Eat chocolate, win the Nobel Prize?
2012-10-11 10:25:19
The higher a country's chocolate consumption, the more Nobel laureates it spawns per capita, according to findings released in a New England journal.
Turkish divers 'rescue' blow-up sex doll
2012-09-24 15:53:05
Turkish rescue workers retrieved an inflatable sex doll from the Black Sea.
Authorities working on early warning system
2012-09-03 09:59:39
Meteorological authorities across China have been cooperating with telecommunication companies to send early warnings of meteorological disasters.
Search for sex on police college website
2012-08-22 21:34:28
A college in East China has closed the online system on its website following the appearance of numerous messages seeking prostitutes.
Eagle attacks villagers in revenge
2012-08-14 20:41:06
Two villagers in Muling county, Heilongjiang province, were attacked by a golden eagle several times within two years after they ate a young golden eagle.
UK man tries to swim from France to US
2012-07-31 16:28:57
A 34-year-old, unnamed London man was apparently so gripped by Olympic fever that he decided to swim from Biarritz, France to New York.
Forbidden fruit leaves aftertaste for group of suspected thieves
2012-07-04 08:15:56
Three unemployed men who stole 15 kilograms of peaches from an agricultural institute had no idea the fruit they were stealing was worth thousands of yuan to the institute's experimental research.
Web hoax circulates on language test topic
2012-06-08 08:18:14
The word "Spurs" turned into a red-hot search item among Chinese netizens on Thursday.
Replica of Austrian village built in Guangdong
2012-06-06 08:48:27
A $940-million Chinese clone of one of Austria's most picturesque villages - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage-listed Hallstatt - recently opened its doors amid some controversy to visitors in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.
Anti-theft app snaps, sends photo of suspect
2012-06-05 07:56:53
A young mother is hoping that an anti-theft iPhone app can help her retrieve precious pictures of her baby stored on a stolen cell phone.
Last man standing
2012-06-01 08:08:25
An "endurance competition of car touching" attracted more than 120 participants, who are required to keep their hand on a car, and whoever can last the longest time will win the use of a car for five years.
10,000 yuan fine for unpaid Internet fees
2012-03-21 07:57:29
A man has complained to the consumer rights protection committee of Sichuan province that he was charged more than 10,000 yuan ($1,580) by a telecom operator for 240 yuan of fees he owed six years ago.