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Tigers Kill Zoo Gardener

Matt Cantor — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:57:00 CDT

Siberian tigers killed a Chinese zoo gardener after he climbed over a barrier and toppled into their enclosure, the Daily Telegraph reports. The man appeared to have lifted himself onto the barrier, apparently to pull out weeds, before he dropped into a group of “four or five” animals gathered below,...

'Suicide Factory' Workers Relocated to Avoid Raises

Caroline Miller — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:13:43 CDT

Here's one way to avoid paying the hefty raises promised to 300,000 workers at the suicide-plagued Foxconn electronics plant in Shenzhen, China: move most of them to less expensive, remote plants in other parts of the country. Foxconn is apparently keeping the iPhone workers in Shenzhen, but moving Hewlett...

Apple 'Suicide Plant' Hikes Wages Again

Rob Quinn — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:50:00 CDT

The owners of a suicide-plagued electronics plant in southern China have announced the second pay rise in under a week. Foxconn employees, who received a 30% across-the-board hike last week, will be eligible for a 66% performance-based pay rise if they pass a 3-month performance review, Reuters reports. Execs say...

Worker Kills Himself Over AWOL iPhone 4G Prototype

Rob Quinn — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:54:15 CDT

A Chinese worker accused of stealing an iPhone 4G prototype jumped to his death from the 12th floor of his apartment building in the southern city of Shenzhen, the BBC reports. The man, 25, responsible for shipping 16 iPhone prototypes to Apple, had reported one missing. His friends say he...

iPhone Ignites 'Love Craze' in China

Peter Fearon — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:45:02 CST

The iPhone is not sold in China yet, but already black market iPhones—known as "Ai Feng" or "Love Craze"—have flooded in from Hong Kong. Wired News reports computer superstore shelves are full, and supplies so plentiful the black market price is plummeting. "It's like the whole country has...

Chinese Issue Big Brother ID Cards

Jonas Oransky — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:48:33 CDT

The Chinese government is beefing up already stringent surveillance measures, installing 20,000 police security cameras in one city and issuing computer chip identity cards to millions listing work and reproductive history, religion, police records and even landlord phone numbers. The cards will help track citizens for any number of...