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BeijingHeart attack on jetA flight from Chicago to Hong Kong made an emergency landing at Beijing Capital International Airport after an American passenger had a heart attack, the Beijing Daily reports.self storage The 52-year-old passenger was rushed to a hospital in the capital and survived after surgery. Doctors said the man could have died on the plane on Monday if the crew had not made the landing. The passenger was seen learning Chinese with medical staff in his ward on Wednesday. He said he had planned to transfer in Hong Kong to a flight bound for Singapore.Car thief detainedPolice have arrested a Beijing man on suspicion of smashing the windows of 40 cars in the capital over three days late last month, the Beijing Daily reports. Surveillance footage shows the man smashing car windows with a hammer and stealing purses left inside near a residential compound. The man was arrested in Hebei province at the home of his relatives.GansuSix die in crashSix people have died and three others were injured in a head-on collision between a car and a truck in Huachi county near Qingyang , the Lanzhou Evening News reports. The six killed were all passengers in the car and relatives of the driver, who was severely injured and is still in a critical condition. The cause of the accident on Wednesday night is still under investigation by the police.Cash lost in train toiletA man has lost nearly 10,000 yuan (HK$12,700) after it fell through a train toilet while he was using it, the Lanzhou Morning Post reports. The man went back with a friend to the area where the bundle of notes fell through to the track on Sunday and asked the police for help. The search with 17 policemen lasted five hours, but they only found 600 yuan of the cash.HainanThree die on tricyclePolice have arrested a driver whose jeep collided with a motorised tricycle in Haikou , killing three people, the Haikou Evening News reports. The tricycle, which had no lights, was crossing the street on a zebra crossing when it was hit by the jeep travelling at about 80 km/h. The three people on the tricycle were killed and a passenger in the car was injured. Police said neither of the drivers had been drink-driving.Drug dealers executedTwo men have been executed in Haikou for trafficking drugs, Hkwb.net reports. The men were convicted of buying heroin in Guangxi and selling it in Hainan in 2010. The amount of heroin traded by the gang exceeded than 5kg.GuangdongGas blast kills girlA teenage girl died and another was slightly injured after a hydrogen canister exploded beside a road in Longchuan county near Heyuan , the Guangzhou Daily reports. A hydrogen balloon vendor parked his motorcycle and equipment in front of a snack shop and then went inside to have breakfast. The girls, who were both students at a local middle school, were passing by the store when the gas canister exploded.Charge phones by touchA group of students at the Guangdong University of Technology say they have invented a cover for a mobile phone that can help charge the device when the user touches it, the Guangzhou Daily reports. The leader of the research team admits the film covering does not produce much electricity. But the current is enough to slow the rate at which the battery runs down by about 40 per cent. The design has yet to be put into commercial production.HebeiSlapped before rapeA woman in迷利倉Baoding was said to have slapped a man she met online in the face 350 times before he allegedly raped her, the Baoding Evening News reports. The man attempted to have sex with the woman in a hotel room on Monday, but she demanded he prove his love first by letting her slap him. The man became angry after he was repeatedly slapped and he allegedly raped the woman. The woman reported the incident to the police and the man was arrested at the scene.Coal burning banThe authorities in Baoding are to stop the sale and burning of coal in the city by 2017, the Hebei News reports. The government said it would subsidise businesses as they replace coal with cleaner energy such as natural gas and electricity. The ban on the sale of coal is likely to be introduced in 2016. Coal is one of the main causes of air pollution on the mainland.HunanSexy goddess disputeA tourist attraction in Huaihua is at the centre of controversy for recruiting actresses to pose as "Goddesses of Wealth" to greet tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday, the China News Service reports. The tourist attraction auditioned 10 candidates dressed in low-cut costumes on Wednesday, but many internet users were offended by the actresses' revealing clothes and accused the business of being inaccurate as the Chinese god of wealth is traditionally depicted as a man. The tourist attraction said it was recruiting the goddesses to create a "better atmosphere" during the holiday season.Robbery to pay doctorsA 57-year-old woman in Huaihua has been sentenced to five months in detention for robbing two pensioners aged 99 and 74, the Rednet news website reports. The woman has diabetes and said she stole because she could not afford to pay her medical bills. She was arrested after she robbed the 74-year-old man on the street. The two victims said they have forgiven the woman after learning about her problems.ShanghaiPollution plan unveiledClasses at kindergartens, primary schools and high schools in the city will be suspended on heavily polluted days, the Wenhui Daily reported. A heavy air pollution emergency response plan issued on Wednesday said high-polluting industrial companies will also have to halt production. Construction sites will be closed.Duty-free store schemeHongkou district plans to open a duty-free store for cruise liners in the North Bund area to allow travellers to shop as soon as they come ashore, the Labour Daily reports. Duty-free stores and cruise liners are to be developed as part of the district government's plans to encourage tourism.ZhejiangThreats over hair in foodA court in Ningbo has sentenced a man to 10 months in jail for blackmailing a restaurant owner for 5,500 yuan after he found hair in a dish, the Qianjiang Evening News reports. The man, who has a previous conviction for theft, threatened to smash up the restaurant with the three friends dining with him if the owner didn't give him the cash as compensation. They left with 4,000 yuan, but were later sued by the owner. The court said on Wednesday the crime amounted to blackmail rather than an attempt to protect consumer rights.Parcel courier accidentA 23-year-old parcel courier has died after falling from his electric tricycle in Hangzhou , the Hangzhou.com.cn news portal reports. Surveillance video showed the man hitting a stone wall, falling and having convulsions before he died.迷你倉