China / center

Couple start honeymoon in prison

[2006-07-11 14:51]

A couple of Nanjing newlyweds had to spend their honeymoon behind bars after starting a fight over a delayed flight.

Boy almost loses life crossing river

[2006-07-07 13:38]

A 6-year-old boy was almost killed using a big washbasin as a boat to cross a river in Tianjin Municipality.

Lovestruck man breaks leg in bid to save phone

[2006-07-06 10:41]

A young man cherished a mobile phone containing photos of his girlfriend so much that he jumped from a moving train after accidentally dropping it out of a window.

Bomb scare proves to be child's play

[2006-07-06 10:41]

A group of residents in Nanjing had to flee their block on Monday morning because of a bomb scare.

Man cries in public due to fear of flying

[2006-07-05 16:42]

A middle-aged foreign man crying at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport attracted the attention of many curious passengers on Sunday.

Workers trapped under mountain of sugar

[2006-07-05 16:42]

Four workers were injured, including one seriously, after they were buried under more than 10 tons of sugar in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province.

Young woman too terrified to open door

[2006-07-05 16:42]

A young woman refused to open the door to police and neighbours who smelt gas from her apartment and attempted to rescue her while she thought it was a water company official demanding that she pay her bill.

Website helps find love for lonely students

[2006-07-05 16:36]

A website set up by a student at Fudan University is helping over 1,200 lovelorn people find dates every day.

Online 'gold digger' proved to be man

[2006-07-04 11:37]

A graduate fresh from university disguised himself as a rich man-hunting girl to boost the readership of his online post.

Professionals staying single in Guangdong

[2006-07-11 14:58]

More than one-third of white-collar workers aged between 25 and 35 in Guangdong Province are still single.

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