Meng Jianwei believed his father might still be alive, selling bean curd and decorating the house for his son's wedding, had there been a national law to resolve forced demolition disputes.
A man who used fake military documents to evade 3.68 million yuan ($557,000) in highway toll fees in a Central China city has been sentenced to life in prison for fraud.
Tens of thousands of residents in a central China city will have to endure a freezing winter without heating after their supply was cut off to meet energy saving targets.
Sharp-eyed netizens have noticed that this southern city's list of candidates for low-income apartments includes some people who drive expensive cars and live in high-end neighborhoods.
Government departments in Mianyang city, Sichuan province, are investigating the forced demolition of a residential building netizens have dubbed "a castle in the sky".
Fake student identity cards are thriving as people look to ways to get cheap travel during the Spring Holiday travel, the Beijing Daily reported on Monday.
"If you don't have a payment card and close a deal by yourself, you won't feel the wonder of online shopping," said Chen Deming, minister of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.
The Internet has provided the public with more ways to participate in the fight against corruption, according to anti-corruption authorities.
Zhang Yuncheng is one of about 10,000 disabled entrepreneurs who have registered stores with Taobao, China's largest online marketplace, since September 2009. A spokesman for the company estimated that the total number is much higher.
Police across China have taken to micro-blogging as a means of interacting with the public, as the force seeks to change its image and ease tensions that usually arise from complaints being handled improperly.