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News & Politics

After an Act of Kindness Cost a Shopkeeper ¥19,000, Officials Rule She Bore No Liability

Authorities in Hunan have formally declared a shopkeeper who helped a dying elderly stranger bore no legal responsibility—even though she had already paid the man's family ¥19,000 as a goodwill gesture. The episode, now the subject of CCTV commentary and a nationwide debate, has become a test of whether ordinary people can still step in to help without being made to pay for someone else's death.

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Chinese Woman Jumps From Moving Car to Escape Kidnappers Bound for Myanmar Border

A 29-year-old Chinese woman escaped four abductors on a Thai highway after realizing the car meant to take her sightseeing was actually heading for the Myanmar border scam towns. Her leap from the vehicle set off a pursuit that ended with all four suspects arrested and renewed alarm over the trafficking pipelines that lure Chinese nationals through Thailand.

Two Chinese sailors have been rescued but 18 remain missing after the Ocean Winner sank in the Indian Ocean, about 240 nautical miles from India's Paradip port, prompting Fujian maritime authorities to join the search.