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Asian Games 2010 torch passed around the country

The relay of the Asia Games 2010 torch began its cycle on October 12. The picture of today’s Southern Metropolis Daily shows a Dongguan “Horse King” with the torch - the Director of the Dongguan Municipal Committee Liu Zhigeng (刘志庚) - who is handing the torch to basketball player Du Feng (杜锋).

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Bar hostesses on duty in military uniforms

The CCTV reporting program that follows Network News (新闻联播), Topics in Focus (焦点访谈) recently discussed the shocking phenomenon of bar hostesses or ‘sex industry workers’ wearing military uniforms.

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The obscene battle-cry of a Ming Dynasty war hero

General Yuan Chonghuan said “Fuck his mom! Hit the hard!”

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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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Innovative government buildings: “rebellious”?

The May issue of Art & Design showcases and interviews the architects and planners on if their designs are contrary to tradition or “rebellious”.

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College graduate flees pyramid scheme in Dongguan

A man was held hostage for six days by a pyramid scheme ring before he managed to escape.

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Caged monkeys in Dongguan

Today’s Dongguan Times expresses concern over the plight of over a hundred locked-up monkeys that were found in the city yesterday.

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To die poor is a sin

An excerpt of Factory Girls by Leslie T. Chang.

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