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Hon Hai announces a pay increase–only for Taiwan-based employees, Chinese journalists are insulted at Kuala Lumpur airport, and Li Na has a mind of her own.

Partial pay raise

Hon Hai, parent company of Apple supplier Foxconn, announced a pay increase for its Taiwan-based employees, a controversial move as its employees based in the Chinese mainland will not be eligible. The new policy, starting April, concerns an increase of $NT3000 (606 yuan) per month for entry-level jobs that involve a salary of under $NT1.2 million (240,000 yuan) a year. The company's factory workers will thus earn a minimum of 5257 yuan in Taiwan, in contrast to the 3600 yuan monthly pay for the company's Zhengzhou-based workers, Beijing News reported.

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Airport incident

Chinese journalists covering the story of the missing Malaysian Airlines jetliner were reportedly involved in an altercation with ground staff at Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Thursday. Reporters representing various Chinese media outlets claimed airport workers hit equipment belonging to their Xinhua News Agency colleagues "for no good reason," and that the staff also insulted them. The reporters had gathered at the airport to try and interview passengers on flight MH 318, from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, which replaces flight MH 370, the flight number of the plane which vanished early Saturday, Beijing News reported.

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Cleaner devastated by bad luck

A street cleaner in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province, was so frustrated after he lost 3,000 yuan ($489) that he did not want to go back home. The unidentified man was found drunk and in tears inside a residential building on Thursday. A neighbor quoted by Henan Business Daily said the street cleaner makes 1000 yuan ($163) a month, and the newspaper appealed to anyone who found the cash to return it.

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Li Na not a fan of Korean show

Many people around China are addicted to the Korean drama My Love From Another Star, but Li Na, the outspoken Chinese tennis player, said she only watched the first episode as she thought it was a bit like a drama for teens. The Australian Open champion made the comments after winning her rematch with Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, on Thursday, booking a semi-final berth. (Netease Sports)

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Mother stops cable, says TV bad for child

A woman in Wuhan has suspended all the cable TV service at her home for more than a year to create "a good environment" for her 5-year-old son, Wuhan Evening News reported. The mother, surnamed Sun, had returned to the mainland after studying overseas and thought the violent and bloody TV programs would hinder the healthy growth of her son.

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Wild boar hit and killed by taxi on expressway

A wild boar running on the airport expressway in Wuhan was killed by a taxi, and then taken away by three residents, Chutian Metropolis Daily reported on Thursday. A resident surnamed Zhang saw the taxi hit the animal, which is believed to be about 75 kg, at about 2 pm on Wednesday. The animal's carcass was later taken away by three young people who drove past the scene.

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Boy critically injured by clothing rack hanger

A 6-year-old boy whose head was stuck in a clothes horse was in critical condition in a hospital after his grandfather pulled him out of the rack in Yangzhou, Jinling Evening News reported. The boy was rushed to a hospital on Wednesday after a hanger was found to have penetrated his head. The hanger reached 6 cm into the boy's head.

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Pre-Tang Dynasty tomb destroyed

An ancient tomb built before the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) was discovered nearly destroyed during the construction of a building in Nanjing recently, Modern Express reported on Thursday. After a tip-off by a local resident, archaeologists found the remains of the tomb underneath the construction site. Only parts of a wall to the tomb were left standing.

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