No.1: Vietnam protests China’s 'firing' at fishing boat off Xisha Islands 海军枪击越南渔船 7735

Vietnam’s foreign ministry made a formal protest after a Chinese ship 'pursued and fired' at a Vietnamese fishing boat while it “fished normally” off the coast of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea on March 20, Vietnam’s Thanh Nien News reported on March 25.

No.2: Chengguan beat blind beggar in Yunnan 城管殴打乞讨盲人 7588

A blind beggar named He Shiyin was beaten and pushed into a pool by three urban management officers, or chengguan, for panhandling near a bank in Zhaoyang district, Yunnan Province’s Zhaotong, on March 22.

No.3: CCTV anchor shocks with ‘a little chocolate’ 央视女主播卖萌 7216

Famed anchorwoman Wen Jing made news after making an unexpected break from her usually serious on-air demeanor during a news segment on chocolate when she said, “I’m going to have a little chocolate and see you later.” The video clip on sina.com.cn garnered nearly 1.6 million clicks as of March 25, with many netizens welcoming the playful comment on the otherwise sober news program.

No.4: Xi in S. Africa for state visit, BRICS summit 习近平访南非 6837

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in South Africa on March 25 to promote bilateral ties and to attend a BRICS summit.

No.5: Govt solicits opinions on ‘dual pension system’ reforms 养老金并轨方案 6529

China’s social security ministry is currently soliciting public opinion for draft reforms to the nation’s pension system, an unnamed source close to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security told 21st Century Business Herald on March 26. Specifically, the ministry will address the “dual pension scheme,” in which retired civil servants receive more than non-government employees. The source added the draft reforms would be announced at “an appropriate time.”

Updated by 4 pm, March 26, 2013
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