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Apple Could Have Massive iPhone Sales In China Next Year

Apple has been doing fantastically well these last several years. The company released their Q1 2012 earnings last week and the results were nothing short of amazing. The iPhone now accounts for a solid chunk of their ... continue

Young Boy Dies In Freak Head Trauma Escalator Accident

Many escalators post warnings about child safety, however those warnings usually only talk about little feet getting trapped at the top or bottom of the moving stairs. In China however a nine-year-old boy was killed on Saturday ... continue

29 Chinese Workers Captured By South Sudan Militants

29 Chinese workers have been attacked and taken hostage by Sudanese militants at a remote work site in the volatile Sudan region. Following the attack Sudanese forces immediately mounted a rescue mission in coordination with the Chinese embassy ... continue

Warren Buffett Rocks Out On Ukulele For Chinese TV Show [Video]

Warren Buffett is both a billionaire and a philanthropist and now we can add ukulele player to his list of talents. The 81-year-old Berkshire Hathaway CEO took to the Chinese airwaves this week to help the country ... continue

China Officials Release Amusingly Good “Smog Report”

Despite often large, thick clouds of smog that hang over Beijing, China the countries officials have often complained that it's nothing more than fog. Now under intense scrutiny from citizens the country has begun to release official ... continue

RedPad Number One Hopes To Be iPad Competitor For China’s Communist Leaders

In China an iPad competitor is on the way that one company hopes will be the antihesis of the iPad. Known as RedPad Number One the tablet based device features the same 9.7-inch display as an iPad ... continue

State Department to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline Reroute

The State Department is preparing to reject the proposed reroute of the Keystone XL oil pipeline today. The Keystone XL Project is intended to be a direct route for Canadian Crude to make it to Gulf Coast ... continue

Over Half A Billion People Access The Web In China

The World's largest country based on population at well over one Billion people, also has the largest amount of people who access the web. New data came out that showed in 2011, 513 Million people accessed the ... continue

iPhone 4S launch in China gets violent, Apple postpones sales

Apple was no doubt banking on the launch of the iPhone 4S in China being a success, but the launch didn't quite turn out as hoped. According to various reports, violence erupted within crowds after the Apple ... continue

Report: The Air Force Using Secret Space Plane To Spy on China

The Super Secret X37b unmanned space aircraft was launched into orbit 10 months ago. Its capabilities...classified. It mission...classified. Its return date...classified. According to Spaceflight magazine, there is a theory. The craft is in space spying on China. The orbital ... continue

iPhone 4S Heads to China, Chinese-Speaking Siri to Debut in 2012

The iPhone 4S and its crazy clever digital assistant Siri will arrive in China on January 13, to the sound of ringing tills and, later this year, a Mandarin-speaking Siri. China is on a list of 22 countries ... continue

2011 In Review – A Planet In Crisis [Political Commentary]

"The only world I know is drowning in rage." Al Jourgensen, Front man for the band Ministry. There are no words I can think of that sum up 2011 better than Al Jourgensen's. Our planet, our world, our ... continue

Chinese bus driver dies in first confirmed case of bird flu since 2010

A bus driver from southern China died on Saturday shortly after testing positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus. This was the first confirmed case of humans contracting the bird flu in the country since 18 months ... continue

Rare Asian hooded crane takes a wrong turn, ends up in Tennessee

An Asian hooded crane, a rare bird normally found China, Japan and Southeast Asia, was recently spotted in southeast Tennessee, at the Hiwassee Refuge. The Asian hooded crane, clearly quite a long ways from home, was spotted hanging ... continue

Mitt Romney: “I Am Not Going To Kill Big Bird” [Video]

Mitt Romney is on the defensive with his plans to cut government spending. The Massachusetts Republican had to tell an audience in Iowa that "We are not going to kill Big Bird" when asked about his spending ... continue

China Debuts GPS Alternative, Adds SMS To The Mix

China on Tuesday officially launched the Beidou Navigation Satellite System, a move that ends the countries dependence on America's Global Position System (GPS). According to the countries leaders the new system allows for the broadcasting of directions to ... continue