China’s Shanxi to fine those who spit in public

CHINA’S Shanxi province has moved to improve public health and cleanliness, reported Sin Chew Daily.

Those who spit in public will be fined beginning June 1.

Those caught can be fined as much as 500 yuan (RM306).

According to the new law that contains 18 sections, offenders will be asked to clean up the saliva on the spot, or be fined according to the venue where the offence was committed.

For example, the offender will be fined 100 yuan (RM61) to 200 yuan (RM122) if the offence took place outdoors, 200 yuan to 300 yuan (RM183) it happened indoors, and 300 yuan to 500 yuan if it was committed on public transport, lifts or confined spaces.

> Anime director Seiji Mizushima caused a stir on the Internet after publicly supporting the Hong Kong democratic movement, which prompted netizens from China calling for his movies and series to be taken off the shelves, China Press reported.

Mizushima wrote in his Twitter account on May 17 that “Hong Kong is a beautiful place and I love it. We support the five major demands of the Hong Kong democratic movement so that friends from both Hong Kong and China will not get hurt again”.

Many netizens commented on the tweet and called for

Mizushima’s work to be dropped from China.

< Netizens are speculating that Hong Kong actress Grace Chan is expecting after pictures of her with a tiny bulge surfaced on the Internet, China Press reported.

Chan, who married fellow actor Kevin Cheng in 2018, gave birth to her first child Rafael last year.