• Video clip of a man burning to death sparks controversy

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  A man has come under fire for recording and posting a video of a man burning to death in a blaze in Guangdong, reported gmw.cn on Saturday.

• Chinese urban schools strive to 'slim' oversize classes

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  JINAN -- At a cramped classroom in Heze city, 87 students pack into their desks. The room is so full, students brim to the blackboard, with the only visible space two small aisles that allow them to escape for recess.

• Sad diary: Cellphone-obsessed mother breaks kid's heart

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  A pupil's diary describing how his cellphone-obsessed mother ignored his efforts to express his gratitude for her on International Women's Day has become an online sensation, Qianjiang Evening News reported.

• Tech-savvy Teacher Takes Roll-calls via App

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  A teacher in southwest China’s Fujian Province has devised a unique way to take roll call in his university lessons – he uses a personal finance app to give out small amounts of money, or "red envelopes", and check whether students are present.

• Facebook Back in China?!

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  Yes! Kind of. If you have access to Android, download an app, and don't mind if it doesn't work all the time. So basically just like having a VPN, really. Things change so that things can stay the same.

• Behind China's rising divorce rate: impulse or relief?

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  KUNMING - Li An is living happily with his wife again, one year after they applied for divorce following endless quarrels such as who should change the baby.

• Opening gated communities to public sparks online debate

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  A recent central government guideline on urban planning has sparked heated debate among Internet users over opening up gated residential communities to public road system, with an online poll showing that a majority of participants oppose it.

• Paid menstrual leave provokes controversy in China

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  Female workers in Central China's Anhui province will enjoy paid menstrual leave, following the example of their peers in neighboring Hubei province and South China's Hainan province. However, the practice has provoked widespread controversy, the Beijing News reported.

• Why Spring Festival reunion is important

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  In recent Spring Festivals, I've been a road warrior alternately visiting my parents and parents-in-law who live thousands of kilometers apart.

• Beyond marketing, expect the unexpected

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  I never have much confidence in the marketing people who tout their extraordinary ability to turn some ordinary guys or events into - well - widespread media coverage. What fascinates me about those pieces of breaking news that were not really newsworthy yet caught public imagination is the unexpectedness of it all.