China Central Television (CCTV) said in a report Tuesday that its news program Xin Wen Lian Bo has won the title of "audience favorite". The 30-minute news program, broadcast nightly at 7 pm through CCTV and all of China's provincial satellite TV, focuses on State leaders' activities and political news.

Buying a car in Beijing may become more difficult with a draft from the municipal transport authority. People will have to submit a certificate for a parking space before they can buy a car, Beijing Morning Post reported. Under current regulations, applicants go through a monthly lottery system to get a license to buy a car.

The continuing fog and haze has led to an 8-year-old girl contracting lung cancer, according to a hospital in East China's Jiangsu province. Dr. Feng Dongjie of Jiangsu Cancer Hospital said the girl lives close to a road, where inhalable particles accumulate in large amounts, especially in foggy and hazy weather, China News Service reported. More young men, age 30 to 40, are contracting lung cancer, the report said.

A man annoyed by the noisy group dancing in a public square in Beijing fired his shotgun to disperse the crowd. He went on trial Tuesday morning on charges of illegal possession of firearms, Beijing Youth Daily reported.

Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital invited black belts to train its medical staff in taekwondo, which has gained popularity amid a wave of violence against doctors caused by doctor-patient disputes across the country. The activity will teach medical staff self-defense techniques.

For some people, cockroaches are not disgusting pests, but a road to wealth. Wang Fuming, of Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong province, raised more than 30 million cockroaches, which he expects to sell for 6 million yuan. Wang said his cockroaches are sold to pharmaceutical companies nationwide, as some believe cockroaches can improve the human digestive system, Shanghai-based Evening News reported.

A Chinese real estate company bought a picture by the late Spanish artist Pablo Picasso for 172 million yuan. The picture, Two Children, made by Picasso in 1950, was auctioned at Christie's in New York on Tuesday morning. The Wanda Group, a real estate developer based in Dalian of Northeast China's Liaoning province, won the bid after fierce competition with other buyers, Chengdu Business News reported.

A chief police officer in Chongqing municipality died in a clash with a drug gang on Monday night, chinanews.com reported. Jiang Weihong, 47, rushed to control the leader of the drug gang, but was stabbed in the heart with a 33cm knife. All five drug dealers were captured on site.