Holders of common names don't complain
2011-04-19 10:34:09
"David" and "Amy" were the most common English names for men and women respectively in Taiwan, according to a recent poll.
Man eats tubes to relieve inner tension, swells up
2011-04-19 10:34:09
Doctors in Yexian county, Henan province, recently removed 10 meters of plastic tubing from the stomach of a man who devoured the pipes in an apparent attempt to relieve mental pressure.
Amorous fake cop in hands of real ones
2011-04-18 08:40:44
A fake police officer's cover was blown recently when two of the women he was dating and cheating money out of bumped into each another, triggering a series of events that exposed him.
Green iguana enjoys spring sun in NE China
2011-04-14 10:32:52
The 6-year-old iguana is a pet of Wu Jianfeng, who lives in Jilin. The reptile is 90 centimeters long and weighs more than one kilogram. Wu is fond of raising cold-blooded animals such as poisonous spiders, lizards and boa constrictors.
Waddling in my green shoes
2011-04-12 13:13:12
A pet duck walks with its owner wearing green “shoes” in front of a market in Beijing, April 10, 2011. The duck gets shoes put on when going outside to avoid getting dirty or injured.
Miniature pig grows into high-rise hog
2011-04-11 10:16:10
A man in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, never expected that the miniature pig he bought two years ago would have grown into a 1.4-meter-long potbellied adult.
Fish-headed train steams into art gallery
2011-04-10 15:46:24
Visitors walk past an art display named "leviathanation" by artist Huang Yongbing at the 798 Art Zone in Beijing.
Gran feeds street cats for 24 years
2011-04-06 17:23:11
For cat lover Guo Lianfu sharing her home with 85 street cats is just a small part of the work she does caring for stray felines around Zhoukou residential area in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province.
All that glitters is not gold for police
2011-03-30 10:57:45
A shiny golden car is towed away by police for being parked illegally in Nanjing, March 29, 2011.
Making a public statement
2011-03-29 13:13:34
A performance artist lies by the street with a big cup with the message, "Begging, following the Emperor's command" in Beijing.
China: Dog stew pot found in ancient tomb
2011-03-31 16:52:31
Archeologists in the northwestern Shaanxi province confirmed Thursday that the bones they found in a bronze cooking vessel from a 2,400-year-old tomb belonged to a male dog under a year old.
Goat stands tall on two legs
2011-03-31 11:24:52
A little goat walks on its forelegs in a village in Northeast China's Jilin province, March 29, 2011. The goat was born with problems in its hind legs and was only able to walk with two legs from two months old.