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Chinese SWAT Team Recruits With Smiles And Crossbows
In the wake of the ridiculously awesome propaganda posters put up by police in Eastern China, another Chinese police force has come out with a set of awesome photos. This time around, instead of letting the locals know who’s watching, a police department of south west China’s Sichuan province is looking for recruits! Earlier last…
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Kotaku EastNo Hands, Pants On!
Pants. I don’t like them, but I have to wear them. I’m sure some of you feel the same too. And putting on pants has always been so boring. At least until now! Blowing up online in Taiwan is a new video starring Taiwanese internet sensation Lai Lai Ge. Literally, his online handle is “Come…
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Look At All Those Chinese Products In Transformers 4
Transformers: Age of Extinction’s been out only a weekend and it’s already making bank in China. There’s no getting around the fact that a movie based on a line of toys is anything more than a major vehicle for product placement—including Chinese product placement, especially with the movie partly set in China. Now, I’m going…
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Chinese Press Claim Xbox One Will Cost $800 In China
The Xbox One is coming to China! In September to be exact. The biggest question now is how much the Xbox One will cost once it launches in the Middle Kingdom, and Chinese media is suggesting that the price will be… EXTREME! Chinese online electronics site Zol.com posted a photo detailing the price of the…
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This Boring 7 Star Hotel Wants To Be Removed From Transformers 4
Earlier last week, Chinese property company Pangu holdings abruptly canceled their sponsorship of Transformers: Age of Extinction. Pangu holdings, which owns and operates the Pangu 7 Star Hotel in Beijing, now wants to have its image removed from the movie. The Pangu hotel is huge Chinese and Western outlets such as Variety have reported on…
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Kotaku EastChinese Video Likens Valve’s Big Dota 2 Tournament To The World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is in full swing! As with the previous two World Cups, China doesn’t have a team in the tournament. But in the upcoming 2014 Dota 2 International in Seattle, China makes up 1/8 of the 16 teams. China has two teams participating in the 2014 Dota 2 International…
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These Trash Transformers Are So Bad, They’re Good!
Chinese bootleg Transformers are a dime a dozen. The “robots in disguise” are so popular here that we can seldom go a few months without another Chinese fan making a legion of the robots, and now we have a set that’s so bad, they’re slightly good! Images of these “trashbots” showed up all over Chinese…
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China’s Personal Bodyguard Training Seems Ridiculously Intense
Bodyguards, the often terrible henchmen found in video games and movies, are very important in real life. These men and women protect their charges with the utmost severity. In China, professional bodyguards take their jobs seriously. Just take a look at their intense training! Originally published on China News’ photo page, these images of would-be…
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Chinese Police Department Should Star In A Hong Kong Crime Film
Chinese police love to put up propaganda posters showing the public who they are and what they do. One police department in East China may have gone a little too far with their publicity shots. Published on People’s Daily, the communist mouthpiece, the photos feature East China’s Huangyang police department. Located in Zhejiang province’s Taizhou…
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Kotaku EastTaiwan Really Likes Batman And Running
Hot off the heels of the previous fun run, the folks over in Taiwan have held another hero run. This time, they run for the Dark Knight! To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Batman’s publication, the fine folks over at Warner Bros. have set up a night time fun run for the Taiwanese fans of…
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Kotaku EastMother Surprises Test-Taking Daughter With Bus Load Of Cosplayers
China’s National College Entrance Examinations are extremely hard and extremely important. The stress of this once in a year test is enough to put the best students on edge. For one mother in South China’s Sichuan province, the end of the test was an opportunity to surprise her daughter with — cosplay! First reported by…
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The Moon Is In Beijing! She Looks Concerned
Last week, a strange sight appeared in Beijing’s subway. A young lady got on Beijing Subway’s line 8. She was wearing a giant moon mask. As reported by various different Chinesesites, a young woman appeared in Beijing’s line 8 wearing a giant moon helmet on her head. The helmet covered her entire head. It’s still…
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Chinese Test Cheating Tools Look Like Something Out Of James Bond
This past weekend, literally this last Saturday and Sunday, millions of Chinese high school students sat through a test that will determine the rest of the their lives. Some will do well, some will fail but none have failed as miserably as the ones who were caught cheating! While the millions prepare for and take…
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One City In China Is Cracking Down On Net Cafe Smokers
Secondhand smoke is terrible, but good luck getting away from it when you visit an internet cafe in China. In recent years, restrictions on smoking have been passed on locations such as restaurants and net cafes, but even so, people still smoke. Now, in China’s city of Wuhan, the authorities are cracking down. In a…
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Chinese League of Legends Pro Apologizes To Fans For Poor Performance
Professional gamers, like professional athletes, have their up and downs. When they disappoint, they have to face their fans and that’s exactly what a Chinese League of Legends pro did. CaoMei (Strawberry), whose real name is Wei Handong, plays top laner for a Chinese LoL Team, Team WE. After a poor performance in this past…
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Kotaku EastBe Prepared For More China In Transformers 4
Transformers is big in China. In fact, I’d say it’s huge! Being as popular as it is, the movies are a giant marketing opportunity for advertisers, especially advertisers in China. This year’s Tranformers: Age of Extinction will be no different, and it’s expected that the Chinese advertising will be stronger. The Wall Street Journal China…
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Dress Made of Live Butterflies Won’t Let You Fly
A celebration of a new “butterfly” festival in Nanyang Henan ended with tears after the festival’s symbol appeared decked out in a dress comprised of real butterflies. First reported by the Chinese site GWM.cn, the folks at Nanyang’s Baotianman tourist spot started a new festival to celebrate the spot’s famous butterflies. In line with their…
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Man Suffers Brain Hemorrhage After Three-Day Gaming Marathon
A young man in China’s Hunan province was sent to the hospital last week in what looked like another case of a sudden death in an internet cafe. Luckily, the man is still alive. According to a report by Voice of China, 26 year-old Xiao Qiang collapsed at his seat in the internet cafe after…
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Kotaku EastWith Military Drills, China Steps Up Its Security
Every year around this time, China holds a massive military drill. Like clockwork. Military police units from across the country’s thirty-four provincial level districts show off the latest in domestic security. This year, the theme is knife attacks. Over the last couple of years, knife attacks have become more common in China, and the need…
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Chinese Artist Throws Himself Into Comics and Cartoons. Literally.
As if taking a page out of the classic movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a Chinese graduate student has thrown himself into the world of cartoons. The artist, most commonly known by his stage name Ge Kuo, is a graduate art student at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology. This time his work involves famous…
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