• Rags to riches saga underlines China's transformation

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  The rags-to-riches story of Chinese real estate mogul Zhang Xin is perhaps an apt reflection of China's unprecedented economic transformation over the past 30 years, but Zhang says that China's startup boom today is just as strong.

• From laughingstock to columnist: Controversial online celebrity redeems herself

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  Luo Yufeng first gained online notoriety as an air-headed, homely twenty-something who unaccountably demanded China's most eligible bachelors despite not being well-qualified herself. Now, the controversial online celebrity has been hired by a respected news app as a columnist.

• Former university president suspended

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  Ji Baocheng, a former president of Renmin University of China, has been suspended from the Party for two years and has been put on a good-behavior notice after being investigated for misbehavior, a newspaper reported.

• Police question six in sex scandal probe

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  Beijing police are holding six people who are allegedly involved in a sex video that was apparently made in a popular fashion retailer's fitting room, Beijing media reported on Sunday.

• Motorcyclists warm to free journeys home

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  In freezing weather on Sunday morning, Wei Guojian began his journey home for a Spring Festival family reunion.It will take him nearly 24 hours to travel from Foshan in Guangdong province, where he has worked as a truck driver for eight years, to his hometown in Guizhou province.

• Lawyer or not, Pu Zhiqiang broke the law

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  BEIJING - Pu Zhiqiang, a former Beijing-based lawyer, was given a suspended three-year prison term on Tuesday for inciting ethnic hatred and disturbing public order. Simply, he was punished for breaking the law.

• Chinese TV station 'employs robot' as weather reporter

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  SHANGHAI - Shanghai Dragon TV has "employed" an artificial intelligence (AI) robot as a weather reporter on its live breakfast show.

• Volunteer One-legged 'Traffic Policeman' Well 'Liked'

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  At the age of 9, he had a car accident and lost one of his legs. 17 years ago, he came to Xiamen, working as a mobile phone repairer. Now he is the boss of two large mobile phone stores. In April, he started to apply to be a volunteer traffic policeman, and although he was turned down several times, he finally became a traffic police officer as he wished to remind people to abide by traffic laws and dive safely.

• Snow Country for Creative, Cold Men

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  The recent snowfall covering North China has left locals feeling frosty - in more ways than one. Many revelers put aside the corncob pipes and buttons, put on their creative winter caps and went for something beyond the ordinary bulbous snowman.

• Has Sang Lan Lied About Cause of Injury?

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  Sang Lan, a former Chinese star gymnast, has once again become the focus of media coverage.