• Gov't Official Posts Artistic Portrait to Promote Local Tourism

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  Photos of a woman wearing a traditional costume and posing in a park with plum flowers recently went viral online.

• Nanny blacklist seeks to root out bad, unqualified caregivers

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  The first names have been added to a nanny blacklist created by an alliance of 30 housekeeping service agencies in Shanghai to better regulate the market and deter unsuitable caregivers.

• 'Toilet culture' on display at theme park

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  Photos of Chinese men "doing their business", almost completely exposed, at a colorful street urinal in Chongqing have recently gone viral online, drawing derisive attention at home and abroad.

• 97-year-old Raises 6 Orphans, Stays Single

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  In 1954, 8-year-old orphan Yan Jingcheng met his 35-year-old foster father, Peng Yunsong. Over the next 15 years, Peng adopted five more children. Though his six adopted children—Yan Jingcheng, Guo Tingzhong, Zhang Xiuqing, Gao Yubin, Luan Jingtong, and Liu Yuzheng—have different family names, they share one father and one family.

• Internet star Papi Jiang secures $2m investment

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  The news of an Internet star securing a joint investment of 12 million yuan ($1.84 million) over the weekend has triggered heated discussion online, and made people take a new look at cyberstar economy.

• Woman dissatisfied with result of college degree scam

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  Nine officials in the province of Henan have been sanctioned in a case involving a college degree obtained using a fake ID.

• Blacklist urged to halt invasive species

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  China should blacklist people who habitually carry or mail invasive species and other prohibited items across its borders, a senior quarantine inspection official has suggested.

• Women motorists involved in more road accidents

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  Women motorists are involved in more road accidents than men, but the damage is much lower in their cases, according to the latest industry reports.

• Relevance of March 8 now lost on many

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  While some women and men simply posted greetings on International Women's Day, a good number of related messages came from vendors of clothing, makeup and confectionery.

• How to Handle and Report Domestic Violence on Beijing’s Streets

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  Last week, at around 2.30am I was passing through my regular short-cut between Guozijian and Fangjia Hutong, and saw a woman being slapped in the face by a man, as she was backing up down an alley, crying, and pleading for him to stop.