I just came across this BBC article about how China is enacting a new law on May 1st that will officially ban smoking “in places like bars, restaurants, and buses, but not workplaces.” Please, oh please, let this work. There are about a zillion “no smoking” signs around this country, but [...]

Dorks of China, rejoice! According to a survey sponsored by China Matchmaker and the Chinese Academy of Marriage and Family, as long as you don’t mind marrying a woman over the ripe old age of 30, you’ve got a pretty good field to choose from. Stats from the article:

Of the [...]

I’m a big fan of SciFi. And I’m a big fan of Chinese. So logically, I’ve always wondered about Chinese SciFi, how much of it existed, what it was like, etc…but I’ve never really taken the time to look anything up about it for whatever reason. Thanks to this post [...]

A Chinese woman walks down the road with her 0.92nd child on her back.

China’s about to have a miniature baby boom next year according to a China Daily article. In 1973 the Chinese government introduced its family planning policy, which allowed only one child per household, and dealt heavy fines on families that dared [...]

I’ve been living under a rock lately when it comes to Asian news, so I missed the fact that Miss China was named “Miss World” on December 1st. Cool. Good for her!

But what bugs me is how just because someone is attractive and is a “sweet innocent beauty” that has “the demure look”, [...]