Brand Lin, Nagoya conflict, and civil service reform make it on today’s top 10 list of real-time search items, from 11:30 AM.
1. 幼女被逼卖淫 yòunǚ bèi bī màiyín – It was discovered that an 11-year-old girl in Hunan Province was forced into prostitution in 2006; she contracted a sexually transmitted disease that has her hospitalized in [...]

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First there was the Hong Kong vs. mainland showdown. The highly publicized “dogs and locusts” dispute began with noodles on the metro and ended with fierce attacks targeting deeply sensitive issues. Now there is another divide on people’s minds, thanks to the tactless behavior of a Shanghai couple in Hangzhou. The story’s ripples have hardly [...]

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Land sinking, prices rising, real death, fake death, and gluey shrimp on today’s list of top 10 real-time search items, viewed at 10:30 AM.
1. 团伙拒捕引枪战 tuánhuǒ jùbǔ yǐn qiāngzhàn – A gunfight between the police and a wanted gang leader broke out on the streets of Guangzhou after the criminal refused arrest. This is the [...]

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In 2008, Hong Kong media mogul and celebrated philanthropist Shao Yifu (邵逸夫, Sir Run Run Shaw in English) pledged funds for the construction of a new school in Weinan, Shaanxi Province. As with several of Shao’s charitable projects in China, Yifu Elementary School (逸夫小学) was intended to provide a rare opportunity for poor children in [...]

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Bear bile, restroom rally, and much more on today’s list of real-time search items, recorded at 10:20 AM.
1. 女生占领男厕所 nǚshēng zhànlǐng nán cèsuǒ – A group of women in Guangzhou are giving new meaning to the concept of a bathroom being “occupied.” Their “occupy men’s bathroom” movement seeks to shine light on the issue of [...]

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Netizens are equal parts impressed and amused by a seven-minute clip of Zhang Xu (张旭), a Northeastern Chinese guy, using English to imitate nine different countries’ accents.
An English major in college, Zhang Xu now works as an auditor for a foreign company. He handles orders from all over the world, and he’s clearly a very good [...]

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Yesterday, a band of college girls swarmed into Yuexiu Public Park in Guangzhou city and headed straight for the men’s bathroom with their heads held up high, only just to prove one simple point: they are sick and tired of waiting.
How many times have you seen your female companions discouraged from a trip to the [...]

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Sports dominates today’s list, with recent excitement in snooker, track and basketball. Check out all 10 top real-time search items below, charted at 10:15 AM.
1. 丁俊晖决赛 Dīng Jùnhuī juésài – Professional Chinese snooker player Ding Junhui won the Welsh Open last night, beating Mark Selby, the 2008 champion. Here’s the story in Chinese.
2. 大同副市长被杀 dàtóng [...]

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