Beijing

Two die in stabbing near shopping mall

Two people, including one foreigner, were stabbed and killed by a knife-wielding man on a rampage in Beijing on Wednesday. The attack occurred near a shopping mall in Chaoyang district on Qingnian Road at about 5 pm. Both victims died at the scene, the Beijing Public Security Bureau said on Sina Weibo. Police arrested a suspect, identified as Xiao, 27, from Yishui county, Shandong province, and said he may have a mental illness. They are trying to contact the families of the victims, according to the Sina Weibo post.

China Open tennis tickets go on sale

Tickets for the 2013 China Open tennis tournament are on sale, as the country's highest-level tennis event will celebrate its 10th anniversary in the capital. Organizers said more price categories are available this year for spectators. Tickets can be purchased at chinaopen.com.cn or the booking hotline. The event will run from Sept 22 to Oct 6. Local favorite Li Na, No 1 male player Novak Djokovic and Spanish ace Rafael Nadal have confirmed participation in the event.

Great strides in nuclear technology

China has made great progress in researching a key item of technology used in nuclear power plants, according to a statement from the Ministry of Science and Technology. A government-funded research project carried out by the state-owned China General Nuclear Power Corporation has gained new insights into control rod drive mechanism technology. CGN launched the research project in 2011 as part of the country's efforts to break foreign monopolies on bottleneck technologies.

Professor sorry for bargirl comments

A law professor has apologized over his comments on a rape case after they drew serious criticism on Sina Weibo, China's most popular micro-blogging platform, on Wednesday evening. The rape case involves the son of the famous Chinese tenor Li Shuangjiang. The youth was suspected of being part of a group of men who raped a woman reported to be a bargirl. "Raping a bargirl is less harmful than raping a gentlewoman," Yi Yanyou, a professor at the School of Law at Tsinghua University, said in a post on Tuesday. Yi's words soon aroused a hot discussion. Li later decided to apologize for his comments on his Weibo and deleted the earlier controversial post.

Tibet

Crackdown targets illegal publications

The government has vowed to intensify a crackdown on illegal publications and "reactionary promotional products" targeting audiences in Tibetan regions. "Sharing information and investigating cases will be part of joint prevention and control efforts among multiple provincial departments," Li Changjiang, a senior official from the National Anti-Pornography and Anti-Illegal Publications Office, said at a meeting on Wednesday. Li said the crackdown will target books, newspapers, magazines, promotional pamphlets, text messages, audio and visual products, TV and radio programs, as well as electronic publications.

Guangxi

Carbon monoxide kills five at mill

Five people have died after being poisoned by carbon monoxide at an unlicensed fish-processing mill in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, local authorities said on Wednesday. Three workers at the mill in Beihai fell into a pool of salted fish and fainted after inhaling carbon monoxide generated during the fermentation process. The owner of the mill, his father and one of his sons died while trying to rescue the workers, one of whom survived.

China Daily-Xinhua

(China Daily USA 07/18/2013 page3)