I think I can remember getting this right on a Trivial Pursuit question.
What was Muhammed Ali's name before he changed it?
Cassius Marcellus Clay. I didn't know his middle name, did you?
Cassius Clay won the …

Sell-off in the global financial markets sends Chinese stock market.
Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index was down 5.14 percent, or 266.07 points, its biggest decline since July 2007.
Of the 1235 stocks sell-off, 660 …

露 lu马 ma 脚 jiao – Show the cloven hooves
The phrase comes from an old Chinese tale about a horse which disguised itself as a unicorn to gain the favor of the emperor.
At a critical …

China's tourism revenue reached Y1.09 trillion (137.92 billion U.S. dollars) last year. It's the first time it broke the one trillion yuan mark says the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) statistics.

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Chinese students are wanting to do post-graduate work at a lesser number this year than in the previous 10 years. The number, 1.2 million applicants is off 6% from last year.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) …

Nobody ever beat Emil Zatopec of Czechoslavakia, not even Alain Mimoun of France.
That is, until it mattered.
Mimoun went on to beat the great Zatopek in the marathon after passing him halfway through the race.
At the …

The 11th Shanghai International Film Festival will be held June 14th (Saturday) to June 22nd (Sunday), 2008.
The Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) is unique in its kind and one of the world’s most promising film …

呆 dai 若 ruo 木 mu 鸡 ji – Dumb as a wooden chicken
A man is said to have trained a chicken to fight so well that the cock would stand immobile, eyes unstaring, unafraid …

Karoly Takacs of Hungary won the gold medal in shooting, putting 10 bullet holes in the old world record.
What is remarkable is that he was a member of the Hungarian team in 1938 and 1952.
In …

士 shi 别 bie 三 san 日 ri  当 dang 刮 gua 目 mu 相 xiang 看 kan – After three days, a gentleman is viewed with new eyes.
There was a man who didn't quite …