Around the nation: endangered South China tiger cub nursed back to health after abuse at zoo
PUBLISHED : Thursday, 29 January, 2015, 9:56pm
UPDATED : Friday, 30 January, 2015, 12:21am
The endangered South China tiger cub, which is now feeding normally at a zoo in Jiangxi province after a breeder was found to have repeatedly hit the cub. Photo: Chinanews.com
JIANGXI
Abused tiger cub recovers
An abused endangered South China tiger cub has been nursed back to health by staff at a zoo in Nanchang in Jiangxi province, Chinanews.com reports. A breeder at the zoo was sacked after surveillance video showed him repeatedly hitting and throwing the cub onto the floor last week. The cub, which is now back feeding normally, has attracted citywide attention.
Fatal building collapse
A construction worker was killed and 16 others injured after an eight-storey building collapsed at night in the eastern province of Jiangxi province, Xinhua reports. Rescuers used sniffer dogs to search the rubble for survivors at the site in the campus of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University.
HENAN
Demolition row injury
The owner of a factory was pushed from a three-metre-high wall as he protested against the demolition of his building to make way for a road in Jiaozuo, the Southern Metropolis News reports. A video of the incident two weeks ago shows him struggling with two men wearing hard hats before being pushed off the wall. He is still in hospital after suffering multiple broken bones. He said he had not expected the demolition that day and had not agreed on compensation. The matter is being investigated.
Storm in a teapot
A woman who broke the lid of a teapot in a shop in Zhengzhou was sued for 100,000 yuan in damages, Henan Business Daily reports. The lid broke as she was browsing in 2013. The owner claimed the teapot, made by a famous potter, was a prized item and demanded she pay 55,000 yuan. After she said she could pay only 45,000 yuan, the owner sued her for 100,000 yuan - 80,000 yuan for the pot and 20,000 for "psychological damage". The court ruling, that she pay 50,000 yuan, was disputed by both parties, so the case is to be tried again.
HUBEI
'Dead man' wakes up
A 45-year-old man, who was pronounced dead by doctors after falling into a coma, woke up in his coffin just as his family and friends were saying a final goodbye to him, the Wuhan Evening News reported. The man had been in a coma for three months, after suffering a brain haemorrhage before doctors certified him dead. One family member noticed signs of breathing and tears in the man's eyes as they said goodbye to him. Doctors, who are still treating the man in hospital, say the next step is for him to try to learn to walk again.
Trapped baby recovers
A one-year-old baby boy is recovering well after undergoing a nine-hour operation after his hand became trapped in the bottom of an shopping mall escalator, the Changjiang Daily reports. He had to be freed by firefighters after falling from his mother's arms as they went down on the escalator in Hubei province. Doctors said the surgery lasted longer than usual because a baby's blood vessels were not as big as those of an adult.
JIANGSU
Menu's handy idea
A seafood restaurant that serves food but no cutlery to customers opened in Xinjiekou in Nanjing , the news website News.qq.com reports. People use their hands to eat the dishes, served on plates, in plastic bags and metal buckets. The maritime-themed restaurant has fittings including portholes, oars, life-saving buoys and a diving helmet. A similar restaurant opened in Beijing last year.
Parking-spot tantrum
A man smashed 10 side mirrors on 10 cars after growing angry when he could not find an empty sparking space, the Yangtse Evening Post reports. He went out to for karaoke with friends in Huaian on December 30, but kicked the side mirrors of the cars after finding all the parking spaces were full when he returned. He was arrested after one car owner called police.
JILIN
Swimsuit appeal
Photographs of two young women in swimsuits pouring ice-cold water over their heads for charity in minus 20 degrees Celsius temperatures at a hot spring spa, attracted widespread online attention, China Daily online reports. Ten people took part in the challenge in Jilin city to raise funds for a local charity and promote the spa.
Manchu exhibition
Jilin province has curated an exhibition focused on elaborately embroidered ethnic minority Manchu costumes and accessories, CCTV news reports. More than 100 Manchu items of clothing and accessories used by Emperor Kangxi and other members of the Manchu royal families in the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) are on display.
SHAANXI
Ancient 'temple' found
Archaeologists in the North Guanzhong Plain have found the remains of what could be the largest single building dating back about 3,000 years to the Western Zhou dynasty (1046-771BC), Xinhua reports. The rectangular foundation covers about 2,600 square metres. Experts said it could be a temple built by survivors of the preceding Shang dynasty (1600-1046BC).
Walkways must go
Local government officials in Yijun county said two 20 metre-high walkways at a construction site were illegal and must be removed by this weekend, Huashang Daily reports. The walkways link a six-storey building with a 17-storey building. Officials halted construction after ruling the walkways were not in the original building plans.
SICHUAN
Couple have 11 children
A Suining married couple have had 11 children in 20 years, the Southern Metropolis News reports. The couple, who make a living from recycling, met in 1995, but by the time local officials donated contraceptives in July 2012, they'd had 11 children. The man, who keeps three stray dogs and two stray cats, said they kept having babies to give themselves a better chance of changing their fate. Officials said the case was "tricky", with one report saying the couple were too poor to pay fines for exceeding the one-child policy.
Burned chef's payout
A chef in Dazhou won 40,000 yuan in damages after suffering burns and impaired hearing when defective fireworks exploded next to him, West China City Daily reports. Last July, residents celebrating a wedding hired him to provide the catering. They lit fireworks, which shot sideways and exploded beside him as he cooked food. His mother told the newspaper the faulty fireworks had been made by an unregistered company.
TIANJIN
Chilean cattle arrive
About 7,100 dairy cows shipped from Chile arrived at Tianjin's port on Wednesday, Xinhua reports. After a period in quarantine, the cows will be distributed to six provinces and municipalities. This year marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
Smog law passed
New legislation passed in Tianjin aims to improve air quality by imposing unlimited fines on the most polluting companies, Xinhua reports. The regulation also calls for joint action with neighbouring Beijing and Hebei province to tackle smog problems in the region. Beijing has also called for joint action with its neighbours because 36per cent of its pollution is generated outside the capital.
