• Straddling bus' set for shortened 300-meter test run

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  The test run of a "straddling bus" that allows cars to drive underneath is likely to be held in Beidaihe District of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province in August, Beijing Youth Daily reported on Monday.

• Some netizens take their watermelons seriously

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  Farmers choose watermelons for their customers by tapping the produce at a wholesale market

• Chinese tornado, hailstorm death toll hits 99

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  NANJING -- The death toll has climbed to 99 after a fierce tornado and storm hit East China's Jiangsu Province, leaving 846 others injured, local authorities said Sunday.

• 35 dead in central China bus fire

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  A fire that reduced a tour bus into charred frames on Sunday morning has killed at least 35 people, including two children, in Hunan Province, local authorities said.

• Internet Celebs: A Force to Be Reckoned With

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  China's online celebrity phenomenon has become an emerging industry that has real investment value and is sustained mainly by short videos, live streaming and internet-based commerce, according to the 2016 Online Celebrity White Paper.

• Father and Son Travel 600 km on Foot with U.S.$ 15 in Pocket

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  Pu Wei, who lives with his family in Xi'an, recently undertook a challenge with his son to travel from Xi'an to Lanzhou (a distance of over 600 kilometers) on foot, taking only 100 yuan (U.S.$ 15). Pu hopes that this travel experience will temper his son's will and let him experience more of the world.

• Crackdown launched to get rid of 'toxic tracks'

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  Used tires lie discarded on the grounds of a rubber plant in Cangzhou, Hebei province, on Wednesday. Some small rubber plants in Hebei were exposed by media for making substandard running tracks with industrial waste like used tires

• Kindergarten Head Criticized for Using Kids to Promote Daughter's Gaokao Results

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  The head of a kindergarten in Ziyang, Sichuan Province sparked controversy on Thursday after five kids were seen holding signposts in celebration of her daughter's high gaokao scores, China's national college entrance exam, West China Metropolis Daily reported.

• Opportunity scant for budding math whiz

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  A 33-year-old worker at a logistics company's packaging shop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, made headlines when he shared his calculations about number patterns with mathematics PhD candidates at Zhejiang University recently.

• Floods are receding but heat will stay

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  Storm dangers are not over, forecasters warn; southern China swelters under scorching sun