• Hangzhou couple offers around $7,000 for tutor to play with their child

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  A recent job advertisement in Hangzhou has become the subject of hot debate. The ad, posted by a young couple, promised between 30,000 and 50,000 yuan per month to a tutor, whose main job would be playing with the couple's child.

• Ningbo Grad Class Rakes in Scholarship Awards

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  In what surely approaches a record-setting accomplishment, almost 70 percent of students in the AP class of Ningbo Foreign Language School in east China's Zhejiang Province were admitted this year to top 50-ranked universities in the United States. In addition, the scholarships that these 53 students earned amounted to over 10 million yuan (U.S.$ 1.5 million).

• Opportunity scant for budding math whiz

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  A 33-year-old worker at a logistics company's packaging shop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, made headlines when he shared his calculations about number patterns with mathematics PhD candidates at Zhejiang University recently.

• Traffic policeman hailed a hero for saving cars from deep sinkhole

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  A traffic policeman prevented a disastrous accident thanks to his experience, winning praise from the world after a surveillance video was broadcasted by CNN, reported zjol.com.cn on Tuesday.

• Pink fish makes a splash in ancient town

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  After his giant Yellow Duck debuted in Hong Kong three years ago, Florentijn Hofman has made a giant pink Floating Fish for Wuzhen, an ancient water town in Zhejiang province.

• 'Almost Perfect' Chinese Girl Makes It to Harvard

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  Guo Wenjing, a girl from Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, recently won a place at Harvard University as an undergraduate with her prowess at programming and excellence in various fields.

• Man found innocent after 23 years in prison for homicide

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  A man who spent 23 years in prison was acquitted on Monday, a top court in Zhejiang province announced on its official micro blog, citing insufficient evidence to sustain the verdict.