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AnhuiSchool homework droppedChuzhou education authorities have cancelled homework for 30,000 primary and secondary school pupils that involved writing an essay about a TV shopping programme, the Market Star reports.self storage Parents complained that the programme was touted as a feature about safety and quality teaching, but instead highlighted study materials on computer software and CDs.Elderly human traffickersFour elderly men from Xiao country in Suzhou have been sentenced to between four and five years in prison for human trafficking, the Market Star reports. One man promised to take a woman with mental disorders he met in 2011 back to her home. Instead, he took her to his home and later sold her to another man for 200 yuan (HK$253) via two other elderly men. It was not until last year that police found the woman in the fourth man’s home.BeijingResidency tradingEight executives from JJL Overseas Education have been detained in a criminal investigation linked to illicit trading of sought-after Beijing hukou household certificates, the Beijing Youth Daily reports. JJL, a well-known agency for mainland students studying overseas, is allocated several of the certificates for new graduates each year, but the executives sold them for up to 720,000 yuan each. A hukou entitles holders to benefits off-limits to non-Beijing residents.Inquiry into blaze deathsInvestigators have blamed the collapse of a building for the death of two firefighters fighting a blaze at a shopping centre in Shijingshan district, The Beijing News reports. The bodies of the firefighters were retrieved from rubble just a few metres from an exit of the building. The fire started at a McDonald’s outlet, but the cause is still under investigation.GuangdongOfficial denies bribesA deputy head of a Communist Party agency overseeing political and legal affairs in Dongguan , has denied taking 4.21 million yuan in bribes from a scrap dealer for granting him a licence, People’s Daily Online reports. Gao Shaopeng said he considered that 2.25 million yuan of the money received from the dealer was a loan, and he had given a number of expensive paintings as gifts to the dealer in return for the rest of the money.Parents cited in deathThe parents of a hotel hostess who died while drinking alcohol with four patrons at a hotel in Guangzhou have appealed against a court ruling holding them 30 per cent responsible for their daughter’s death, the Southern Metropolis Daily reports. The court said the parents failed in their duty to look after their daughter even though she had a heart problem.HebeiFunds for self-amputeeA farmer from Qingyuan county under Baoding has so far received 210,000 yuan in donations after reports that he sawed off one of his legs because he could not afford treatment for an artery blockage, the China News Service reports. The man used a fruit knife and a saw in a 15-minute operation to cut off his right leg earlier this year. Baoding Mayor Ma Yufeng visited him after a public outcry over the affair.Runaway wife soughtA patient from Handan suffering from a rare type of brain tumour has sought help from the police in tracking down his wife who has run away with their family savings totalling about 600,000迷利倉yuan, the Yanzhao Metropolis Daily reports. His wife talked him into giving up treatment in a Beijing hospital and instead had him admitted into a county hospital before leaving him behind.HunanHitmen seek police aidWuling district police in Changde have taken into custody two men who sought police help in recouping 5,000 yuan from a tea house owner who they claimed had hired them to smash up a rival’s cigarette stall, the Legal Week reports. The hitmen said the tea house owner hired them via a middle man who has disappeared, and the owner has denied hiring them.Scam sites closedA provincial government office overseeing the internet has ordered the closure of 25 phishing scam sites that were mostly posing as the official websites for popular TV shows, Rednet.cn reports. The public was in danger of being swindled via phony draws on such sites.JiangsuKaraoke visit wrong moveSix officials from the town of Chengtou in Lianyungang have been fired after photos showing them with hostesses at a karaoke bar leaked on the internet, the Modern Express reports . One of the officials admitted they had each paid 100 yuan to hire a woman, but they did nothing unlawful.Receipt clue to adulteryA married woman from Rudong county under Xuzhou has found out about her husband’s affair from a receipt for recharging the other woman’s phone, the Modern Express reports. She suspected her husband after she found he had dialled a number more than 200 times in several days. The couple have ended their marriage via an out-of-court settlement.ShaanxiPanda seeks tree refugeAn adult giant panda has been spotted on top of a tree about 30 metres high in an urban area of Zhouzhi county under Xian , the Huashang Daily reports. Conservationists said the panda probably came to the urban area to avoid leopards and other predators.Pipeline fee disputeSeveral liquefied gas processors in Shaanxi have appealed to the provincial price regulator to stop China National Petroleum Corporation charging an extra 0.4 yuan per cubic metre of gas in pipeline fees and have threatened to stop production, the National Business Daily reports. However, CNPC said the charges were in line with regulations.ShandongPhone rules brokenShandong Airlines has suspended two flight attendants who were filmed using their mobile phones on a flight, The Beijing News reports. A video clip of the women using their phones circulated on the internet.Alcohol fails testsA total of 16 batches of alcoholic products in the province have failed quality tests, the Dazhong Daily reports. A total of 446 batches of products from 351 distilleries and 120 samples from 86 wineries were tested. All the wine met quality standards.ShanxiFarmers dispute payoutThe Lan county government in Luliang has said it will pay 30 million yuan in compensation to farmers who lost land to mining operations, Sina.com.cn reports. Farmers have disputed the amount, saying the government has made 2.5 billion yuan from the land.American rewardedTen experts including an American have each received 500,000 yuan for their contribution to social and economic development in Jincheng , the Shanxi Daily reports. The US citizen was rewarded for her work in hemp fibre textile technology.自存倉