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Around China

[2015-02-06 07:30]

A man surnamed Zhu in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, asked his friend to rob him because he planned to embezzle a HKD$150,000 ($19,348) business payment he had received for his boss.

Offensive nicknames pulled from the Internet

[2015-02-05 07:41]

Nicknames in cyberspace such as "Obama" and "Putin" are no longer available for netizens in China as the country vows to crack down on inappropriate and unlawful screen names, an industry regulator said on Wednesday.

Electronic evidence allowed into courts

[2015-02-05 07:41]

The Supreme People's Court will allow mobile phone messages, e-mails, micro-blogging and online chat records to be used as evidence in civil lawsuits.

Crimes against women on the rise

[2015-02-05 07:41]

The public and experts are calling for more protection for women after a report showed that they were victims in an increasing percentage of crimes.

Top scientist defends criticism of award

[2015-02-05 07:41]

One of China's top scientists responded to criticism of an award-winning project, saying that the adoption of open source codes was "legal and reasonable".

IN BRIEF (Page 4)

[2015-02-05 07:41]

Young cyberwarriors help to keep Web safe

[2015-02-05 07:41]

A team of young hackers from Shanghai will be going head-to-head with others from around the world at the weekend.

Women make it in a man's world

[2015-02-05 07:41]

Liu Hui spends more than 10 hours a day studying computer systems to analyze their programming and identify online security loopholes.

Ringing the changes for circumcision

[2015-02-05 07:41]

On April 4, 2012, Bill Gates visited Stanford University for a question and answer session with students. During a brief presentation on the innovations that are helping African countries, the billionaire Microsoft boss showed off an ingenious invention from China.

The procedure

[2015-02-05 07:41]

When?

Religion is the main driver

[2015-02-05 07:41]

In 2008, countries in the Middle East and some parts of Africa and Southwest Asia had circumcision rates as high as 80 percent, while in other parts of Asia, and in Europe and South America, the number was closer to 20 percent, according to World Health Organization data about the influence of religion on circumcision.

WeChat hermit's post spreads to 1m people

[2015-02-05 07:41]

An artist and poet, who intrigued and delighted Internet users with a colorful account of the simple life he leads at a remote old farmyard on a mountainside, is having to ward off attention from his many new fans.

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