Renée Gray Beaumont

Woman Sues Noodle Shop ¥1,000 for Finding Hair

A woman from Ningbo in Zhejiang Province recently won a month-long legal battle with a noodle shop, after finding a hair in her meal. 2 July 2018, the woman claimed that, after finding a hair in her noodles, she called...

Hopeful Hearts Raises Over ¥30,000 for Child Heart Surgeries

On 25 August 2018, a Nanjing charity event put on by Hopeful Hearts for the international community raised¥31,000, making it one of the organisation’s most successful events.  2018年8月25日,希望之心为国际社会举办的南京慈善活动筹集了31,000元人民币,使其成为该组织最成功的活动之一。 Founded in 2003, the non-profit charity continues the legacy of a baby boy...

Didi Chuxing Under Fire Once More After 2nd Woman Killed

At approximately 14:00 on Friday, 24 August, 2018, a 20-year-old woman was murdered by a shared car driver. The case has enraged the nation and placed the car sharing company, Didi Chuxing, in the firing line due to the...

Rainbow Trout IS Salmon, Says Chinese Aquatics Alliance

Despite backlash the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance (CAPPMA) has declared the two species Rainbow Trout and Salmon are the same. The story has been circulating online for some time and in its wake causing quite the stir....

Sweatshop Kitchens; Dirty Food Delivery Underbelly

21 August 2018; reports of a building in the city centre that churns out 10,000 meals a day has caused many to question the safety and quality of food delivery in Nanjing. The second and third floors of the building...

Comatose Anorexic Wakes up; Forgets Disorder

21-year-old girl, Xiao Qian, a previous sufferer of extreme Anorexia Nervosa  on the brink of death, suddenly awoke from a coma and has reportedly forgotten ever suffering from the disease.  At 1.67 metres tall and weighing only 50 pounds, Xiao...

China’s Active Aunties; Square Dancing a Hit in Melbourne

Early morning China is when you see it the most: Tai Qi, Qi Gong, badminton, swimming, square dancing and more. Before the young'uns roll out of bed, their parents and grandparents have already spent 1 to 2 hours outside...

Was Romeo and Juliet Inspired by Chinese Valentines Day?

Today, you would have probably heard, is Chinese Valentines Day, a day much like its Western counterpart, whereby restaurants have an excuse to overcharge their male customers. True romantics, however, together with the less cynical, shall delight in knowing that the...

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