• 14 confirmed dead, 1 still missing from SW China capsizing

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  CHENGDU - Death toll from a leisure boat capsizing in Southwest China's Sichuan province rose to 14 after more bodies were found, rescuers said on Saturday.

• Ladder to school on cliff set for upgrade

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  A local government has vowed to upgrade a precarious ladder used by 15 children from a remote village in Sichuan province who need to scale an 800-meter cliff on their way to school.

• Woman, 82, Supports Family by Selling Zodiac Cartoons

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  An 82-year-old woman, who draws and sells Chinese zodiac cartoons by the roadside in a central hutong district of Beijing, has attracted much attention recently.

• Man Saves Injured Motorist and His Marriage

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  A man in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, has recently avoided a break-up of his marriage, after he came to the rescue of an injured motorcyclist on his way to the divorce registration office. His wife was so moved by his action that she withdrew her request for a separation.

• A Town Living off Gaokao

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  After bumping up and down along a winding trail for several hours on an August afternoon, Zheng Hanchao, 19, finally arrived at Maotanchang, a small town in east China's Anhui Province. Here, he will spend the next nine months for his second gaokao, or the national college entrance exam.

• School Headmaster Modifies Mahjong to Assist English Study

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  There is a joke that says airplane passengers bound for Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, can hear mahjong tiles clicking together before landing.

• The burning question of household waste in China

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  Concerns about harmful emissions have resulted in construction being halted at a number of incineration plants around the country. Now, experts are claiming the country will drown under a deluge of garbage if the situation doesn't change soon. Zheng Jinran reports.

• Pupils Make 12m Long Paper-cut of Famous Chinese Riverside Scroll

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  Twenty-four pupils from a primary school in Jiangsu Province made a 12-meter-long paper-cut of famous Chinese painting Qingming Shanghe Tu, also known as "Along the River during the Qingming Festival" in one year during their break time.

• Watermelon Fight Sparks Controversy in SW China

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  About 2,000 college students from southwest China's Chengdu and Chongqing took part in a rare and controversial watermelon fight on Sunday afternoon, according to the Beijing News.

• Sexually abusive guardians must lose rights, top court reiterates

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  The right to be a child's guardian must be removed whenever parents and guardians are found to have sexually abused minors, officials from China's top court said on Tuesday in response to a rise in such cases in recent years.