China Scene: East

Drug-induced ruckus ends in cash bonanza

Police detained a 30-year-old man last Friday after he turned up at a Fuzhou logistics company shouting and brandishing a brick and a knife.

When police arrived, the man allegedly used the brick to hit their car. They drove off to lure the man from the premises.

He gave chase and then stopped in the street to throw handfuls of cash skyward.

Police recovered 5,300 yuan ($746) from the scene. The man is believed to have been under the influence of drugs.

(Strait News)

Stock seesaw hits first-time dabblers

A university student in Jinan, Shandong province, is surviving on instant noodles and steamed buns this semester, after making heavy losses on the stock market.

Like many students, Xiao Liu began investing when the stock market turned bullish last year.

But recent market volatility has left many first-time investors out of pocket.

(Qilu Evening News)

(China Daily 03/20/2008 page6)