10 die in hostage crisis
The death toll from Monday's hostage crisis in Manila climbed to 10 people as of early this morning (August 24), with another hostage succumbing to injuries in a Manila hospital. At least three other hostages were declared dead at the Manila hospital, four at the Manila Doctors Hospital, and one at the Philippines General Hospital. The tenth fatality was the hostage taker himself, dismissed Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza. On the other hand, at least six hostages were still being treated in other hospitals in Manila. For more than 11 hours Monday, Mendoza attracted international attention by holding hostage at least 24 tourists, including 21 people from Hong Kong. Monday's incident drew sharp criticism against the police's handling of the case.
Information Industry Week to kick off in GZ
The 2010 International Information Industry Week will be held in Guangzhou, at the Jinhan Exhibition Center from August 26 and 29. It was announced at a press conference yesterday (August 23) that nearly 200 companies from home and abroad will showcase their latest digital products. Our journalist Zhao Zhaoyi has the report:
The Vice director of Guangzhou Science and Information Technology Jing Guangjun introduced the purpose of the event:
"the purpose is to attract business people and experts to visit Guangzhou, so as to create a good environment for industrial development, attract investment and talents, and to facilitate the rapid development of advanced information industry in Guangzhou."
Different from previous sessions, this year will focus more on the interaction with visitors. One of the organizers, Su Yinghao said:
"this year we¡¯ll focus more on interacting with demonstrations and sales. It will be a brand new experience. "
"Mindulle" Bring Storms to Western GD
The fifth tropical storm of the year "Mindulle" has caused strong winds of up to gale force 9 in the Qiongzhou Straits between Guangdong¡¯s Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island. Today (August 24) and tomorrow, strong winds and torrential rain will hit western Guangdong. Last night, 7 cities in Guangdong issued rainstorm and typhoon warnings.