Furniture shopping: Everyone’s done it… a sturdy new coffee table, a firm yet all encompassing easy chair for the TV room – or a full-size, extra cozy couch the whole family can...

A whale intended for research exploded on a Taiwanese street, soaking passersby in blood and guts. The sperm whale, which had died on the beach and was being transported through Tainan for...

As impressive as it is, the Great Wall of China never actually accomplished its goal of repelling invaders. The so-called Great Firewall of China is another story altogether. The government’s...

Wang Guiying is a 107-year-old Chinese woman who takes things very slowly… even love. Wang Guiying was born in southern Guizhou province, the child of a salt merchant. She grew up watching...

Was there communication between the ancient Chinese and the early Celts? The discovery of European corpses dating back to the Bronze Age in western China suggests that there might have...

Hong Kong is a vibrant city chock-full of people — so much so that the quality of life for those at the bottom tier is atrocious. And I’m not talking about, “Oh my goodness, I have to share a bathroom with my brother and sister.”  I’m...

In the years between the end of World War II and Mao’s declaration of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, it is said that China’s money was so worthless a single egg cost ¥10,000. Perhaps one artist in Guangzhou, southern China, had that...

Dozens of giant Nomura jellyfish along the eastern coast of Japan capsized the 10-ton fishing trawler, known as the Diasan Shinsho-maru. According to news sources, the incident occurred when three fishermen attempted to haul in a net containing dozens...

In an effort to appeal to golfers, Triumph Japan has unveiled its latest lingerie innovation called the “Nice Cup in Bra”. Made up of a top and skirt combo, this lingerie can convert readily into golf cups, grass mat and flag. Thus, if the...

Can a disease-simulation robot help train doctors? That’s what Scientist were hoping for when they created a human-sized robot that emulated the symptoms of swine flu. This robot was one of many disease-related devices unveiled at Security &...