Student's stipend halted after flaunting wealth

A student receiving financial aid to attend Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong province had his subsidies suspended after being found flaunting his wealth and consuming excessively.

On Tuesday, the student financial aid management center with the university initiated an investigation into the student, surnamed Zhao, who had claimed his family had financial difficulties.

According to a recent online post on the university's bulletin board service, Zhao used Apple products including an iPhone, MacBook, iPad and Apple Watch. Moreover, he purchased a ticket for a music concert, worth 1,517 yuan ($210).