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US professor hired in Nanjing charged with crimes
People's Daily Online by Li Qian - Feb 11, 2012

(Shanghai Daily) An American professor who has been recruited by a university in eastern China's Jiangsu Province and offered hefty pay packets has been charged by US authorities with fraud, false statements and money laundering involving ...

Entrepreneur freed as prosecutors drop charges
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 13, 2012

| 2012-2-13 | ONLINE EDITION The owner of a bankrupt dairy company in central Hunan Province who was detained for 15 months for illegal fundraising has proven innocent, local prosecutors said. Tianyuan District prosecutors in Zhuzhou City ...

Blogger detained for spreading water pollution rumor
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 13, 2012

| 2012-2-13 | ONLINE EDITION A man was put under administrative detention for five days for spreading online rumors that the lower section of the Yangtze River was polluted again, police in Zhenjiang City, eastern Jiangsu Province said.

Resort restaurant shut for ripping off diners
People's Daily Online by Li Qian - Feb 7, 2012

(Shanghai Daily) A seafood restaurant in a southern seaside resort had its business license revoked for overcharging customers during the Spring Festival holidays, the local quality watchdog said. Owners of the Fulin seafood restaurant in ...

20 minutes of terror as tigers smash up zoo bus
People's Daily Online by Li Qian - Feb 6, 2012

(Shanghai Daily) A BUS carrying 27 people to see wild beasts at a zoo in eastern China was attacked by a group of Bengal tigers, leaving the visitors fearing for their lives for about 20 minutes while the tiger zone's gatekeeper was out for ...

Monks run amok
People's Daily Online by Li Qian - Feb 2, 2012

in Ganzi (Global Times) Tibetan resident Ma Jiankang never thought his family could be attacked and his home destroyed by a mob. Neither did he want to believe the attackers were his fellow Tibetans. Ma, 51, a former factory worker, ...

Illegal blood dealers on trial in Beijing
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 10, 2012

| 2012-2-10 | ONLINE EDITION FIVE men involved in illegal blood trade in Beijing went on trial yesterday. They were accused of acting as middlemen to sell blood to patients who badly needed blood for a surgery, the Haidian District People's ...

Villager arrested for poaching giant panda 17 years ago
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 10, 2012

| 2012-2-10 | ONLINE EDITION A villager in Yangxian County, northwestern Shaanxi Province has been indicted for poaching and skinning a giant panda 17 years ago, local media said today. Zhang Chengwa was charged with hunting protected wild ...

Public disquiet stays over police notice on assets
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Feng Jianmin - Feb 9, 2012

and Li Qian | 2012-2-10 | NEWSPAPER EDITION A POLICE statement that the assets of a female death row convict had been properly handled with has failed to quell public disquiet over whether the woman had been dealt with justly under the ...

Duo arrested over online ticket scalping business
People's Daily Online by Li Qian - Feb 12, 2012

(Shanghai Daily) TWO people have been arrested in Taiyuan, capital of the northern Shanxi Province for allegedly running a ticket scalping business. Railways officials said their illegal business brought in 130000 yuan (US$20657).

Death-row convict's assets sold to pay her debts
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 9, 2012

| 2012-2-9 | ONLINE EDITION ZHEJIANG Province authorities have confiscated more than 100 houses and 41 luxury cars owned by a woman who was sentenced to death for organizing a huge pyramid scheme. Her assets will be sold to pay debts.

No cat images on 100-yuan notes, bank insists
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 8, 2012

| 2012-2-9 | NEWSPAPER EDITION THE People's Bank of China, the issuing bank of yuan, has denied allegations that its 100-yuan note contains cat images, saying the cloud pattern was copied from an ancient lacquer ware.

Farmers storm chemical plant for polluting crops
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 8, 2012

| 2012-2-8 | ONLINE EDITION AN industrial park hosting more than 180 chemical plants in Binzhou, eastern Shandong Province is blamed for contaminating nearby farmland and causing cancers in a rising number of villagers.

Sichuan man gets a windfall of 260m yuan from lottery
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 8, 2012

| 2012-2-8 | ONLINE EDITION A man in southwestern Sichuan Province hit a jackpot of 260 million yuan (US$41 million) last night, becoming the third biggest lottery winner on the Chinese mainland. The middle-aged man in Nanjiang County bought ...

Amber smugglers charged with fraud, tax evasion
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 7, 2012

| 2012-2-7 | ONLINE EDITION THREE men were prosecuted recently in Shenzhen, southern Guangdong Province for evading taxes totaling 120 million yuan (US$19 million) through imports of amber worth more than 828 million yuan.

