Trending across China on Nov 29

Magazine editor leaves post after expose, studying overseas may lead to malnutrition, and no more chatting on MSN in China. Finally, you've heard of angry birds – these were some angry brides in Shenzhen.

Picture scandal

Ji Yuhua, 54, head of the College of Foreign Languages and Culture at Xiamen University, has stepped down from his post after a recent picture scandal that spread via the Internet, Xinhua News Agency said.

In the picture, Ji is kissing the belly of an unmarried pregnant woman.

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Magazine editor

Luo Changping, a deputy editor at Caijing magazine, left his post on Wednesday, sina.com reported.

Luo used his real name in reports last year exposing the corruption of Liu Tienan, former deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission and former chief of the National Energy Administration.

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Student nutrition

About 20 percent of Chinese students studying overseas said they cannot cook for themselves, and more than 40 percent said they are always eating out, said Xinhua News Agency, citing a survey conducted by Central Queensland University.

Some overseas students suffer from malnutrition because they are often eating just bread for two meals a day, the survey said.

No more MSN

Microsoft's MSN Messenger service will soon come to end in China due to its shortage of innovation, Nanfang Metropolis Daily said.

The software, which accounted for nearly 60 percent of the global market in instant messaging in 2008, had 50 million to 60 million users in China last year, it said.

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Buying power

 

Chinese buyers are now the main force in purchasing overseas properties, especially in good school districts, People's Daily Overseas Edition said.

Among 287 student apartments sold by a real estate company in the UK in October, 70 percent were purchased by Chinese people, and similar trends were also seen in Los Angeles, it said.

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Angry brides

Pictures of a pregnant bride who caused an uproar at a local wedding ceremony in Shenzhen have gone viral on the Internet.

The angry bridegroom said the woman's mother forced him to buy a house that he could not afford after she fought with the real bride.

 

Property bubble

Zong Qinghou, chairman of beverage giant Wahaha Group, said less than 100 out of a total 1,000 apartments in his residential neighborhood have their lights on in the evening, which was evidence of the coming property bubble burst.

He called for the country stop its excessive building, Modern Gold Newspaper reported.

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