In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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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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China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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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 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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