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OLYMPICS:
- Free Condo for Gold Medalists (iFeng)
A Henan real estate company pledged to give Olympic gold medalist a free condo if they are originally from Henan Province.
- China Vs. U.S. Volley Ball 20:00 tomorrow
Jenny Lang Ping, THE volleyball hero in China, is coaching the American team.
ELEMENTS:
- Post-Earthquake Rebuilding
Today, government official says China will collect 1 Trillion RMB from different channels to restore the places effected by the Sichuan Earthquake. (Xinhua, no identification of the government source)
- Urumqi Police caught 171 escaped prisoners in 20 days [efficiency or a massive crack-down] (Urumqi Newspaper)
Police of Urumqi, capital city of Xinjiang Province, started a "Keep Olympic Safe, Catch the Escaped Prisoners" campaign on July 25th. And since then, they have caught 171 escaped prisoners. [Some activists say the authorities were just using the chance to crack down on dissidents and grudging people]
- Just for fun: 1RMB each for hand-clapped mosquito (Xinhua)
An online store owner, Tang Donglin, put out an advertisement in his shop to buy in hand-clapped mosquitos at the price of 1 RMB each. So far, he has bought in over 40 dead mosquitoes.