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Did the economy cause the Virginia Tech murder?

Did the economy cause the Virginia Tech murder?

It didn't take long for Chinese netizens to get on the case of the brutal Virginia Tech murder. Almost immediately, forum members human flesh searched the killer, Zhu Haiyang, and sussed out his university scores, his QQ number and - most importantly - his blog. While nobody can know for sure why he decapitated 22-year-old Yang Xin in the middle of a public cafe, there are now a few more guesses as to what caused an otherwise affable and studious PhD student to snap.

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By Elaine Chow in on January 30, 2009 5:05 PM

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Chinese grad student murdered at Virginia Tech

On Wednesday night, a Virginia Tech (维吉尼亚理工大学) graduate student from Beijing was decapitated in a cafe on the campus of the university. Yang Xin, 22-years-old, was starting her first semester as an accounting graduate student. She had only been on the campus for 13 days.

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By Pete Chorba in on January 23, 2009 12:00 PM

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Top stories for the year 2007

Here, Shanghai, were your favourite stories for the year 2007:

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By Kenneth Tan in on January 1, 2008 1:58 AM

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Hey Shanghai, we are TWO!

So while we're nursing our hangovers from last night's party and trying to get the damn Beatles songs out of our minds, it dawned on us that not so long ago, we wrote our very first entry here on Shanghaiist, and since then, two years have passed! In the meanwhile, the poor bloggers at Shanghaiist have been so busy trying to keep you entertained and supplementing our meagre writer salaries by peddling strange stuff on the internet that it seems we forgot to celebrate our first birthday!

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By Kenneth Tan in on June 16, 2007 7:02 PM

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And so the Virginia Tech killer wasn't from China after all

For most of the day yesterday, we here at Shanghaiist were wondering if we should post anything about the horrific mass shooting at Virginia Tech, a university in the United States. On the surface, the answer should have been an easy "no" — Blacksburg, Virginia, is nowhere near Shanghai. But news started to trickle in about the suspected killer: He was Asian, possibly Chinese. And then, yesterday morning, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed posted a story labeled "exclusive" that started out like this:

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By Dan Washburn in , on April 18, 2007 9:12 AM

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Today's Links: Murderers, McD's and squid snacks


  • Gunman kills 32 in Virginia Tech rampage

    "She said the gunman 'was just a normal-looking kid, Asian, but he had on a Boy Scout-type outfit. He wore a tan button-up vest, and this black vest, maybe it was for ammo or something.'"
  • Gunman may have been in U.S. on visa
    "The 24-year-old man arrived in San Francisco on United Airlines on Aug. 7 on a visa issued in Shanghai, the source said. Investigators have not linked him to any terrorist groups, the source said."
  • Taiwan student says US gunman's spree began with quarrel
    "The gunman who shot up a Virginia university and killed at least 33 people including himself was an Asian student who had quarrelled with his girlfriend just before the shooting spree, a Taiwanese student said Tuesday."
  • Shanghai student eyed in university shooting
    "The gunman found dead today by authorities from apparently self-inflicted wounds was described by an injured student to MSNBC as a college-aged Asian with a maroon hat and black leather jacket." Just because his visa was issued in Shanghai does not mean he is from Shanghai.
  • Xinhua: No Chinese students found among victims in Va. Tech shootings
    "No Chinese students have been found among the dozens of victims in Monday's shooting rampage on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), in the eastern U.S. state of Virginia." Except for, maybe, the killer.
  • Shanghai's oldest luxury hotel closed for US$65m makeover
    "Shanghai's oldest luxury hotel, Peace Hotel, has been closed for a US$65m restoration and is expected to reopen in 2010."
  • McDonald's China to allow trade unions in east China: ACFTU
    "McDonald's China has promised to establish trade union branches in its 40 restaurants in the eastern Zhejiang province this year, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) said Monday."
  • What’s in a logo?
    "Some interesting variations by Chinese sports shoe companies on one of the world’s most famous logos." Also 'borrowed' from are Diadora and Mizuno.
  • Chinese medicine responsible for lion deaths
    "The bones are used for traditional Chinese medicine and the claws are worn by some men as pendants in the hope of increasing their virility."
  • Toxin found in dried squid snacks
    "The Consumer Council in Hong Kong warns that excessive consumption of dried squid snacks could result in arsenic poisoning, leading to chronic pathological liver disorder." Good thing we can't stand the stuff.
  • Google rapped over Chinese software 'copy'
    "Google may face legal action after admitting to unauthorised use of data from Chinese internet portal Sohu in its own Chinese translation software."
  • China says U.S. complaint won't solve piracy
    "The U.S. government's accusation that China's market access restrictions on films, books and audiovisual products are leading to rampant piracy does not stand up," Wang told a news conference in Beijing.
  • Student jumps off building over work stress
    "They said the fourth-year undergraduate was an introvert who was working as an intern in a local company. She was reportedly pessimistic about over the demanding job last week." Happened in Changning District around midnight.
  • Elderly couple sues Shenhua football club owner over wall
    "Zhu Jun, owner of Shenhua soccer club, is countersuing his neighbors in a dispute about a wall that allegedly blocks sunlight." On Xingguo Road.
  • Tam sweeps Hong Kong Film Awards
    "After This Our Exile, which tells the story of a gambling addict who forces his son to steal to make ends meet, won best film, director and screenplay."
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    By Dan Washburn in on April 17, 2007 7:12 PM

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