The Chinese junk ship Princess Taiping, which was on a trip across teh Pacific to show how Asian sailors might have been able to reach North America before Columbus, has come to a tragic end. Just 30 miles off the coast of Taiwan, it's final destination point, the junk was run down and sunk by a 560-foot-long Liberian tanker. The tanker did not stop to help. "In the dark of night, I could see that dark hull. ... I could hear our people screaming, 'No! No!' I just couldn't believe it," The captain of the junk, Nelson Liu, told SF Gate. Luckily, Princess Taiping was equipped with an emergency beacon, and the coast guard swooped in to rescue all 11 crew members. They were shaken, but happy to be alive. No investigation into the matter is currently planned. Source: SF Gate more ›

At midnight on Monday, our friend was returning from a friend's house at 88 Huichuan Lu in Chang Ning district when a red taxi pulled out from a driveway, hit a man and drove away. He heard the sound and saw the man on the ground with a pool of blood from his head and his body twisted in an awkward position. The taxi drove off and Clark was the sole witness on the street except for a Brazilian woman, who also saw it happen. They assumed the man was dead, but called Guanxi and tried to get through to a hospital. From our friend:

Last night (Monday) I was returning from a friend's home around midnight. When I stepped outside, I heard a noise and it disturbed me. As I got closer to the road, I saw a red taxi speed away and a man's body on the ground. There was a Brazilian lady outside and she and I both stood still staring at him. I ran over to him, asking him if he was ok.. but he did not move and I saw the blood. The Brazilian lady asked if I knew number to hospital and I didn't. more ›