The startup offers flights from California to China for $ 99 in exchange for a risky service

Three California residents have founded Airmule, a startup that offers flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco, California to Beijing, China for as little as $ 99. But in return, the passenger will have to take additional baggage and hand it over to the company's representatives in China, Meduza writes. The contents of the package were not disclosed, so users of social networks suspect that Airmule is engaged in illegal ...

A woman on 5 hours delayed the flight, throwing coins “for good luck” into the aircraft engine

The act of an 80-year-old woman led to a 5-hour delay of a China Southern Airlines flight from Shanghai to Guangzhou (PRC) - she threw several coins into the plane's engine. Technicians had to open the engine, completely check it and clean it, CNN reports. 150 passengers,…

In China, for 8 days, a road was laid, which Russia has been building over 20 years: a comparison of countries

The Russian leadership often calls China its equal and promising partner, however, given the huge difference in the economic indicators of both countries, there is no need to talk about equality. Comparison of the economies of China and Russia was carried out by the publication "Present Time". Russia's GDP as of 2017 is about ...

Putin played the piano at the residence of the head of China. VIDEO

Президент России Владимир Путин после встречи с лидером Китая Си Цзиньпином в Пекине сыграл на рояле. Глава государства исполнил музыку из песен «Московские окна” Тихона Хренникова и «Город над вольной Невой” Василия Соловьева-Седого, сообщает New York Times.  В завершении своего 2-минутного импровизированного…

A woman found a note from a Chinese prisoner in a wallet bought at Walmart

Arizona resident Laura Wallace said that she found a note in Chinese in her wallet purchased from the Sierra Vista Walmart. It was hidden inside a compartment with a zipper. The author of the note is a desperate prisoner from China. Wallace asked to translate the note into English. ...

Futuristic bus-tunnel found abandoned in China

Journalists from the Chinese edition Shanghaiist found a TEB (Transit Elevated Bus) tunnel bus. TEB was introduced in the spring of 2016 as the "bus of the future" and was tested in August. According to Shanghaiist, the bus stands on a test road in Hebei province and looks abandoned, and the creators of TEB do not get in touch, says Meduza. An eight-meter bus ...

The US Migration Service lacks funds for the deportation of illegal migrants

The geography of illegal migration to the United States has changed significantly in 2016, which raises concerns among border officials and immigration officials. In 2015-2016, the number of illegal migrants from Asia and Africa increased, India and China entered the top 10 states, ...

The Israeli government is looking for tourists to spend $ 4 390 in a restaurant

A group of 8 tourists from China spent 1 thousand shekels ($ 16,5 4) in a famous hummus restaurant in Israel in one evening. This news spread throughout the Israeli media and reached the country's foreign minister, who personally decided to check why tourists were exposed to such ...

Sales of electric cars increased sharply on the global market

Global sales of electric vehicles continue to grow. In 2015, according to the analytical agency AUTOSTAT, approximately 400 thousand of these cars will be sold. Compared to 2014, when sales amounted to 318 thousand electric vehicles, the market will grow by 30%. The most...

China warned the US about the possible beginning of a naval war

The commander of the Chinese naval forces, Admiral Wu Shengli, demanded that the United States stop "dangerous and provocative actions" in the South China Sea. The Chinese military leader made this statement on the eve of the videoconference with the American admiral John Richardson. The officers held talks to prevent conflicts after the American missile destroyer Lassen ...

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