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Tom Leung
Chinese authorities are investigating after a truck driver took his own life after he was allegedly fined 2,000 yuan (S$410) because his satellite navigation had become disconnected.
The incident has highlighted problems encountered by domestic users of theChinese-made BeiDou Navigation Satellite System , which the Chinese government hopes will rival the US’ Global Positioning System (GPS).
The truck driver, surnamed Jin, killed himself on Monday (April 5) afternoon during a routine transport check-in at Tangshan, Hebei province, the local government said on Weibo on Tuesday. The local police and medics had rushed to the scene, but the driver passed away in hospital.
April 09, 2021
A woman in China attempted suicide because she was struggling to provide for her siblings (right). The incident is similar to the main theme in My Sister, the current number one movie in China (left).
Tom Leung
The attempted suicide of a woman in eastern China after years of taking care of her three siblings sparked a debate about the legal responsibilities placed on siblings in the absence of parents.
The 20-year-old from Zhejian province, identified by her surnamed Liu, had been taking care of two younger sisters and a little brother, the oldest of whom is currently 12 years old, after their parents divorced and deserted the family when Liu was little.
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April 08, 2021
Marsha Jean in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. The nomadic 23-year-old from Hong Kong has been on the road for almost six years, and has hitchhiked alone from Iran to France and cycled solo through Central Asia.
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Hongkonger Marsha Jean is not exactly sure where she is.
“I left Berlin a few weeks ago, by train to Frankfurt, then flew to Spain. Now I’m in a little town one hour from Malaga,” she says, referring to the province on the southern Mediterranean coast, in Andalusia. “I had to have a negative Covid-19 test result to enter Malaga province, and quarantine is not required. Each province/ community in Spain has different rules.