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Planet China

The strangest stories from the Middle Kingdom...

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The honest baker
May 11, 2018 (WiC 408)

In the world of stockbroking risk managers fear so-called ‘fat finger’ error, when traders put in a far larger orders than intended. This month Samsung Securities was left red-faced after it mistakenly issued 2.8 billion shares to 16 ...

Call of Nature
May 4, 2018 (WiC 407)

Incidents related to China’s public toilets rank among the most frequently covered topics in this column. But we have never written about a child urinating from a moving vehicle. A video that has gone viral in the past fortnight shows just ...

Open Casket
Apr 27, 2018 (WiC 406)

China is a place replete with traditions and to the outside observer some of them can seem a little odd. One of these made the news this week involving residents of Shangrao in Jiangxi province. The Global Times points out that senior citizens ...

Eyes on the road, please.
Apr 20, 2018 (WiC 405)

Multi-tasking is generally considered a skill, but it’s not so desirable when applied to bus drivers. According to ThePaper.cn, a driver in Dalian was suspended this month after footage online showed him reading a book and cleaning his shoes ...

No Butts
Apr 13, 2018 (WiC 404)

Everyone wants clean streets, but has the government of Shaanxi’s capital Xi’an taken things a bit too far? That was the question both media and netizens were asking this month after Legal Daily reported on punishments being doled out to the ...

Meet the parents
Apr 6, 2018 (WiC 403)

In a country as big as China many extraordinary things occur. This one was first reported by a CCTV programme called Legal Lectures and has gone viral since late last month. It involves Guo Xiu and her boyfriend Wang Youzhi who were ...

Not seeing eye to eye
Mar 23, 2018 (WiC 402)

Double-fold eyelid operations are a favourite for many of China’s female plastic surgery customers who are looking to emulate the double lid look of stars like Angelababy. But for Xiao Zhang the operation was a disappointment, however. In fact ...

A phone for the next generation
Mar 16, 2018 (WiC 401)

Today’s toddlers upgrade from rattles to digital devices pretty quickly, with parents seeing the likes of an iPad as a welcome way to distract their offspring. But for a woman from Shanghai the strategy backfired when her two year-old got hold ...

Ambulance chaser
Mar 9, 2018 (WiC 400)

As Chinese roads get more congested, frustrated commuters are getting more creative in reducing their travel times. And according to NetEase, one commuter from Xi’an has tried to get into the fast lane by buying a van and converting it into an ...

Family Embrace
Mar 2, 2018 (WiC 399)

Revelations of sexual harassment across the entertainment industry were one of the biggest news stories in 2017. But they don’t seem to have reached the residents of the Jiangsu city of Yancheng. In recent days a video of a wedding banquet has ...

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Planet China

The strangest stories from the Middle Kingdom...

The honest baker May 11, 2018 (WiC 408) In the world of stockbroking risk managers fear so-called ‘fat finger’ error, when traders put in a far larger orders than intended. This month Samsung Securities was left red-faced after it mistakenly issued 2.8 billion shares to 16 ...

Call of Nature May 4, 2018 (WiC 407) Incidents related to China’s public toilets rank among the most frequently covered topics in this column. But we have never written about a child urinating from a moving vehicle. A video that has gone viral in the past fortnight shows just ...

Open Casket Apr 27, 2018 (WiC 406) China is a place replete with traditions and to the outside observer some of them can seem a little odd. One of these made the news this week involving residents of Shangrao in Jiangxi province. The Global Times points out that senior citizens ...

Eyes on the road, please. Apr 20, 2018 (WiC 405) Multi-tasking is generally considered a skill, but it’s not so desirable when applied to bus drivers. According to ThePaper.cn, a driver in Dalian was suspended this month after footage online showed him reading a book and cleaning his shoes ...

No Butts Apr 13, 2018 (WiC 404) Everyone wants clean streets, but has the government of Shaanxi’s capital Xi’an taken things a bit too far? That was the question both media and netizens were asking this month after Legal Daily reported on punishments being doled out to the ...

Meet the parents Apr 6, 2018 (WiC 403) In a country as big as China many extraordinary things occur. This one was first reported by a CCTV programme called Legal Lectures and has gone viral since late last month. It involves Guo Xiu and her boyfriend Wang Youzhi who were ...

Not seeing eye to eye Mar 23, 2018 (WiC 402) Double-fold eyelid operations are a favourite for many of China’s female plastic surgery customers who are looking to emulate the double lid look of stars like Angelababy. But for Xiao Zhang the operation was a disappointment, however. In fact ...

Ambulance chaser Mar 9, 2018 (WiC 400) As Chinese roads get more congested, frustrated commuters are getting more creative in reducing their travel times. And according to NetEase, one commuter from Xi’an has tried to get into the fast lane by buying a van and converting it into an ...

Family Embrace Mar 2, 2018 (WiC 399) Revelations of sexual harassment across the entertainment industry were one of the biggest news stories in 2017. But they don’t seem to have reached the residents of the Jiangsu city of Yancheng. In recent days a video of a wedding banquet has ...