Trending news across China on Sept 12
Updated: 2013-09-12 10:24
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The gang rape trial of Li Tianyi takes a new turn, and need a new home? The biggest villa area in Asia is 70% empty - it's all trending in China.
Lin Dan's triple
Lin Dan, China's world No 1 badminton player, won the men's singles in the China's National Games on Wednesday, People's Daily reported. The victory made the record holder become the first Chinese athlete to be the champion of the men's singles in three straight National Games.
Li Tianyi
Lawyers for Li Tianyi, the son of China's famous military singers Li Shuangjiang and Meng Ge, have requested the court to open one more session on Wednesday, Beijing Youth Daily reported.
Li was accused of gang rape and was tried late last month for two consecutive days. The lawyer said the requirement is made to prevent an unjust, false and erroneous case. He also charged judge of Li's case for abusing judicial power.
Luxury dorms
Some dormitories in Guangzhou College of South China University of Technology are equipped with solid wood floors, furniture, air conditioners and even safe boxes, Guangzhou-based Yangcheng Evening News reported. The students can also enjoy two express lifts, laundry rooms with more than 10 washing machines and WiFi. Is this a dormitory or hotel?
Empty villas
A group of villas, covering an area of 258 square kilometers in the Baodi district of Tianjin, 60 kilometers away from the urban area of Tianjin, is now partly abandoned, Xinhua News Agency reported.
The building group is known as the biggest villa area in Asia, but now the occupancy rate is around 30%, falling from the previous 50% in 2009 and 2010.
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