Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Final Appeal is done for iPad trademark, attribution not decided yet


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The largest illegal human kidneys sale ring busted in Beijing

Gang of 16 people rented villas in Beijing to establish a base for harvesting human kidneys for sale. They are now indicted. 
Up to date, this case is the largest organized crime of selling human organs. 
It is checked out that 51 kidneys were sold, the amount is RMB10 million (approximately US$1.6 million). 
The gang arranged complete process, such as, finding the seller and buyer, renting the hospitals, operating surgeries in villas. 
They buy a human kidney from the poor seller for RMB25,000 (approximately US$4,000) or less, and re-sell it for RMB220,000 (approximately US$35,000) or more. 
They usually have 20 poor guys available living and waiting for buyers. Usually, they have 3 to 6 operations to harvest human kidneys for sale.

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Coach, Burberry and Gucci are the most favorite brands in Shanghai

By statistics via internet searches, Coach, Burberry and Gucci are the most favorite brands in Shanghai.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

A chemical plant exploed in Hebei Province, more than 50 people dead or injured

At 9:30am on February 28, Hebei Kerr Chemical Co., Ltd. in Zhao County, one workshop exploded, killing 12 people and more than 40 people were injured.

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Drought in Yunan Province, millions of people lack of drinking water


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Slums in Chongqing

This is the Shibati Dormitory quarters

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Smuggled dinosaur egg nest fossils recovered back to China

On February 28, staffs of Geological Museum of China took "dinosaur egg nest" fossils out of the box. These fossils are of 6.5 millions years. 
These fossils were unearthed in China in 1984, and smuggled abroad. 
The 22 egg fossils are of Oviraptorosauria, including 19 eggs with embryonic dinosaur embryos. 
In 2003, an American collector in the United States bought it at a public auction for US$420,000. 
Now it is returned back to China. It is the first time for China to take back smuggled fossils through diplomatic channels.

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Taxi drivers in Suzhou got portable emergency toilets

9,000 taxi drivers got a portable emergency toilet each, free of charge. 
The portable emergency toilets could help drivers settle their difficult distress when public washroom is not available.

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Blind dating in Tianjin

On Feb. 26, it is the weekend, mostly are parents who came to help their sons or daughters to make a match.

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Toxic glue used in a shoe factory at Wong Kau village

More than 20 labors experienced of poisoning sickness, they were all engaged in small workshops, used types of jobs related poisonous glues. 
Later, they were diagnosed as "dichloroethane" poisoning.

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Shanghai's minimum wage to be RMB1,450 per month

Since April 1, city workers in Shanghai will have monthly minimum wage increased from RMB1,280 to RMB1,450 (approx. US$230). 
The minimum wage will be increased from RMB11 per hour to RMB12.5 per hour.

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Beijing's per capita GDP is US$12,447 now

People in Beijing questioned the announced GDP data, they do not feel so anyway.

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Hundreds of US pilots could soon be hired by 12 different Chinese airlines

Recruiters from 12 different Chinese airlines arrived in Henderson, looking to hire away American pilots with the promise of bolstering their bank accounts. 
China's aviation industry is booming, they're adding new flights and new planes on a regular basis. However, they say Chinese pilots aren't trained to fly the new planes, but American pilots have years of experience. That's why they say the United States is the perfect place to find the talent they're looking for. 
American pilots were told they could immediately make 35% more than their current salaries, or about $200,000 a year, if they switched to a Chinese airline.

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Wasted chemical barrels turned to be woks

In Shangrao county of Jiangxi Province, a roadside shop specialised in manufacturing woks for kitchen use from wasted barrels of chemical sustances.

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Antique relics restoration in Xi'An's museum


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