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FAMILY members of Taiwanese stuntman Ke Shouliang (Orr Sau Leung, also known as Blacky Ko Sau Leung) announced in Shanghai December 10 afternoon that the 51-year-old died of an attack of asthma.
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- week in brief
SHANGHAI
- Stunt star dies after three dinners
FAMILY members of Taiwanese stuntman Ke Shouliang (Orr Sau Leung, also known as Blacky Ko Sau Leung) announced in Shanghai December 10 afternoon that the 51-year-old died of an attack of asthma.
- Non-stop to Melbourne
CHINA Eastern Airlines will begin twice-weekly non-stop flights from Shanghai to Melbourne from December 15.
- Navigator commemorated
WU Jing, a Taiwanese professor, said recently in Shanghai that a mistake Chinese people have made was failing to attach enough importance to studying the voyages of ancient navigator and adventurer Zheng He, during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
- New scheme to ease jams
LOCAL traffic police have announced a pilot scheme beginning in the middle of the month to streamline traffic flows on three ramps leading up to elevated roads.
- End of a murderous series
A SERIAL killer, who was convicted of murdering 17 teenaged boys from September of 2001 to November 4 of 2003, was sentenced to death in Pingyu County of Central China's Henan Province on Decmber 9.
- Chinese contribution to world memory
SHENYANG - The northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning hopes to contribute a set of six ancient official documents to the United Nations "Memory of the World" programme.
- Coal mine robbery crooks hooked
THE six suspects of the November 10 robbery in Luoyang of Henan Province have been arrested, according to the Henan Daily.
- Drink problem
TANGSHAN, Hebei - A soft drink manufacturer in the northern China province of Hebei has been convicted of making excessive noise, prompting a neighboring farmer to kill himself two years ago.
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