China / center

Angry father trashes cyber cafe

[2006-10-12 08:57]

A man surnamed Wei was ordered to pay 20,000 yuan (US$2,525) as compensation after he smashed the computers and desks of a cyber cafe in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Tuesday.

Woman kills self over postponed wedding

[2006-10-12 08:57]

A 24-year-old girl surnamed Chen stabbed her own neck to commit suicide after her fiance decided to postpone their wedding ceremony in Guangzhou's Baiyun District on Tuesday.

In Wuxi, wine making a fun custom to share

[2006-10-12 08:57]

Many citizens from Wuxi of Jiangsu Province are keen to produce homemade grape wine to treat guests at holidays.

Woman tries trickery to get into rest home

[2006-10-12 08:57]

An 84-year-old woman feigned illness as a way to force her children to send her back to a rest home in Chongqing right after the seven-day National Day holiday.

Kung fu master can be pulled, buried without pain

[2006-10-12 08:57]

A middle-aged kung fu master knew deep breathing so well that his body can be pulled synchronously by 25 husky fellows in five different directions without any hurt.

Long-haired women meet to trade tips

[2006-10-12 08:57]

Three women with hair more than a metre long met together in Nanjing of Jiangsu Province on Sunday, exchanging their secrets for nurturing hair and catching the attention of numerous passers-by.

3-year-old chain-smoker worries doctors with habit

[2006-10-12 08:57]

A 3-year-old boy from Tianjin became a chain smoker by smoking as much as a pack of cigarettes per day.

Man's stomach bound for weight loss

[2006-10-11 17:24]

Weighing in at 122 kilograms, one young man had his appetite limited by using an elastic band around his stomach.

Old, large gun found amidst bulldozed house

[2006-10-11 17:21]

An old hunting gun was found after an old house was bulldozed in Leitang Village in Liucheng County of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday.

Thief exchanges stolen trousers for better fit

[2006-10-11 17:15]

When a thief found that the trousers he had stolen did not fit him, he went back to the department store and secretly exchanged them in the city of Sanya, Hainan Province, on Monday.

Students seek fortune as mushroom farmers

[2006-10-11 17:15]

Three university students, including two girls, have moved to an isolated village in Anhui Province and concentrated their time and energies on cultivating mushrooms.

Man makes up bus robbery to get ticket

[2006-10-11 17:15]

In an attempt to save 1 yuan (12 US cents), a young man in Nanjing told police that he was robbed of a wallet and asked them to buy him a bus ticket.

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