Trending news across China

CHENGGUAN

Chengguan, or urban administrative and law enforcement bureau officers, went abuzz online again as a group of Chengguan officers were accused of beating to death a street vendor selling watermelons on Wednesday. (www.qq.com)

APOLOGY

Yi Yanyou, a law professor at Tsinghua University, apologized over his controversial comments on a rape case after they sparked outrage online. He said, "Rape of a bargirl is less harmful than the same thing done to a gentlewoman," on Sina Weibo.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

"Happy birthday" swept through the Internet in China as the 102nd birthday of Yang Jiang, renowned Chinese writer and translator, fell on Wednesday, with her witty words also buzzing online. Her name made the top search list on Sina Weibo.

IMPOVERISHED COUNTY

A Party chief of a township in Guyuan county, Hebei province, held a wedding banquet that seemed too luxurious for this poverty-stricken county. Yue Shuwang, the official, offset his expenses by accepting cash gifts. (www.chinanews.com)

PROTECTIVE FATHER

A young woman went on a 16-day cycling journey across five provinces as another "graduation ceremony" from college. Liao Jingwen, 22, was deeply touched after she found out her father followed her all the way in a car, to protect her. (politics.caijing.com.cn)

CHEATING ALLEGATION

"Who is free of bad relationships and breakups, anyone?" said Xiong Xiaoyue, girlfriend of Zuo Li, a candidate on the talent show Super Boy who shot to fame after he dedicated a song to Xiong in the audition, as pictures emerged online of Xiong kissing a foreigner after she started dating Zuo. Zuo chose to stand and defend his girlfriend. (ent.sina.com.cn)

KISS

Three-quarters of singles in Jiangsu province haven’t kissed in the last three years, a dry spell longer than any other province in China, according to a list release by a dating website. The list gave a clue why dating shows are popular in Jiangsu. (www.hexun.com)