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China's former railways minister Liu Zhijun stood trial in Beijing on June 9, charged with bribery and abuse of power.

According to the indictment, Liu had taken advantage of his position and helped 11 people gain promotions and win project contracts, accepting 64.6 million yuan ($10.53 million) in bribes from them between 1986 and 2011.

Liu's malpractices have led to huge losses of public assets, and he should be subject to criminal liabilities for bribe taking and abuse of power, the indictment says.

Liu, 60, became the railways minister in March 2003.

Actress-Turned Director

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Zhao Wei, also known as Vicki Zhao, an actress-turned director, has seen her debut production

So Young reaping a box office revenue of more than 700 million yuan ($114.2 million) on the mainland since its release on April 26. The film has been shown in Hong Kong since June 13.

Zhao, 37, gained nationwide popularity in 1998 for her starring role in the TV drama Princess of Pearl. She has since performed in many dramas and films, alongside several music album releases.

"Many international schools recruit teachers independently and don't check if they are suitable for the profession or have criminal records or tendencies."

Ye Qin, whose 8-year-old daughter goes to an international school in Shanghai, on June 7, after a foreign teacher in Shanghai was arrested on suspicion of molesting six students a day before

"Going to college through the examination may change your life and help you realize your dream, but everyone has his or her own track in life as well as path toward success. Neither school nor score makes the key to success, but courage, ambition and spirit."

Yu Minhong, co-founder of private education company New Oriental, commenting on the just finished national college entrance exam in China, on June 7

"One-child families follow the family planning policy and sacrifice their own interests to decide family size, so those who lost their only child should be compensated by the government both financially and psychologically."

Yuan Xin, a professor of population studies at Nankai University in Tianjin on June 6. By the end of 2012, 355,000 parents aged 49 or older had lost their only child, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission

"With more people dying from overwork, we suggest authorities enact a law to treat such cases as work-related deaths to better protect workers' rights and legal interests."

Huang Leping, Director of Beijing Yilian Legal Aid and Research Center of Labor, on June 10