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An unhealthy crime

An unhealthy crime
Feb 13, 2009 (WiC 2)

The Beijing Times has reported that a farmer with acute anaemia committed armed robbery. The motive, however, was a little unusual. He wanted to take advantage of the free medical treatment he would receive in prison. The farmer held up and then ...

In a symbolic passing of the consumerist torch, China bought more new cars in January than America. According to news…
Feb 13, 2009 (WiC 2)

In a symbolic passing of the consumerist torch, China bought more new cars in January than America. According to news agencies, the US saw car sales plummet to 656,976 last month, versus a forecast 735,500 for China. “This is the first time in ...

The failed military strategist
Feb 6, 2009 (WiC 1)

Zhao She was a well respected general in Zhao, one of the seven states in the Warring States Period. His son, Zhao Kuo, started learning Sun Tzu’sThe Art of War during his childhood and knew the strategies inside and out. Even though he’d ...

A Chinese inventor gets to the bottom of outer space’s most serious problem
Feb 6, 2009 (WiC 1)

Technology should be there to serve mankind’s most basic needs, even in outer space. Enter Jin Xukai, an inventor who is likely to join the ranks of other toilet visionaries such as Alexander Cummings, George Jennings and Thomas ...

Yo ho ho, and a bottle of beer

“I’m not a hero,” says Peng Wei-yuan, the modest captain of Zhenhua 4, a Chinese merchant vessel attacked by Somali…
Feb 6, 2009 (WiC 1)

“I’m not a hero,” says Peng Wei-yuan, the modest captain of Zhenhua 4, a Chinese merchant vessel attacked by Somali pirates. However, crowds turned out to greet him when his ship returned to China. Peng and his crew caught the public ...

Pyjama parties
Feb 6, 2009 (WiC 1)

Shanghai has garnered an international reputation as one of the world’s most stylish cities. However, the city worries its image is being damaged by some of its citizens’ sartorial preference for nightwear. Indeed, Rixin neighbourhood ...

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