No.1: Mysterious communities 计委大院 5333There has been growing public interest over mysterious communities and work compounds scattered around China built for officials and their families, many top leaders used to live and work in the community, including ex-president Jiang Zemin, once Chinese president, and former premier Zhu Rongji, Beijing Evening News reported on March 3.
No.2: Woman rapes man on bridge 成都女子闹市强奸男子 2315The alleged rape of a drunken man by an equally drunk woman on a bridge in Chengdu, Sichuan Province on February 28 aroused widespread concern, according to a post by Sina Weibo user “Youjingmitu”.
No.3: Measures to cool property market 房地产调控“新国五条” 2563The State Council issued stricter measures on March 1 to control housing prices before the annual parliamentary sessions, which start March 3.
No.4: Young actress dies of uterine cancer 宋汶霏（sòng wén fēi） 12012Chinese actress Song Wenfei (TV drama Dancer) died of uterine cancer in the early hours of March 3, according to a Weibo post by Liu Xingang, director of the series. Song was 27.
No. 5: Reporters mob housing minister 住建部长 1218CPPCC member Jiang Weixin with the Ministry of Housing was mobbed by reporters outside of a Beijing hotel on March 3 following the announcement of strict measures aiming to drive down soaring housing prices.
Updated by 4 pm, March 3, 2013
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