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Twin teen sex scandal, or hype?

The Beijing News(新京报) reports that two teenage twin girls’ were cheated and threatened for prostition.

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Crackdown on ‘illegal’ online Olympic content

The Beijing News (新京报): Over 20 video websites were “reprimanded” and asked to stop illegal broadcasting Olympic-related programs by China’s Copyright Administration Bureau

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Avoid sex to get a better husband

The Special Report page of July 3 issue of Southern Weekly, China’s reputed liberal newspaper, is about an on-going chastity movement in China. Along with the report are three independent stories with a shared theme: the confusion about keeping chastity.

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80,000 Peking ducks killed in tornado

The Beijing News (新京报): A tornado-like wind struck Beijing’s suburban Shunyi County in July 4. A poultry farm suffered heavy losses with about eighty thousand of its ducks killed when their pens collapsed.

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Land compensation dispute ends in murder?

Today’s Beijing News reported a violent death of a farmer in Ligezhuang, a village of Beijing’s suburban Miyun county. The big image on the front page of today’s Beijing News shows the son of the dead crying on his knees.

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New rules for online trading, auctions and e-commerce

Yesterday, Beijing Administration of Industry and Commerce announced on its website the draft of a set of new e-business regulations.

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Celebrities on Sina write fake fan comments

China’s biggest blog sever Sina has recently upgraded its blogging system and a bug has caused some revealing and laughable result.

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In cold blood

Information Times (信息时报): Another police officer who was attacked in July 1’s stabbing spree in Shanghai was confirmed dead, which adds the number of fatality to six.

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Authorities announce South China Tiger made of paper

Most of today’s newspapers reported on front page about the investigation result of the South Tiger incident.

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Dial 12388 to report corruption

Chongqing Times (重庆时报): CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Ministry of Supervision launched a hotline in June 25 that enables citizens to report corrupt activities in the public service.

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