A teenage lion dance troupe was aboard a cruise ship that caught fire, while in China, twins are working tirelessly selling spring couplets to repay their family's medical debt.
TEENAGE members of a lion dance troupe from Pontian, Johor, had a fright when the cruise ship they had been hired to perform on caught fire,The Pontian Tai Hing Dragon and Lion Dance Association had been invited to perform on board the ship, which was en route to Singapore on Saturday.
At about 4.30am that day, a fire broke out in a lounge, forcing passengers to evacuate to another deck. “Our members are between 14 and 18 years old. Some of them cried because they were afraid they would not be able to return home,” said troupe leader Hong Wen Cun, 23.While members of the troupe made their way back to shore safely, their equipment was left on board. Hong said they have yet to retrieve two lion heads, a God of Wealth costume, a drum and their uniforms. All 271 passengers on board the ship were rescued, four of whom subsequently received medical treatment.>A pair of 14-year-old twins in China’s Shandong province have been hard at work selling spring couplets to repay their family’s medical debt,A spring couplet is a pair of banners with auspicious phrases written on red paper and is traditionally displayed on doors during Chinese New Year to bring good luck.The family is saddled with debts amounting to 300,000 yuan from the cancer treatment, as well, as Xu’s spinal surgery. As Xu now has trouble performing strenuous work, the task of setting up the stall fell upon her son and daughter. From Feb 4 up to the eve of Chinese New Year on Feb 16, the twins woke up early to get their stall ready. They worked more than 10 hours a day for two straight weeks, buying simple meals nearby to fill their stomachs.The twin’s endeavour soon made the rounds on Chinese cyberspace. Many people, who were touched by their efforts, came to the stall to show support. Their classmates turned up to help them sell the spring couplets.The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers . As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
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