Chinese man extracts $30,000 worth of gold from scrap SIM cards
- 02-Feb-2026
A Chinese man in southern China has garnered attention after revealing how he extracted 191.73 grams of gold, valued at over 210,000 yuan (approximately US$30,222), from discarded SIM cards and other electronic waste. Hailing from Guangdong province, the man operates an online account under the name “Qiao the Hakka Gold Refiner.” This Chinese man recently […]
Man jailed for setting ‘slow’ internet cables on fire
- 13-Jan-2022
A man in China has been sentenced to seven years in jail for setting internet equipment ablaze after becoming enraged over a slow connection, authorities have said. The man, surnamed Lan, was at an internet cafe in southern Guangxi province last June when his frustration with the connection speed spilled over. He responded by destroying […]
Wife of Chinese man found, left home over domestic dispute: Lahore police
- 27-Sep-2021
LAHORE: The wife of a Chinese man in Lahore has been found after it emerged that she left the home over a domestic dispute, ARY NEWS reported quoting a police official. DIG Shariq Jamal Khan while sharing details of the entire episode said that a case was registered on the complaint of a Chinese man […]
Man arrested at Sri Lanka airport with 200 live scorpions
- 13-Jan-2020
The island nation has strict laws on wildlife and fauna, but smuggling attempts are increasingly frequent.
Tapeworm eating man’s brain for 15 years removed
- 08-Nov-2019
Lei felt some headache early in 2007 and since then his health deteriorated despite being treated for his tumor
Highway robbery: Chinese man steals and sells off road
- 06-Feb-2018
BEIJING: An enterprising thief in eastern China has given new meaning to the phrase “highway robbery” by stealing an 800-metre-long (half-mile) stretch of concrete road overnight, a Chinese media report said. Confused locals in the village of Sankeshu in Jiangsu province called police on January 24 to report that the segment of road had mysteriously […]
WATCH: Chinese man pretends to ‘collapse and die’ to get seat on a crowded train
- 04-Dec-2017
A bizarre video has emerged showing a Chinese man fed up of not getting a seat in train and what he did next to grab one will definitely blow your mind. A man who was so frustrated as there were no seats left on a packed train lay on the floor and pretended to have a seizure so […]
China calls for explanation after Paris police shoot dead Chinese man
- 28-Mar-2017
BEIJING: French police said on Tuesday they opened an inquiry after a Chinese man was shot dead by police at his Paris home, triggering rioting in the French capital by members of the Chinese community and a sharp reaction from Beijing. The shooting on Sunday, which led China’s foreign ministry to call in a French […]
‘If you are corrupt, I will fetch you using a helicopter and will throw you out’
- 29-Dec-2016
TAGUM CITY: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened corrupt government officials with the prospect of being thrown out of a helicopter mid-air, warning he has done it himself before and had no qualms about doing it again. The fiery-tempered former prosecutor said he once hurled a Chinese man suspected of rape and murder out of […]