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[2014-09-13 07:41]

Two days after an elderly man died after getting into an argument with a young man over a bus seat, more than 50 senior citizens voiced their concerns at a bus stop in Zhengzhou on Thursday. The senior citizens said young people, because many are tired from work, should be given priority for a seat on a bus. On Tuesday, a university student refused to give his seat to an elderly man and a fight ensued. The elderly man died minutes later, though a cause of death was not determined.

Quotable

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Huanghai, give back our youth! Refund our tuition!"

The number

[2014-09-13 07:41]

800 million yuan

On the web

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Xi seeks unity in combating terrorism

[2014-09-13 07:41]

President Xi Jinping urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Friday to focus more on fighting two major security issues in the region: religious extremism and cyberterrorism.

President is 'looking forward' to Pakistan visit in near future

[2014-09-13 07:41]

President Xi Jinping said on Friday that he looks forward to visiting Pakistan at an early date, days after the two countries announced the postponement of Xi's visit to the South Asian nation originally scheduled for this month.

$5 billion in loans offered to members of group

[2014-09-13 07:41]

China offered $5 billion in loans to other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization for project financing, in a bid to provide them more flexible trade options, infrastructure facilities and security solutions to develop a regional economy.