QUIRKY WORLD ... Man sues after ‘damaging’ stare through TV by actress

CHINA: Rules making it easier to file lawsuits in China have led to concerns over frivolous claims, such as one in which a man says actress Zhao Wei stared at him too intensely through his TV set.

The regulations making it more difficult for courts to reject lawsuits took effect on May 1, leading to an increase in cases nationwide last month of 29% compared with same period last year, to just over a million cases, according to the Supreme People’s Court.

The change has led to Shanghai Pudong New District Court receiving a case against Zhao, the court’s litigation service hotline confirmed. The court official, who declined to identify himself, refused to say whether the court had accepted the case.