China Newsclippings - Antics of Chinese
PET DOG ADDICTED TO CIGARETTE SMOKE.
A 1-year old dog has got addicted to cigarette smoke in Henan and falls sick if it is not passively smoking.
Animals
| October 2005 | Antics
LATEST ADVERTISING TRICK DISTURBS RESIDENTS' SLEEP
Seven in the morning is not a quite time in Shanghai's Hongkou District these days. The latest advertising trick....
Business | October 2005 | Antics
ROLE REVERSAL FOR MODERN COCKEREL.
A cockerel took on the role of a mother hen to look after more than 10 chicks....
Animals
| November 2005 | Antics
BEAR BITES THE HAND THAT FEEDS.
A tipsy visitor to a zoo was badly injured trying to hand feed a caged bear. The man from Shandong Province was freed from the bears grasp....
Animals
| November 2005 | Antics
STEALTH SALES
A mid range shoe manufacturer discovers the best way to compete with the
multinationals is to avoid them. Qingdao Doublestar Co., China's largest shoemaker by production scale, manufactures sports shoes for international brands such as Reebok and Nike.
Business
| November 2005 | Antics
HERE COME THE GAMES FOR ANIMALS
Trained wild animals from across China are headed to Chongqing Municipality in Southwest China to participate in the first ever games for wild animals.
Animals
| November 2005 | Antics
THIS HEN IS NO BIRD OF A FEATHER
It looked like a hen but had a gorgeous cockscomb. It began laying eggs when it
was ten months old but two months later it crowed.
Animals
| December 2005 | Antics
TRIP TO PLAYGROUND? PHONE MY SECRETARY
A growing number of primary and middle school students in Shanghai have business cards giving their name and position at school.
People | December 2005 | Antics
MAN'S BEST FRIEND TURNS PAWS TO FARMING
While most dos spend their days sleeping and scrounging for food, Lie Lei, a 3-year
old pooch from Chongqing has made herself much more useful.
Animals
| December 2005 | Antics
HUNGRY HOUND HAS BONE TO PICK WITH OWNER
An angry dog lost his temper with his owner when she stopped him from eating bones.
Animals | December 2005 | Antics
BIRD FLU FAILS TO SPREAD ONLINE
Inspired by the registration of the domain name "Shenzhou VI," an enterprising
Shanghai resident has registered a domain name for bird flu.
Business
| December 2005 | Antics
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