Consignment guard strike hurts banks

More than 50 percent of the consignment guards in the city of Zhongshan, Guangdong Province went on strike, causing more than 10 banking outlets to run out of cash.

Photographer apologizes for misreporting

The freelance photographer who wrongly reported an incident about a Chinese woman extorting a foreigner issued a public apology, Beijing News reported.

• Construction violations cause fatal bridge pier collapse
• Fake journalists seized over extortion
• Birth burden top cause of employment sexism
• 6 companies closed for illegal online deletions
• China has over 1.3 bln microblog accounts
• Family seeks compensation for missing child
• Former university president's secretary has questionable CV
• Shanghai grants highest salaries to collage graduates
• 6 killed, 3 injured in E. China colliery blast
• China's courts put live graft info online

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  Man lives in manhole to save on house rent

  In order to save on rent and support the education of his three children, a man was found to have been living in a manhole in Beijing for some 20 years.

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  Ph.D candidate couple sells octopus balls

  One Ph.D candidate couple sells octopus balls to challenge the idea that only university teachers and public officials are decent occupations for doctoral students.

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