 China Scene: South
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-07-24 07:30 Buffalo-towed BMW on parade in car return bid Passers-by in downtown Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, were recently transfixed at the sight of a water buffalo towing a BMW sedan along the main road. The tableau was the brainchild of a woman surnamed Ma, owner of the sedan. Ma said that she paid 700,000 yuan for the BMW three months ago, but the car has been in for repairs of various problems, notably a spontaneous flameout, ever since. As the problem persisted, Ma asked BMW to exchange the car, but was refused. Ma conducted her minor street parade in hopes it would rally public support of her demand for compensation. The automaker has since promised to resolve the problem. (New Express) Teacher escapes badminton racquet death by 5 mm A PE teacher surnamed Chen in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, was almost killed recently in a freak accident in which the handle of a badminton racket hit and became embedded two cms into his forehead. The accident happened as Chen watched his students play badminton. The racket, which had a coin inserted into its grip, flew out of a student's hand as he smashed the shuttlecock. If it had penetrated just five more millimeters deeper, Chen would have died, the doctor said. (Information Times) Teen bandit wielding fake gun robs 40,000 yuan A young adult male from Hainan province has been arrested after using a fake gun to commit an armed robbery in Macao. After making an illegal entry into Macao recently, the 17-year-old boy surnamed Fu and his accomplice robbed a shop proprietor in a mall on the border between Macao and Zhuhai of 40,000 yuan. When a conscientious citizen intervened and tussled with the bandits, Fu took out a gun and shot the young man twice. The unhurt young man then realized the gun was fake and, with the help of police officers who came to the scene, overwhelmed the two robbers. (Macao Daily) (China Daily 07/24/2008 page5) |
