10,000 yuan fine for unpaid Internet fees
2012-03-21 07:57:29
A man has complained to the consumer rights protection committee of Sichuan province that he was charged more than 10,000 yuan ($1,580) by a telecom operator for 240 yuan of fees he owed six years ago.
Loner pesters police with calls for arrest
2012-03-22 08:13:52
A man in Chongqing called the police hotline 110 repeatedly over the past eight months to report false cases because he wanted to be arrested.
Premarital chastity backer seeks love
2012-03-21 16:40:54
Tu Shiyou, a 38-year-old single woman who runs Preserve Virginity, a website dedicated to promoting virginity before marriage, posted a personal ad on Sina Weibo seeking a husband.
Girl makes poem calenda for lover
2012-02-13 15:03:49
Xiao Xue has prepared a special gift for her boyfriend: She wrote poems about the 12 most touching moments in their relationship, for a calendar, one poem for each month.
Dolls modeled real-life couple to surprise girlfriend
2012-02-13 14:59:10
A man surnamed Zhou, who works for a real estate company in Weihai, Shandong province, went into a gift shop on Feb 8 and ordered a unique gift for his girlfriend: a pair of dolls.
Couples want matching plastic surgery
2012-02-13 14:58:32
A couple in Chengdu have consulted a cosmetic hospital for plastic surgery because they want look more alike, Chengdu Evening News reports.
Love story, canine edition
2012-02-13 14:33:06
And this just in, in time for Valentine's Day: a Beijing man and his dog have been re-united after an absence of seven years.
Dad forces son to run naked in chilly snow
2012-02-08 07:57:57
A man calling himself "eagle dad" recently stirred up a public controversy after he uploaded a video of his 4-year-old son, whom he had forced to run naked in the snow, to the Internet.
Want weird weather? Come to Oklahoma!
2011-11-14 10:53:09
After one of the strangest local weather days in memory, an Oklahoma woman with a sense of humor asked on Twitter earlier this week.
Stolen wedding album returned 17 yrs later
2011-11-14 10:23:58
A wedding album which went missing when a caravan was stolen in Northern Ireland 17 years ago has mysteriously reappeared at the home of its owners.
Strapped county sacks Santa to save $660
2011-11-09 14:36:15
Faced with the difficult task of balancing a budget in austere times, officials in New York's Suffolk County said they had to sack Santa Claus.
Russian man kept 29 dead bodies at home
2011-11-09 14:14:03
Russia's Interior Ministry says police have arrested a man who kept 29 mummified bodies at his apartment and dressed them up like dolls.