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Is This the Most Incompetent Photoshopped Propaganda Ever?

Look at this joke of an image. It's so stupidly absurd that either the Chinese government photoshoppers didn't really give a f*ck about it, or they are the most incompetent Photoshop operators on the planet. Read More >

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Meet Clothbot: The Super-Creepy Robot That’ll Scamper Up Your Clothes and Sit On Your Shoulder

Have you ever wondered how the mini-robots of the future are going to be able to reach your head and deliver their deadly venom into your neck when the machines inevitably take over the world? Wonder no more -- meet the clothing clambering robot that'll climb up your back and sit on your shoulder, which could apparently be the future of the mobile phone. Read More >

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Android Will Remain Free and “Open” For at Least Five More Years For All Your Crappy Android Tablet Needs

Google's finally been given the go-ahead from the Chinese authorities for its £8 billion absorption of Motorola, marking the last hurdle to Googlerola crossed. Speculation is rife over what Google will actually do with Motorola -- perhaps yet more nuclear patent war, or even its own expanded phone line. Whatever happens, rest assured Android will remain free and open for all for at least five years, so your no-name, cheap and crappy Android tablets will still be there for you. Read More >

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Caption This: Bootleg Chinese Apple Store is a Bit, Er, Naughty

Over in China, a very strange knock-off Apple store has emblazoned our esteemed logos doing the, um, nasty as the logo for the shop. Not the most conventional way to brand your shop, but each to their own. Either way, I throw this over to you, our esteemed readers, to give us a caption. We might throw you a brownie or an e-hug for the best one. [MicGadget, Thanks, Darrell!] Read More >

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Ferrari Decides It’d Be a Great Idea to Do Donuts On the Top of a 600-Year-Old Chinese Monument

I'm not quite sure what the world famous Italian sports car manufacturer was thinking, but even I could work out that doing donuts on top of an ancient Chinese monument isn't going to go down all that well. It's not like the showboaters just drove up there either; they had to winch a 458 all the way up on top of the wall before performing the "damaging acts". Read More >

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Apple’s Using Its Mountain of Cash to Improve Working Conditions in China

Working conditions in Foxconn's Chinese manufacturing plants have been the turd floating around Apple's Scrooge McDuck swimming pool of money for a while. Now Apple is reportedly partnering with Foxconn to improve working conditions in its plants, and splitting the cost to get there. Read More >

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foodmodo
This A380 Restaurant Serves More Than Just Regular Plane Food

Why bother flying to get your delicious fix of plane food when you can just go to this A380-themed restaurant instead? Read More >

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wtf
Man Sues Porn Star For Not Following Him Back

What do you do when your favourite porn actress just won't follow you back on Twitter? After repeated begging to get some attention, you take her to court of course, because that's going to work out just great. Incredibly, that's what one incensed Chinese man did, when the star of Big Tits Zombie and Revenge: A Love Story ignored his 140-character advances. Read More >

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World’s Largest Underground High-Speed Rail Station Will be Spectacular and Surreal-Looking

The Express Rail Link West Kowloon Terminus, when completed (sometime in 2015), will be the world's largest underground high-speed rail station, occupying a whopping 4,628,481sq/ft! Its surreal modern design is the work of international architectural studio Aedes, who with it demonstrate the interconnectedness of architecture and technology. Read More >

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Couple Busted Trying to Sell Meth and a Military Drone to China

Meth and drones, meth and drones—there's hardly a more imaginable combo that pairs better. The chips and gravy of espionage. At least according to a Taiwanese duo, accused of an attempt to smuggle out military secrets and drugs to China. Read More >

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wtf
Mysterious Rainbow River of Pills Appears In China

This sewer runs along Zhengshang Road, in Zhengzhou, China. On April 21st, the strangest thing happened overnight: it got covered with pill capsules. Pill capsules everywhere, gazillions of them, turing the water into a gross soup of colourful molecules. Read More >

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Watch Your Step — the Pavement Might Not Be as Solid as You Think

I’ll never take a solid piece of ground for granted again after seeing this poor Chinese girl captured on CCTV falling right through the pavement, totally disappearing into a large invisible sinkhole that had been eroded underneath. Read More >

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architecture
How Sweet is This Subterranean Shanghai Hotel Going to Be?

At the foot of the Tianmashan mountain, at the site of a now-abandoned quarry, the InterContinental Shimao Wonderland will stand 18-storeys tall—16 of them below ground! Read More >

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Chinese Kid Sells His Kidney for an iPad and iPhone, Suffers Renal Failure

Though you might say you'd give your left arm for an iPad, you only mean it figuratively. But one Chinese teen actually sold his kidney to make enough money to buy the Apple tablet and an iPhone, and now five people have been charged with intentional injury in the case. Read More >

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The iPhone 5 Is Coming Out in June, Says Parking Lot Attendant

When will the iPhone 5 come out? We're not sure. But the answer is June, according to this Chinese lady in a remote booth. Read More >