• Car crash kills 8 in east China

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  QINGDAO - A sleeper coach collided with two trucks in East China's Shandong province early Saturday morning, killing eight people and injuring 17 others, local police said.

• Trash from packaging of online products poses threat

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  "People mountain, people sea" is how Chinese describe a place filled with people. But as the nation of more than 1.3 billion people increasingly shops online, casting off a huge amount of plastic bags and paper boxes, "garbage mountain, garbage sea" comes to mind.

• Online pharmacies eye prescription drug for full-bloom growth

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  BEIJING - China's e-commerce businesses are expanding into pharmaceuticals as the government directs prescription drug sales away from hospitals and into retail outlets.

• Women ponder safety after hotel incident

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  The arrest of a man in connection with the alleged assault of a woman at a four-star Beijing hotel has led many people to discuss the case, and the safety of women.

• Police Officer Seen Soothing Kid Who Witnessed Family Car Crash

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  A police officer was seen comforting and soothing a child who was in shock witnessing a car crash occurred to his family on a highway in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, on April 6, 2016.

• Bridesmaid Requires 'No-Teasing Contract'

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  A woman recently regretted her decision to be a bridesmaid for her friend, claiming that she would not take part unless the couple sign a contract that rules out any teasing behavior to her at the wedding ceremony.

• School Teacher Retires after 30 Yrs Dedicated to Rural Students

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  A hardworking teacher, Zhao Xinzheng, 60, who has been employed at a school in an underprivileged rural village in northwest China's Shaanxi Province for nearly 30 years, recently announced his intention to retire.

• Half of farmers not interested in migrating to urban areas

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  Fifty percent of farmers responding to a survey said they have no plans to move to towns and settle down in urban areas, reported 21cn.com on Thursday.

• Uni Students' Fan Pics of Popular TV Drama Go Viral Online

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  Photos made by undergrads at Neijiang Normal University, southwest China's Sichuan Province, recently became a hit on the internet, after they recreated scenes from a popular South Korean military drama-of-the-moment Descents of the Sun.

• Woman's claim of assault at hotel triggers outrage

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  An online post in which a woman claimed she was assaulted at a four-star Beijing hotel while staff turned a blind eye has triggered public anger and calls for more protection of women.