China Newsclippings - Sad but true
A LESSON IN HOW NOT TO CLEAN OUT EAR WAX.
A man set fire to hair and damaged his eardrum trying to get wax out with a matchstick..
People | November 2005 | Sad but true
WOMAN ALMOST COMES A CROPPER CLEANING TEETH
An artificial tooth almost killed a middle-aged woman while she was brushing her teeth on Tuesday morning.
People | November 2005 | Sad but true
RAT POISON MADE STUDENTS VOMIT
A deadly rat poison known as Dushuqiang has been blamed for the food poisoning that affected 53 students in the city of Sanhe.
People | November 2005 | Sad but true
WOMAN FAINTS AS FLYING DOG LANDS DEAD ON HER
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A woman fainted when a dog that flew down from the top of a building hit her as she sat drinking tea in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
People | November 2005 | Sad but true
ANIMAL STARS RELAX AFTER STRESSFUL WEEK
Zookeepers in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, are giving their animals the royal treatment as they recover from a hectic holiday performance schedule.
Animals | November 2005 | Sad but true
US$11 BILLION SPENT, LOST BY CORRUPT, INEPT OFFICIALS
More than US$4 billion has been illegally spent by government officials in South China's Guangdong Province while another US$7 billion has been lost because of poor management.
Business
| December 2005 | Sad but true
IN SOME PLACES, HEAT IS TRUMPS IN MARRIAGE
Dozens of women teachers in primary and middle schools in Harbin of Northeast Heilongjiang Province - a very cold region - were recently divorced to a get a heating allowance.
People | December 2005 | Sad but true
JAPANESE HUSBAND LEAVES CHINESE WIFE STANDING AT AIRPORT
A woman in her early 30s has been living at Beijing Capital International Airport for a month.
People | December 2005 | Sad but true
NIGHT ATTACK LEAVES 25 DEAD AT SHEEP PEN
Wild animals attacked a farmer's flock of sheep one night last week, leaving 25 died and 19 injured in a Beijing suburb.
Animals | December 2005 | Sad but true
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