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‘This world is not Paradise – the death of Lin Jun’ — 1510 Digest

This 1510 Digest is the first of a new weekly roundup of recent articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn. ’1510′ (yi wu yi shi 一五一十) is a Chinese idiom which means ‘to tell things objectively and honestly’. The site was founded by Phoenix … Continue reading

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17 young people disappear in Yunnan, police fear a serial killer

The Chonqing Economic Times is a newspaper under the Chongqing Daily Press Group with a circulation of around 630,000 copies per day. Today the front page announces a new round of economic stimuli to promote stable growth in China. According to the … Continue reading

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Murder in the trade news

The East Asia Economy and Trade News, actually a commercial tabloid, reports on a killing in Jilin Province.

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Hu Zhong, first generation paperboy turned CEO, dies aged 41

Paper Tiger Limited founder Hu Zhong (胡忠) was stabbed to death in a car park on July 9. He was CEO of the newspaper and magazine distribution company that later developed malls and websites for online book and magazine shopping as well as other similar services.

The Beijing News called him a first generation paperboy (中国第一代报童) and his death is suspected to be revenge-motivated, though the police are still investigating. The Beijing News ran an obituary on Sunday August 8.

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Man responsible for four murders, including two policemen, arrested

Hu Yihua (胡益华), a native of Zhejiang, shot down two policemen in Guangdong and a couple in Zhejiang. His arrest in Xiamen yesterday has been covered in papers today. Newspaper gave him the title ‘sole bandit’ (Southern Metropolis Daily) and ‘ evil demon’ (Dongguan Times.

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Security guards in demand after kindergarten murder case

Shenzhen municipal government ordered each kindergarten in Shenzhen to have at least two security guards on staff. The policy is believed to generate over 1,600 new jobs.

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Family murder and arson

Today’s Beijing Times top headline is a weather story: “Beijing to welcome coldest week this winter — coldest temperature to go below -10ºC, Thursday and Friday maximum -2ºC”. The rest of the paper is a smorgasbord of contemporary Chinese life.

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In Inner Mongolia, justice denied and then delayed

Hugejiltu was executed in 1996 for murder. In 2005, a serial rapist and murderer confessed to the crime, but authorities are not pursuing the case.

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Buried alive in Jilin

An unmarried daughter gives birth to a baby which her father buries alive to avoid a scandal.

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Husband murders wife’s cousin at divorce hearing

From Life News: A divorce trial spiraled into a grisly murder yesterday at a court in Songming, a county on the outskirts of Kunming, Yunnan Province.

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