The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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