Chinese Good Samaritan kills himself over accusations
A man who aided a senior citizen only to be accused of knocking him down has committed suicide in the face of demands for compensation, Chinese media reported Wednesday. The story is an extreme case of a Good Samaritan tale gone sour in China, where recent reports of helpers facing huge financial demands have triggered a heated debate over the country’s law and morals. Wu Weiqing, 46, from Dongyuan in the southern province of Guangdong, was riding his motorbike on New Year’s Eve when he came across an elderly man who appeared to have been knocked over, Wu’s widow told the Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper. His daughter Wu Haiyan told the Guangzhou Daily newspaper that two days later her father said to friends and relatives that the old man’s family was demanding a huge sum for “medical fees”.
Most China execs say cannot work with Japan firms: poll
About 60 percent of Chinese corporate leaders say they cannot do business with Japanese firms because of thorny relations between the two countries, a poll published Wednesday showed. However the survey, carried out jointly by the Nikkei of Japan, South Korea’s Maeil Business Newspaper and China’s Global Times, found around 80 percent of Japanese executives have no problem dealing with companies from the other two countries. That stands in marked contrast to just 13 percent of Chinese businessmen who said they were able to separate their company’s dealings from the diplomatic frostiness. That was exemplified by the visit last month to Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which he claimed was a bid to promote peace.
Taiwan gets US submarine-launched missiles
Taiwan has received the first shipment of anti-ship missiles which it ordered from the United States for its submarines, strengthening their attack capability, a senior official was Wednesday quoted as saying. Taiwan ordered the Harpoon missiles in 2008 as part of a $6.5 billion arms purchase which sparked strong protests from Beijing. The first batch of such missiles for the navy’s two Dutch-built submarines has been shipped to Taiwan, the state Central News Agency said, citing a recent report to a closed session of parliament by deputy defence minister Andrew Hsia. The report said Taiwan spent Tw$5.9 billion ($194 million) on the missiles, but did not say how many had been bought and the number delivered.
What I learned in my first year as an angel investor in Greater China
Rui Ma is 500 Startups‘ Venture Partner for Greater China with a fondness for edutech. She tweets at @RuiMa. I made one of the best decisions of my entire adult life. In the beginning of 2013, I jumped …
China Mobile to investigate HKTV deal
The parent company of China Mobile Hong Kong announces investigation in regards to its subsidiary’s deal with Ricky Wong’s company
Ethiopian Migrants Expelled by Saudis Remain in Limbo Back Home
Benno Muechler Mohammed Jemal, forefront, returning home after being deportated from Saudi Arabia. By BENNO MUCHLER LEGUAMA, Ethiopia — Mohammed Jemal left Ethiopia two years ago. He wanted to be independent, to support his family — and to escape the mockery of having squandered a big chance for a better life. “I went to college and […]
Read More →Chinese icebreaker shines spotlight on polar ambitions
In the Arctic, China’s strategic goals include the opening up of a “Northeast Passage” shipping route Beijing hopes will shave days off the journey from China to Europe, its biggest export destination. And in the Antarctic, Beijing has mounted 30 expeditions and built three research bases, one at more than 4,000 metres (13,000 feet) altitude on one of the frozen continent’s highest ice caps. Experts say that, just as in the space race, China is playing a long game in polar exploration, with the expected territorial and natural resource benefits decades, even half a century, away. But while mining is banned until 2048 at the earliest under the Antarctic Treaty “some have observed China’s development of its Antarctic interests allow it to be well-positioned if there is a change in the circumstances”, he told AFP.
China’s Great Firewall blocks website of UK newspaper Guardian
UK-based newspaper The Guardian‘s website is blocked in China as of Tuesday, according to censorship monitoring activist website Greatfire.org. Tech in Asia staff in China have confirmed the block today. …
“As the Light Goes Out” rakes in HKD 12.35 million after four days
Nicholas Tse’s new movie is a box office hit after only four days of release in Hong Kong
China sets targets for curbing air pollution
China has set new targets for its provinces to reduce air pollution by 5 to 25 percent, state media said late on Tuesday, underscoring the government’s concern about a source of public anger. China regularly issues directives to try to tackle air pollution in major cities, but these have had limited effect. Former health minister Chen Zhu said air pollution in the country causes premature deaths of 350,000 to 500,000 people yearly, state media reported on Tuesday. Air quality in large parts of northern and southern China reached unhealthy levels on Tuesday.
