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Rise of the dragon decade's most read news

A US media tracker has listed "the rise of China" as the most read news story of this decade, a development that Chinese experts say is the latest attempt by the Western media to tout China for their own good.

Soccer betting targeted

Police in Hunan province have tracked down three criminal groups that organized betting on soccer via the Internet.

Funds distributed by 'castes'

Officials in one village in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region are using a sort of caste system to distribute welfare and compensation funds, disrupting residents' lives, according to a recent news report.

'Mistress forced me to take bribes'

A former chief of the salt administration bureau in Guangdong province admitted accepting bribes during his tenure in court, saying his mistress forced him to do so.

Cutting off criminal channels

The China Advertising Association publicly condemned 58 illegal infomercials on Sept 25 after an investigation by the State Administration of Industry and Commerce.

Fired up about trash crisis

While developed countries are busy shutting down incinerators, Chinese governors seem to see burning rubbish as the last resort in a losing battle.

B-School fees skyrocket

The supply and demand principles of economics tell us prices that go up will one day come down.

Entrapment driver wants money back

An illegal taxi driver, recently fined 4,000 yuan by the Haidian district urban administration, or chengguan, is fighting his case claiming he was a victim of entrapment.

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Qing palace sale attracts State companies' interest

A courtyard house next to Beihai Park that was once part of a Qing dynasty palace is being advertised online for 420 million yuan and attracting the interest of State-owned enterprises.

New deal for commercial flights over the Great Wall

Old train tickets and the memory of yesteryear

'Hometowns' battle to claim their celebrities

Equestrian enthusiasts advocate riding horses to work

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