Cartoon denial

A local official in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province has denied the city will appoint Wei Xiaobao, a character created by Hong Kong martial art novelist Louis Cha as its cartoon spokesman. Wei, who was born fatherless to a sex worker, was regarded as greedy, lazy, and utterly disdainful of traditional rules of propriety among some residents, Modern Express reported.

Blind donations

A blind boy in Shanxi province has received psychological treatment at a local hospital and 100,000 yuan in donations from the public moved by his horrific story, Beijing News reported. The six-year-old boy's eyes were gouged out by a criminal suspect while he played outside on Saturday.

Beijing jam

Beijing may face nine days with severe traffic jams in September due to the opening of new school term, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the forthcoming National Day holiday. The city's traffic authorities suggested staggering office hours to reduce the rush, Beijing News reported.