9 officials punished over toxic spill
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 3, 2012

| 2012-2-4 | NEWSPAPER EDITION NINE officials in Hechi City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have been punished in connection with a cadmium spill that seriously contaminated a local river and threatened water supplies in a ...

Chinese Government Backed Film Fund Offers Opportunities in Hollywood
MarketWatch (press release) - Feb 7, 2012

Seasoned executives joining the fund's executive team and advisory board include Li Qian Kuan, Chairman of China Film Foundation; He Xiao Feng, a leading economist specializing in funds management and structuring in China and the Dean of Beijing ...

Stepfather detained after child drowns in washer
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 3, 2012

| 2012-2-4 | NEWSPAPER EDITION A MAN in Chongqing City has been detained for allegedly drowning his two-year-old stepdaughter in a washing machine to collect life insurance payouts. Wang Bin had debts of 40000 yuan (US$ 6346) at the time the ...

Scores of Kent Residents Among Dean's List Honorees at Kent State
Patch.com - Jan 23, 2012

... Megan Laubert, Avery Leclerc, Joseph Lewandowski, Anyun Li, Qian Li, Kelley Likavec, Shiijiao Liu, Zhangyahui Liu, Tabitha Lockhart, Todd Long, Zachary Longanecker, Emily Lopick, Gabriel Lorenz, Leanna Lostoski, Renee Lott, Melissa Luthman.

Man feeds 10-year-old daughter with feces
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 3, 2012

| 2012-2-3 | ONLINE EDITION A father allegedly fed his 10-year-old girl with feces from a public toilet in a market in Hangzhou, eastern Zhejiang Province in a rage over her disobedience. The man in his 30s asked his daughter to sort out his ...

Official ignored use of banned lean meat drug
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 2, 2012

| 2012-2-3 | NEWSPAPER EDITION A FORMER husbandry official in central China's Henan Province who turned a blind eye to the use of a banned drug by pig raisers has been jailed for seven years for dereliction of duty and embezzlement.

Mayor comforts pregnant tourist hurt in restaurant fight
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 2, 2012

| 2012-2-2 | ONLINE EDITION THE mayor of Zhangjiajie, a tourist city in central Hunan Province, expressed his sympathy for a pregnant visitor who was beaten up by a local restaurant owner in a dispute and nearly had a miscarriage.

City 8th in holiday drinking rankings
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Jan 31, 2012

| 2012-2-1 | NEWSPAPER EDITION SHANGHAI residents ranked eighth on China's mainland for the amount of alcohol they drank over the Spring Festival holiday, according to an online survey. The survey of 31 regions and provinces by news portal ...

Cadmium pollution threatens Liuzhou water supply
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Jan 30, 2012

| 2012-1-30 | ONLINE EDITION CADMIUM concentration in the Longjiang River upstream of the Nuomitian Hydropower Dam near Liuzhou, a city in southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was eight times higher than the official limit, ...

Cancer chemical found in river and reservoir
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Jan 20, 2012

| 2012-1-21 | NEWSPAPER EDITION HIGH levels of a cancer-causing heavy metal and arsenic have been discovered in a river and reservoir in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Despite efforts to dilute the pollution, ...

33 pimps jailed in nation's biggest prostitution case
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Jan 18, 2012

| 2012-1-19 | NEWSPAPER EDITION THIRTY-THREE pimps, part of the biggest prostitution ring uncovered in China, were jailed in Beijing yesterday. They were convicted at Fengtai District People's Court of soliciting customers around high-end ...

Businessman gets 15-year term for Russia robberies
People's Daily Online by Li Qian - Feb 9, 2012

(Shanghai Daily) A Chinese businessman was sentenced to 15 years in prison for 10 robberies in Russia in 1993, including the well-known "Trans-Siberian Train Robbery." Shao Xun was convicted of stealing US$21800, more than 500000 rubles ...

Dad makes boy, 4, run nearly nude in snow
People's Daily Online by Li Qian - Feb 6, 2012

(Shanghai Daily) A father's harsh parenting has aroused wide controversy after a video was circulated online showing his nearly-nude four-year-old son running in snow. The boy, Duo Duo, was running with only a pair of pants and trainers to ...

Sanya Party chief issues apology for tourist scam
Shanghai Daily (subscription) by Li Qian - Feb 1, 2012

| 2012-2-2 | NEWSPAPER EDITION THE Party chief of Sanya, an seaside resort city in south China's Hainan Province, has made a public apology after thousands of netizens vented their anger regarding overcharging by hotels and restaurants ...