Chinese Boy Develops "Fish Scales" at 14 Months Old
Doctors believe Song Sheng, of Jinhu, eastern China, may be suffering from a rare genetic condition that means his body cannot cool itself. Song Sheng - called fish boy by locals - began developing...
View ArticleRaising a Child in Chengdu: Breastfeeding
If you think breastfeeding comes natural to a mama, think again. Mother and child have to learn how to move together and that takes some practice. I learn to navigate the path along with my wife in...
View ArticleForced abortions for Chinese women (with video)
China's one-child policy leads to an estimated 13 million reported abortions every year, with many of those ordered by the authorities enforcing the system. Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan gained access to a...
View ArticleWikiLeaks: China weary of North Korea behaving like 'spoiled child'
New documents posted on the websites of the Guardian and The New York Times suggest Chinese officials are losing patience with long-time ally North Korea. Senior figures in Beijing have even described...
View Article3-year-old Chinese girl does chores and takes care of disabled father;...
A series of photos of a three year old girl acting as a housekeeper have been widely circulated over the Internet. Touched by her, netizens gave her a cute nickname “little strong girl.” Dong Xinyi was...
View ArticleTragic three-year-old Chinese toddler Lu Hao weighs nearly ten stone
Lu Hao, from China, is dangerously overweight, and at 9st 6lb is FIVE TIMES as heavy as other boys his age. He is getting so big his family are frightened of him -- and have given up trying to stop the...
View ArticleDeath by Indifference
Nearly everyday when I take the subway I hear the same refrain, "'Respect the old and cherish the young' is a traditional Chinese virtue." So how does one make sense of the news that a two-year-old...
View ArticleLittle Girl Gets Hand Cut Off, Grafted To Foot
Nine-year-old Ming Li is just like any other little Chinese girl. Except she has to walk to school uphill both ways and still got run over and her hand cut off by a tractor. At the time, her arm was in...
View ArticleGhetto Superstar Mama: the laowai-ma hall of shame
A growing list of totally shameful behaviors a Chengdu expat mother engaged that she wouldn't be caught dead doing "back home" or without a kid more »Generallaowaiparentingexpatshamechildmotherlist
View ArticleChinese Man Sues Wife for Giving Birth to 'Incredibly Ugly' Child, Wins £75,000
Jian Feng from northern China filed a suit against his wife for giving birth to what he calls an 'incredibly ugly' child. He was awarded $120,000 (£75,000) in a court settlement. more »Weird China...
View ArticleEx-official executed for raping minors
Authorities in central China executed a former Communist Party official for raping 11 underage girls, state media said on Wednesday, following an online uproar about the latest case of abuse of power....
View ArticleNewborn Baby Labeled with ‘Shit’ Sticker
A newborn baby named Haohao in Yueyang city, Hunan province, has been labeled with a humiliating and insulting sticker on its face on the 4th of July. Parents of the newborn were outraged when they...
View ArticleWoman Pulled Over For Breastfeeding On A Moped
A woman in Yuzhou has been cited by police after being caught with her nipple out and her 18-month old son's mouth affixed to it... while speeding around town on a moped. Probably not the safest move...
View ArticleLittle Boy gets Sprayed by Cheeky Beluga Whale
Whilst visiting the Hangzhou Aquarium this little boy had a special greeting by a beluga whale. Not content with one cheeky spray the whale continued to soak the small child whilst the adults around...
View ArticleWant to Raise a Kid in Hong Kong? You’ll Need $700,000
According to calculations by nonprofit Hong Kong Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre, the cost of raising a child from birth to college graduation in Hong Kong averages about 5.5 million Hong Kong...
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