The Pigeon Express
A heat wave is sweeping through China, with residents resorting to air raid shelters and public fountains to stay cool, as 84 cities across the country on Wednesday issued their highest-level red alert warnings. A red alert means temperatures are expected to reach over 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in the coming 24 hours, according […]
A major typhoon is expected to make landfall on China’s east coast days after deadly floods devastated parts of the country. Weather watchers expect typhoon In-Fa to hit Shanghai on Sunday. Flights and train services have been suspended, while people have been ordered to stay indoors. Disruptive winds, rough seas and flooding are expected. Meanwhile, […]
A Chinese man has been arrested for allegedly selling his 2-year-old son and using the money to go travelling with his new girlfriend. The man from the Chinese province of Zhejiang, won custody of his son after divorcing his wife, who was granted custody of their daughter. The father left the boy in the care […]
Citizens in China are travelling hundreds of miles for a chance to get a shot of the coronavirus vaccine. As soon as Anny Ku heard of the shot available on offer she boarded a flight 600 miles away in Yiwu, a city in China’s eastern Zhejiang province. Ku worked in Chile for more than 20 […]
China’s national observatory on Sunday issued a blue alert for Typhoon Hagupit, which is expected to bring very strong winds and torrential rains to south China. The typhoon, the fourth of this year, strengthened from a tropical depression Saturday evening and was observed at waters 800 km southeast of Cangnan County in east China’s Zhejiang […]
If one doesn’t relieve oneself for too long, the consequence can cause serious internal damage. Something on the similar lines happened with a man from China who had 10 beers and passed out without urinating. The 40-year-old went into inebriated sleep and ended up holding in a huge amount of urine for around 18 hours. […]
A tanker truck explosion in southeast China has killed 19 people and left over 170 injured, according to local media. The vehicle was carrying liquefied gas when it exploded on a highway in Zhejiang province on Saturday. Images on social media show debris and plumes of smoke engulfing the area, and debris causing damage to […]