Heard about the tourist who was threatened with violence unless he paid for his child's photo at the Bird's Nest? From caring donations for the blind boy to tougher sentences for those who abuse children – it's all trending across China.

Love ink

A newly married couple in Zhengzhou, Henan province posted an advertisement in a local newspaper on Wednesday to celebrate their wedding day instead of holding a banquet, the Dahe Daily newspaper reported. The move triggered a debate among readers and won 46.9 percent support of surveyed young people, it said.

Billion-heir

Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, the eldest son of tycoon Timothy Fok published a family photo with his newborn baby on Thursday in Hong Kong.

Retired Olympic diving champion Guo Jingjing gave birth to the baby on Tuesday.