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Lost in cyberspace as outdoors shunned

2011-09-06 07:30

Social studies have found that an increasing number of primary, junior and senior high school students spend their summer holidays inside their homes chatting or playing games on the Internet.

Man surrenders after killing 7 in E China

2011-09-06 07:15

A convicted thief who allegedly slaughtered seven people in revenge against his former partner has turned himself in, police said on Monday.

Chinese student walked across US continent

2011-09-05 13:44

Wang Xuan (C), a Chinese student who walked across the US continent in 89 days, arrives at Venice Beach, western Los Angeles on Sept 4, 2011.

E China beach covered by unknown black substance

2011-09-05 09:24

A man walks on a beach covered by a layer of an unknown black substance in Qingdao city, East China’s Shandong province, Sept 4, 2011.

Rich are dying to make it big

2011-09-05 07:14

For Jiang Jie, 34, wealth did not mean happiness. He attempted suicide about six years ago after he went from being a millionaire to penniless over the course of a month.

Parents of freshmen students sleep in gym

2011-09-05 07:09

Parents of newly arrived freshmen students sleep on the floor in Youming Gymnasium at the Central China Normal University in Wuhan, Hubei province, Sept 3, 2011. For six consecutive years, the university opened its gym overnight to parents who escorted their newly enrolled children to the campus.

Libya rebels: talks for loyalist town have failed

2011-09-05 06:10

Negotiations over the surrender of one of Moammar Gadhafi's remaining strongholds have collapsed, and Libyan rebels were waiting for the green light to launch their final attack on the besieged town of Bani Walid, a spokesman said.