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A dilapidated house is home to a family of 15, Huizshou police are accused of using torture and the housing marking is on fire in Baoding.

Family of 15 lives in one house

Zhang Caiming and his 14 family members live in a 20-square-meter dangerous house in Yuao village, Cangshan county, East China's Zhejiang province. Zhang visited the local governor several times to apply for building permits, which the governor rejected him for different reasons.

Sections of the walls in the 30-year-old building have collapsed and the structure has become a dilapidated house after it was hit by violent typhoon in 2006. Steel and red bricks can be seen clearly in the house and destruction appears on the third floor of the building.

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Huizhou police was accused of using torture

Hu Weixing, a Chinese-American, and 20 other defendants who were arrested on suspicion of organizing a criminal gang, accused Huizhou Police for using torture to force confessions in Guangdong province.

One defendant said on Feb 27 the he was beaten several times by interrogators in prison and given electric shocks to his genitals.

The case has been under investigation since Feb 10.

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Housing market grows rapidly in Baoding

The housing market is growing rapidly in Baoding, a city in Beijing's neighboring Hebei province. One property company sold 120 houses on March 19, Beijing Youth Daily reported on March 23.

Although Hebei province denied a rumor on Wednesday that Baoding is the first choice to be the deputy political center after Beijing, they acknowledged that the National Development and Reform Commission, the nation's top economic planning agency, is drafting a plan to coordinate the development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province.

Thus, many investors and house buyers are still enthusiastic and insist that housing prices in Baoding will soar in the future.


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Camera users want free upgrade over quality

More than 300 Nikon D600 camera owners have demanded a free upgrade following a media report that exposed quality problems with the product. Consumers complained of dust buildup on the image sensor of the camera, China Central Television reported on March 15. The owners have demanded a free upgrade to the newer D610 model.

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Websites in China now total 3.5 million

The total number of websites in China reached 3.51 million by the end of last year. The websites, with 4.61 million domain names, were owned and operated by 2.82 million founders, 70 percent of which were organizations and the rest individuals, said a report released by Internet Society of China. China's first website was launched 20 years ago.

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QR codes offer details on old buildings

Dalian has put Quick Response codes on old structures to provide visitors with more information about them, China News Service reported on Saturday. The QR codes, scanned by cellphones, give visitors descriptions of the history, story and style of the architecture.


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Expert links PM2.5, deaths from cancer

An expert said the death rate from lung cancer in Guangzhou is closely linked to the city's PM2.5 pollution, Yangcheng Evening News reported on Saturday. There is a strong correlation between deaths from lung cancer and the density of smog particles in Guangzhou, said Tan Haobo, deputy director of the Guangzhou Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology.

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Govt says boy died of heart attack

A 6-year-old boy died of a heart attack at school in Jingdong on Wednesday, local authorities said on Friday, citing autopsy results. The response came after online posts claimed that the boy was beaten to death by a teacher after he didn't obey the teacher's order, Metropolis Times reported on Sunday.

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