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Cool duds for the 2008 Olympics

Beijing Times (京华时报) shows off new Olympic uniforms.

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A harmonious route for the Olympic torch

The government launched temporary price interventions yesterday, says the Beijing Youth Daily (北京青年报)

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Shanghai is slowly drowning

Oriental Morning Post (东方早报) announces that the sea level of Shanghai has rose 115 mm for recent 30 years.

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Pictures of people on the ground

The First (竞报) features flight attendants crouching. Southern Metropolis Daily (南方都市报) has a massive pickpocket bust in Foshan (佛山).

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First snowfall of 2008 for Nanjing

Yangtse Evening Post (扬子晚报) reports on snowfall in Jiangsu Province.

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Chinese workers get paid 21.75 days per month

Beijing Daily Messenger (北京娱乐信报) reports that the Beijing government has set a new 60% discount for farecard users on certain bus lines.

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No more price hikes for the time being

Beijing Times (京华时报) reports that the Chinese government will stabilize prices by against inflation (稳定物价).

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A bloody pileup in Guangdong

Southern Metropolis Daily 南方都市报 Guangdong Province Governor Huang Huahua requested to figure out pension problems of those old employees, 黄华华 国企老职工 社保

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Graduate domestic workers – the Youth Journal smells a rat

The headline of today’s Beijing Youth Daily 北京青年报 announces a regulation against illegal securities business 严打非法证券活动

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A blaze in Urumqi

The Beijing News (新京报) reports on a fire in Urumqi.

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