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(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-01-15 09:27

Villagers in Sichuan share the wealth after a land project brings in millions in profits to the region, groom's mother steals the show at a wedding, causing the break-up of the newlyweds, and a raffle winner says no thanks to a new car.

No, thanks

Chen Hailin, a 43-year-old migrant worker in Sichuan province, won a Mercedes Benz in a raffle after he spent 208 yuan ($34.43) on a bedding set at a shopping mall in Chengdu, the capital city.

However, Chen was not happy because he had no money to pay the 21,000-yuan personal income tax, and he did not know how to drive.

Stealing the show

A new couple who got married last year in Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu province, are divorcing because the wife could not forgive her mother-in-law, who stole her show at the wedding.

At the wedding, a middle-aged man suddenly knelt down and proposed to the groom's mother, which greatly embarrassed the bride.

Traffic accidents

Enveloped by mist on Tuesday, the road crossing Jingzhou in Hubei province of the Shanghai-Chongqing highway saw nine rear-end collisions.

The accidents caused damage to 22 cars and six injuries.

Sex threats

A single mother in Xi'an, capital city of Shaanxi province, published on the Internet some erotic pictures of Qin Guogang, vice president of the party school of the Shaanxi party committee.

The woman told media that she fell in love with Qin in August without knowing that Qin was married. And she will post a one-hour sex video of herself and Qin unless Qin turns himself in to the party discipline committee. Qin was still working at the party school as of Tuesday.

Fewer concerts

The income of state-owned concert production companies were reduced as government officials turned to a frugal lifestyle.

In Beijing alone, box office earnings of the companies dropped by 5 percent in 2013, since the publication of an eight-point code issued by the central government to curb bureaucracy.

Qianfu popular in DPRK

The Chinese TV drama series Qianfu (literally means lurking) is enjoying great popularity in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as it's repeatedly broadcasted on TV and its leading actors and actresses have many fans there, CCTV reported.

Hukou reform

Beijing government officials disclosed to the media that Beijing will put into practice a new residence permit system to allow people who live and work in the city without hukou (permanent residence) to buy houses and cars.

Currently, people without hukou have to register for a temporary residence license, which come with many restrictions.

Profit-sharing village

Jianshe village in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province, shared about 13.11 million yuan ($2.17 million) in bonuses with the 340 households in the village.

The village became rich after piloting a land circulation project, which introduced a new farming company and an investment company.

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