A group of Indian businessmen have been freed after being kidnapped in Hong Kong and held at gunpoint for three days.
The three men – travelling together on a business trip – were abducted within hours of their arrival on Saturday and a ransom demand of HK$19 million was made by the abductors to their families in India. They were taken to a hideout in the northern New Territories and guarded by a gang armed with a firearm and chopper. Read Article
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Three people were killed and 11 injured when a jeep ploughed through a crowd, crashed and caught fire in central Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, the site of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1989. Police evacuated and sealed off the square, which lies across a broad thoroughfare from the main gate of the Forbidden City, […]
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According to eturbonews.com, in Tibet, Chinese authorities have said that a tour group organized by a Tibetan travel agency entered a restricted area on the mountain without permission and camped at the foot of it on Sunday. The group, consisting of 4 Australians and six Tibetans, was hit by an avalanche on Sunday night, state […]
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According to today.com, American director and producer Michael Bay was injured on Thursday in an attack in Hong Kong during filming for his latest “Transformers” movie. Two brothers surnamed Mak, aged 27 and 28, approached Bay on the set during filming for the American science fiction film and the younger brother demanded payment of HK$100,000 […]
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According to mirror.co.uk, screaming tourists had to be rescued by passers-by when a bridge collapsed and dropped them into the water. The bridge, at the West Sea scenic spot of Lushan Mountain Bridge in China’s Jiujiang city, was newly built and still in trial use. Tourists ignored warnings from management staff who advised them that […]
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The New York Times reports that at least 86 tourists were trapped by heavy snow on Monday at the north base camp of Mount Everest in central Tibet, according to Xinhua, China’s state news agency. The tourists, all but 13 of them Chinese, had finished sightseeing and were ready to descend to a lower altitude […]
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The Washington Post reports that a Hungarian wingsuit flier died following an accident during a jump into a gorge in central China, reports said Wednesday. The body of Victor Kovats was recovered Wednesday from the steep, forested valley floor at Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Hunan province, state broadcaster CCTV said. It said more […]
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theguardian.com reported that Typhoon strikes Fujian province with winds of up to 94mph before weakening to tropical storm A typhoon has hit south-east China, with powerful winds and heavy rains leaving two people dead, power cuts and flights and train services cancelled. Typhoon Fitow struck Fuding city in Fujian province, with winds of up to […]
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szcpost.com reported that Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention that Guangzhou local dengue infection cases has increased to 108 cases as of the day before yesterday. Compared with the cases on Sept 18, 61 new cases occured within 9 days, an increase of over one time. 60% mainly concentrated in Fangcun village—the transition zone […]
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According to Yahoo News New Zealand, a Hollywood stunt pilot and his Chinese translator were killed when their plane crashed in northeastern China during a practice flight ahead of a local air-show, state media reported Friday. The body of David Riggs, a US acrobatic pilot, was recovered in a lake where his plane crashed on […]
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