China / center

Banquet for seniors enters record book

[2006-11-06 08:55]

The Guinness Shanghai Headquarters on Thursday approved a new world record for a grand banquet in Rongfu County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on October 30.

Macao beats Las Vegas as world's gambling den

[2006-11-06 08:55]

The Macao Special Administrative Region is expected to earn more than 52 billion Macao dollars (US$6.58 billion) from its gambling industry in 2006.

Injured teen proves love is truly blind

[2006-11-06 08:55]

A young man who attempted to take a shortcut to meet his girlfriend, accidentally fell into a tunnel under construction on Wednesday night and is now in critical condition.

Grateful millionaire fetes friends

[2006-11-06 08:55]

An Argentinian Chinese invited more than 170 former teachers and classmates recently to live in a five-star hotel in Fuzhou of Fujian Province and travel around the city for three days to acknowledge their help rendered more than 40 years ago.

Sperm test flies off shelves

[2006-11-06 08:55]

Many women eager to be mothers are flooding pharmacies in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, to purchase a device purportedly able to examine sperm quantity and quality.

Son plots to rob his mam

[2006-11-01 10:03]

A mother in Xiamen, Fujian Province, who was robbed 25,000 yuan (US$3,082) several weeks ago, was heartbroken to discover it was her son who plotted the robbery.

Net loyalty test ends in divorce

[2006-11-01 10:03]

A paranoid husband was divorced after his wife discovered he had been secretly testing her faithfulness.

Mini march angers parents

[2006-11-01 10:03]

Parents have complained after a kindergarten in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, took their children on a walk to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Long March.

Man commits suicide over bill

[2006-11-01 10:03]

A man who believed he had been overcharged by a local phone company tried to kill himself in protest.

Youths' blind date at stations

[2006-11-01 10:03]

Nervous-looking youngsters spotted at Shanghai metro stations last weekend were unlikely to be worried about missing their train.

Bus squabble ends with black eyes

[2006-11-01 10:03]

Two men in Zhengzhou of Henan Province were left with black eyes after fighting over a bus seat on Monday.

Special napkins in Children hunt

[2006-11-01 10:03]

Up to 30,000 specially printed napkins were distributed throughout restaurants in Kunming, Yunnan Province, last week, as part of the ongoing hunt for three missing children.

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