Category Archives: All the Tea in China

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo in China

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Sabina Becker

What’s Evo doing in Beijing this week? Oh, nothing much… Bolivian president Evo Morales signed three economic aid agreements, totaling 204 million yuan ($35 million US), in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, at the Great Palace of … Continue reading →

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Spanish obscenity gets Chinese ideogram

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Chinese translator Hai Cheng shows a new Chinese character, graphically depicting a nasty Spanish phrase. Not sure if this article is a joke or not: In a desperate attempt to adapt to Spanish culture and language, Chinese immigrants have found … Continue reading →

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Toilet baby rescued in China

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Happy Monday night. Here’s your WTF du soir: A newborn baby was rescued from a toilet pipe in China. According to reports, no one has stepped forward to claim the child. I’m not surprised; most likely this was the outcome … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Gong hey fat choy

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Happy Year of the Snake.

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That iPhone line just got longer.

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Looks like Apple’s gonna have some sourcing problems, if this keeps up: A brawl involving as many as 2,000 workers forced Foxconn to close its Taiyuan plant in northern China late on Sunday, and left a number of people needing … Continue reading →

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A pole-dancer, you say? Blimey!

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Most middle-aged Brits keep fit by doing pint curls in the local pub. But this one‘s found another, and arguably healthier, exercise…which, coincidentally, is also done in a lot of bars: A father of two has found a clever way … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Another satellite for Venezuela

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Looks like Simón Bolívar will have even more company in orbit. In addition to his Bolivian and Ecuadorian counterparts, he’s going to be joined by another Venezuelan satellite, named after another independence hero: The new satellite, “Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda”, … Continue reading →

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Chairman Mao rolls in his grave

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

150 computer factory workers had to be talked down from a “suicide jump” in protest of lousy working conditions at the infamous Foxconn. This would not have made the news when Mao Zedong was in charge of China… The workers … Continue reading →

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China: A village fights back

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The story, courtesy of the UK Telegraph: For the first time on record, the Chinese Communist party has lost all control, with the population of 20,000 in this southern fishing village now in open revolt. The last of Wukan’s dozen … Continue reading →

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Toronto Zoo’s gay penguins go viral

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

By now you’ve surely heard of Buddy and Pedro, the two adorable little African penguins at the Toronto Zoo who’ve struck up an adorable little same-sex pair bond but are being separated in order to mate their “top-notch genes” with … Continue reading →