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Chengdu bus fire blamed on 62-year-old suicidal gambler

Chongqing Times: Police concluded their probe into the June 5 bus fire in Chengdu that killed 27; premeditated arson confirmed.

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Peking University rejects applicant who faked his ethnicity

The admission office of Peking University announced yesterday that it would not accept the application of He Chuanyang to study at the university’s Guanghua School of Management.

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People’s Daily celebrates with a party wrap-up

A special edition of the People’s Daily, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China, marks the party’s 88th birthday with a profusion of red print on its front page, and an abundance of feel-good political buzzwords inside.

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A bridge collapse and a train crash

A bridge collapsed in Tieli, Heilongjiang Province, and two trains collided in Chenzhou, Hunan Province.

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Nine held in connection to collapsed Shanghai apartment building

The Beijing News: Nine responsible for Shanghai’s fallen building are under custody.

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Beijing sweltering this summer

The hot weather in Beijing is likely to end on June 28, reports today’s Beijing News.

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Bus driver rampages in Guangdong

A bus driver who apparently held a grudge over being called back to duty from sick leave, deliberately hit multiple vehicles, killing four people yesterday in Huizhou, Guangdong Province.

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Nigerian and Chinese drug dealers sentenced to death in Dongguan

A Nigerian man charged with drug trafficking in Dongguan was found guilty and sentenced to death yesterday.

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Lavish rewards for whistle blowers

The provincial government of Hunan is offering a cash reward of up to 10% of the seized illicit proceeds to citizens who expose corruption

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Harvest nostalgia for former rusticated youth

An Educated Youth Wheat Harvest Festival was held yesterday in Jinzhan for more than one hundred Beijing residents.

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