China's Ghost Cities

July 17, 2011 5:27 PM

"It is said there are around 64 million empty apartments in China."

You can watch the story or read the transcript.

Story found via The Consumerist.

posted by tumid dahlia (10 comments total)

It's setting off my Malware alerts in Chrome.
posted by GoingToShopping at 5:29 PM on July 17, 2011

I should note that for me at least, Chrome reports that the pages linked contain malware. I posit that the website for Australia's Special Broadcasting Service does not, in fact, contain such a thing.
posted by tumid dahlia at 5:30 PM on July 17, 2011

It's setting off my Malware alerts in Firefox.
posted by stbalbach at 5:31 PM on July 17, 2011

I use firefox and I got this lovely warning when I clicked on the first link:

Reported Attack Page!
This web page at www.sbs.com.au has been reported as an attack page and has been blocked based on your security preferences.

Attack pages try to install programs that steal private information, use your computer to attack others, or damage your system.Some attack pages intentionally distribute harmful software, but many are compromised without the knowledge or permission of their owners.
posted by Mittenz at 5:31 PM on July 17, 2011

Me too, in Firefox.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 5:32 PM on July 17, 2011

Diagnosis. (Likely caused by a third party)
posted by tumid dahlia at 5:32 PM on July 17, 2011

Here is a youtube link for those worried
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPILhiTJv7E
posted by Cyclopsis Raptor at 5:33 PM on July 17, 2011

Jeez. Okay, sorry guys, I only sourced the links through IE but then checked the pages in Chrome, so it looks like something dodgy is going on. My sincere apologies, I'll see if I can find better links. In the meantime mods may wish to annihilate this post.
posted by tumid dahlia at 5:34 PM on July 17, 2011

woops meant that to be a link

posted by Cyclopsis Raptor at 5:34 PM on July 17, 2011

...welp it's on youtube just trust me on this.
posted by Cyclopsis Raptor at 5:34 PM on July 17, 2011