"Due to continual demand and the decreasing Chinese wild population, in the past few years pangolin smuggling from Southeast Asia has resulted in great declines in these producing countries' wild populations," picked by Bingo 5 months ago

With tensions already rising due to the Chinese navy becoming more aggressive in asserting its territorial claims in the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy seems to have yet another reason to be deeply concerned. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

A Chinese woman who stole a baby in a desperate attempt to convince her boyfriend that she had borne a child has been jailed for 18 months. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A computer program that learns to decode sounds from different languages in the same way that a baby does helps to shed new light on how people learn to talk. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Chinese couple in their 80s who only communicate via terse notes are embroiled in a courtroom battle over control of their household finances. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Golda Bechal, a property magnate, left the bulk of her fortune to the owners of her favourite Chinese restaurant. Her surviving relatives are now challenging her will. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Translates blocks of text into pirate speak and also translates websites into pirate talk too.

Plime front page, pirate stylee

In honour of National Talk Like A Pirate Day 19-9-08 picked by DoggyLives 1 year ago

This site gives you all the necessary key-presses on your phone to actually speak to a human instead of listening to prompts. Over 1,000 different companies. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

A train carrying Chinese holiday makers from Bejing to Qingdao has jumped the tracks, killing at least 66 and injuring a further 247. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

A German photographer has spent six years taking photographs of Chinese people sleeping in any position and situation. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A 14-year-old Chinese fan of the Transformer movies has been drinking gasoline for five years in an attempt to "become a valiant fighter" like his hero Optimus Prime, Chinese media said on Monday.

*WTF? picked by kakana 4 months ago

A US fireman who lost his power of speech in a traffic accident has been taught to speak again by parrots.

Brian Wilson, from Damascus, Maryland, suffered life-threatening injuries in the accident 14 years ago. He also lost his ability to speak. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

After the lunar new year, Chinese people have been ushering in the lantern festival. It falls on Thursday, the 15th day of the first lunar month. picked by TheJehosephat 2 years ago

A Chinese woman who was afraid to get married when she was young, is now 107 and looking for a first-time husband. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

China is about to unleash a new weapon in the battle against illegal polluters - humans trained to sniff out foul gases, according to Chinese media. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

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