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Reading While Eating for January 13: The Happiest Roundup on Earth
Thursday’s links got too famous too soon.
Hero in China: Father Travels 13 Years Seeking Lost Son, Finds 7 Other Children
Guo Gangtang has been on a quest across China since his two-year-old son’s mysterious disappearance in 1997. 13 years and 400,000 kilometers later, the hopeful father is still searching for his son.
Inception Grips China: Hollywood is Bigger Than Ever at the Asian Box Office
China and the U.S. may not see eye to eye — or rather yuan to dollar — on trivial matters such as currency but when it comes to movies, the two nations are best friends forever.
New Marriage Database Will Make Cheating In China Challenging
Sure, you could trust your partner. But then again, why bother, when the Internet can let you know if you’re lover is faithful.
Scientists Create 52 Artificial Rain Storms in Abu Dhabi Desert
Hail, lightning and gales came through the state’s eastern region this summer thanks to scientist-puppetmasters.
English Is Out: Chinese to Rule the World Wide Web
“Great Firewall” or not, Chinese Web surfers have overtaken the intertubes and so, it turns out, has their mother tongue. The stats are in: Chinese is poised to outpace English as the dominant language online.
China’s Robot Waiters: No Tipping Necessary
A restaurant that opened this month in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong uses robots for waiters, boosting efficiency and providing further proof that human beings are superfluous. Machines don’t grumble over tips. And …
Royal Wedding Commemorative China Now on Sale
Break out those credit cards — plates and cups commemorating the vows of two people you’ll never meet are on sale!
Quotes: Liu Xiaobo on Freedom of Speech
“Freedom of expression is the foundation of human rights, the source of humanity, and the mother of truth.”
-LIU XIAOBO, Chinese dissident and winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, in a statement delivered last year; Liu did …
China Invents Own Peace Prize, Is Mocked By Taiwan
There are a couple things the Chinese Communist Party dislikes: Criticism, for one. Also, Taiwan. The folks at Next Media Animation don’t seem to care. They’ve created a video that mocks much of what the Middle Kingdom holds …
Who Needs Nobel: China Launches the Confucius Peace Prize
It’s been a tough month for China’s PR machine. First Beijing had to figure out what to do about its belligerent pals in North Korea, and now, as all eyes turn to Oslo for this week’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, the …
