The Max Planck Institute in German was embarrassed to learn that the "poetry" that graced their special issue on China was effectively an ad for a brothel in Macau promising, among other things, "hot housewives in action." read more »

Milk tainted with the chemical melamine has sicken 53, 000 children in China. Now, reports are surfacing that the tainted milk have found its way into other milk-containing products and have sicken animals as well. read more »

China has publicly came out and admitted that shoddy construction may contribute to the school collapses during the Sichuan earthquake. read more »

The Olympics are already having a positive effect on Beijingers. Now they got a taste of how much better life is with cleaner air and less traffic congestion, they want it to remain that way. read more »

China wasn't the first Olympics host country to pull a Milli Vanilli on the unsuspecting world; it turned out Australia was. read more »

In an attempt to control rampant corruption in the government, China has amended a law to make it easier to prosecute the family members and lovers who took advantage of their relationship with government officials for monetary gains. read more »

The 2008 Beijing Games got off to a great start, we're told. But where are the protesters? read more »

In response to criticism that it is stifling free speech, China has designated three public parks for citizens to air their grievances. read more »

One person was killed and 23 others were injured after a 6.2 earthquake, an aftershock of the one in May, hit the Sichuan Province at 6PM local time on Aug 5, just hours after the Olympic torch passed by the area. read more »

To insure the services will be stable and available for the Olympic Games, China tells phone and internet providers not to add any new customers in August. read more »