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Wuhan City (6 Aug) - A Chinese vendor's plan to fake his own death at the hands of social enforcers failed when he could not play dead long enough in scorching heat. More than 10 men claimed the soft drinks vendor had been beaten to death in the central city of Wuhan by chengguan, who are tasked with enforcing non-criminal regulations... 

(5 Aug) - A warning light ought to flash when more Singaporeans take out multiple loans, as disclosed by the Credit Bureau Singapore. Indeed, debt has become so much a part of modern life that the research head of a property consultancy did not bat an eyelid in saying recently: "Investors borrow to the hilt because it is silly... 

(India, Aug 6) - Vihari Poddar, wife of textile tycoon Abhishek Poddar, director of Siyaram Silk Mills, was arrested on Thursday for trying to smuggle in jewellery worth Rs. 2.35 crore. Vihari Poddar, who is managing director of the Singapore-based Vihari Jewels Pvt Ltd, was detained at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International...