jiaren.com lovingly calls them the "Jews of the Orient," which we guess is a compliment? more ›

Man the sails, Typhoon Morakot is heading our way! It hit Taiwan this morning and should be in China by Saturday, according to Reuters. Across the strait, Morakot is a category 2 storm (from a scale of 1-5), meaning it's medium strength, but whether it will stay that way before hitting China still seems to be unclear. more ›

Just like they warned, China's now reported its first death related to swine flu - though they're not sure if the death was actually caused by the virus. A 34-year-old female patient in Zhejiang province had been recovering from H1N1 when she was found dead on her toilet yesterday morning. The hospital said her temperature had been normal for a week, she was coughing only occasionally and her other symptoms were disappearing. The death was ruled as accidental, though police are still investigating. The total number of mainland infections is currently at 867. Source: SCMP more ›

This was taken by Ben Shipley in a rest stop on the way to the Nine Dragons Hill Resort in Zhejiang.. Help us come up with a good caption! more ›

Construction on the new rail line between Shanghai and Hangzhou will start by late March, officials said. The line will be 159km long with trains that run up to 350kmph, shortening the trip between the two cities to 28 minutes. Altogether, the project is expected to cost 29.68 billion yuan. Source: Xinhua more ›