Woman in her 60s becomes a mom again after losing her daughter, Beijing and Shanghai are among the most expensive cities in the world, and primary school students in the capital are getting a sex education without proper textbooks.
60-year-old new mom
A woman in her 60s gave birth to two test tube babies three years ago, after her only daughter died of gas poisoning, Southern People Weekly reported.
Shang Hailin could not get over her daughter's death, so she took the risk of childbirth even after menopause.
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Expensive cities
A survey shows that Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are among the world's top 50 in terms of living expenses, according to ECA International, a UK company that provides overseas employment consultation.
Out of 440 major cities in the survey, Beijing's living expenses ranked 15th and Shanghai 18th, way higher than Paris and Manhattan.
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Sex education
Some 50 primary schools in Beijing are running sex education classes, even though no specific textbooks or syllabus are available.
Some schools teach the students how to cope with sexual harassment, some show physiological function images, and some take the students to visit the washroom of the opposite sex.
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Official corruption
Every year, the number of officials at county level or above punished for corruption exceeds the casualty of mine disasters, said Zhou Wenzhang, former associate dean of the Chinese Academy of Governance, during a lecture given to 1,000 officials.
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Rich baby-sitter
A wealthy retired woman in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang province, used a fake identity card to babysit children of other rich families. She earned only 1,800 yuan ($296) a month, but she drove a luxury car and wore expensive accessories.
The reason she worked for such low pay was that she was bored after her own daughter emigrated to Australia with her granddaughter.
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Watch funeral prep
A funeral home in Shanghai is offering a new service: Family members can watch while they prepare the body with a bath and make-up.
Two makeup artists demonstrate the procedure to clients at the funeral home.
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Billion yuan swindle
Shen Guilin, vice president of Hainan Federation of Industry and Commerce, fled to the US with more than 1 billion yuan ($164 million) he defrauded, people.com.cn reported.
Shen stole the money by raising capital from more than 100 clients from his company and promising to pay high interest.
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Waste cut
Expenses for official receptions and dinners were reduced by 60 percent, food waste was reduced by 30 percent, and water, electric and gas usage at canteens of central government departments decreased by 4 percent this year, People's Daily reported.
The central party committee published an eight-point code last December to cut bureaucracy and maintain close ties with the people.
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