Officials in China have reportedly killed more than 20,000 birds at a poultry trading market while concerns about the rise of a new strain of bird flu continue to grow. Six people have now been killed by the avian flu in the country. Authorities have begun to close other agricultural markets in an effort to prevent the spread of the deadly virus in China. Medical labs in the U.S. are currently working on creating a new vaccine for the H7N9 virus while the Center for Disease Control works with Chinese officials to try to find the source of the outbreak. There have been 14 cases of the H7N9 bird flu virus in humans reported so far … Discuss

Sadly, this meat-tastic creation is currently only available in McDonald’s restaurants in China. American fast food goers will just have to settle for boring old monstrosities like the KFC Double Down and Hardees’ $5 bag of pain for now ... Discuss

According to new data from China’s health ministry, more than 330 million abortions have been preformed since the nation began enforcing its controversial one-child policy 40 years ago. By comparison, there have been an estimated 50 million abortions in the U.S. since it was legalized in the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision of 1973. Along with the staggering number of abortions preformed in China, officials also report that more than 196 million Chinese citizens have undergone sterilization procedures.

Human rights groups have longed criticized the practice of forced abortions and sterilizations in China, where the government strictly enforces its small family rules. The selective abortions have also led to a large gender imbalance in the country; because of traditional preferences for male children and the one-child policy, there are now 34 million more men in the country than women … Discuss

This weekend, CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes did a story about China’s looming housing bubble and explored several of nation's sprawling ghost cities. Around the country—which is the most populated in the world—massive cities, highways and skyscrapers have been erected, many of which are completely uninhabited because of economic problems. The 60 Minutes crew toured brand new cities which are almost totally abandoned. The eerie video shows vacant suburbs, shopping malls (equipped with fake signs for non-existent Starbucks and Apple stores) and even a fake old English village, all of which stand empty … Discuss

A U.S. cybersecurity firm says it has evidence that a secretive Chinese military unit is behind a series of sophisticated hacking attacks aimed at mostly American companies. The security company, Mandiant, says the Chinese army’s Unit 61398 has perpetrated sustained attacks, stealing massive amounts of sensitive data from at least 141 different organizations. Chinese officials vehemently deny the accusations and accuse the U.S. of hacking. Though work of Unit 61398 is officially a state-controlled secret in China, it is believed to be staffed by thousands of computer programmers proficient in English and network operations … Discuss