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Chinese man dies after marathon holiday gaming session E-mail
by Stephen Withers   
Thursday, 01 March 2007
Reports from China say a 26 year old man died after spending most of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday playing online games.

The man, whose surname was Zhang, was from Jinzhou in the north-eastern province of Liaoning.

His weight, said to be around 150kg (330 pounds) contributed: a doctor gave the cause of death as "overwork and obesity" according to China Daily.

People are also blaming the lack of alternative activities during the holiday, as stores, restaurants and other businesses are all closed, but traditional activities have fallen from favour.

China Daily quoted middle school teacher Xu Yan as saying "There are only two options: TV or computer. What else can I do in the holiday as all markets, KTV and cafeterias are shut down?"{moscomment}
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