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The strangest stories from the Middle Kingdom...
Forget the Mile-High Club, Jiang Yulan has joined an even more exclusive group: she has given birth at 33,000 feet (or 6.2 miles above the nearest maternity ward). Jiang was on a flight back to Hunan when she went into labour. Ordinarily she ...
The Beijing Times has reported that a farmer with acute anaemia committed armed robbery. The motive, however, was a little unusual. He wanted to take advantage of the free medical treatment he would receive in prison. The farmer held up and then ...
Shanghai has garnered an international reputation as one of the world’s most stylish cities. However, the city worries its image is being damaged by some of its citizens’ sartorial preference for nightwear. Indeed, Rixin neighbourhood ...
