No.1 Bali-bound plane crash lands in sea   印尼客机坠海   7930

An Indonesian-operated Lion Air passenger plane crashed into the sea while attempting to land in Bali, Indonesia on April 13. All 108 passengers and crew member survived while 45 suffered injuries, reported the Xinmin Evening News.


No.2 China’s new satellite may help counter US stealth weapons   中国卫星反隐身武器   7691

China’s first high-resolution satellite set to launch this month may enhance the PLA’s strike capabilities and better counter US stealth weaponry, according to a huanqiu.com report citing a US magazine on April 13.

No.3 Former railways ministry delays payment to high-speed railway line builder, says experts   高铁拖欠工程款   7341

Around 15 billion yuan ($2.4 billion) in payments to contractors have been delayed by railway authorities for the construction of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway line despite three years of operation, claiming the line is still in a ”trial operation period”, according to Wang Mengshu, an academician with Chinese Academy of Engineering, in an Economic Information report on April 12.


No.4 Scorned official's mistress reveals relationship online   纠风办官员情妇   7049

An official investigation was launched against Duan Xiaohui, deputy director of Office of Redressing Malpractices of Luoyang, Henan Province after a woman claiming to have been Duan’s mistress for two years paid a social networking agent to help spread her claim online after Duan broke off their relationship, according to the Southern Metropolis Daily on April 12.


No.5 ‘Masturbation research group’   自慰研究组   6839

As part of a study aiming at promoting healthy ideas of sex, Pei Yuxin, an associate professor with the School of Sociology and Anthropology at Sun Yat-Sen University, recently announced a contest on a Weibo account named ‘Masturbation research group’ welcoming works of any medium that promote the idea of masturbation, such as microfilms, comic strips, dramas or original songs, with a grand prize of 10,000 yuan ($1,615).



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