A young man who was detained in Choayang district last week was found to have hired a woman to pose as his mother and help him beg for money, Beijing Youth Daily reports. Urban management officers found the man crying about his tragic life, claiming that his father was missing and his mother had liver cancer. But when officers approached, he ran off, and the woman chased after him to collect the 30 yuan (HK$37) he promised to pay her.
About 10,000 young Beijing natives signed up to join the military during the army's annual winter recruitment, which began on Thursday, the Beijing Times reports. The application deadline for people without bachelor's degrees, was yesterday, but university graduates may apply until Saturday. More than 60 per cent of applicants had at least a bachelor's degree.