Global Times

 

　　Survey finds readers still prefer books

 

　　A survey of nearly 5000 Shanghai residents has found that 53.3 percent prefer reading books to reading digitally, though the latter has jumped in popularity this year.

 

　　The proportion of people who prefer reading on devices like tablet computers and e-readers was up 14.6 percentage points from the previous year's survey.

 

　　Global Times

 

　　Naadam Festival opens in Inner Mongolia

 

　　Thursday marks the opening of this year's Naadam Festival in Xilin Gol, situated on the grasslands of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

 

　　Featuring a range of sporting and artistic events, the Naadam fair is the region's largest traditional festival, and this year's event involved around 3,000 athletes from across the region.

 

　　Shanghai Daily

 

　　HK prosecutors seek tougher penalty for ex-official for killing kitten

 

　　Hong Kong prosecutors are demanding a heavier sentence for a former government official from China's mainland who strangled a stray cat to death.

 

　　The 48-year-old man was given a jail term of three months for animal cruelty on Friday. Animal activists called the sentence a "humiliation" of justice.

 

　　The region's Department of Justice appealed for a review and a hearing will be scheduled.

 

　　Beijing Morning Post

 

　　Endangered plants falling prey to greedy visitors

 

　　Qingdao Agricultural University publicized the list of rare plants and their location to raise the awareness of protection among the public, but citizens used the information for personal gain and caused new damage to the few rare species.

 

　　The plants were assumed to be taken for personal collections, to be sold for profit or eaten.

 

　　Beijing News

 

　　Teacher, 62, detained in rape of 7 young girls at school

 

　　A 62-year-old teacher was detained on suspicion of raping seven underage girls in Jiangxi province.

 

　　Six of the girls, aged from 8 to 9, were diagnosed with venereal diseases and have been hospitalized.

 

　　Beijing Morning Post

 

　　Giant duck debut to be set in Summer Palace

 

　　It was widely speculated that the giant rubber duck would make its debut on the Chinese mainland at the Summer Palace on Sept 16. But the Beijing Design Week committee said the time and location of the debut has not yet been confirmed.

 

　　The big rubber duck is a well-known floating sculpture. The previous showcase in Hong Kong caused widespread sensation in China.

 

　　Zhengzhou Evening News

 

　　Man with facial tumors conned into 'selling' ugliness

 

　　A man with facial tumors was manipulated into begging passersby to pay 10 yuan to pose alongside him for photos in Shenzhen, claiming to use money to cure his facial tumors.

 

　　The man said he was trying to "sell ugliness" He appealed for passersby to take photos with him that would "emphasize their beauty." But the ruse was later exposed to be scam plotted by a begging mastermind.