"Second day of internet disruptions" from South China Morning Post

"Some internet users were still experiencing difficulties browsing websites yesterday after service disruptions were reported across the mainland on Monday.

Users in Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing, as well as the provinces of Henan, Hunan, Shanxi, Sichuan and Zhejiang, had been unable to surf the Web since Monday afternoon, according to the Shanghai Evening Post. 

"Drunken official kills five teenagers while reversing car" from South China Morning Post

"Five teenagers were killed when they were struck by a car driven by drunken official in Henan province on Sunday night. It was the latest in a series of traffic accidents that stirred public outrage about lawbreaking officials. It occurred in Luoning county, Luoyang city, at 11.30pm. The county's post office chief, Gu Qingyang, who had been drinking alcohol, reversed his car into five of seven teenagers walking on the road, police said. The youngest killed was 13, police said. Gu was held for questioning."

"Drunks beat and rob Samaritan" from South China Morning Post

"HENAN - Three drunks robbed a stranger who invited them to his home to sober up, the Henan Business Daily reports. The victim saw the men lying on a street in the provincial capital Zhengzhou. They robbed him after beating him with wine bottles. A district court fined and jailed the men on Tuesday."

"High price for prized textbook" from South China Morning Post

"SHANGHAI - A copy of a reprint of the old Chinese-language textbook for primary school pupils from the era when the Kuomintang ruled has become so highly sought-after on the mainland that its price has risen by a factor of 10 to 260 yuan a copy, the Henan Business Daily reports. The textbook, first published in 1932, is hailed for its illustrations and relevance to children."

"Water supply restored" from South China Morning Post

"HENAN - Most water supplies for some 800,000 residents of Zhengzhou were restored on Thursday, one day after a major water main burst, paralysing the city's biggest water plant, China News Service reports."