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A Hebei high school, once famous for churning out high scorers in Gaokao, is in the news again. The Hengshui No.2 Senior high school has built up bars across its open hall ways for security precautions. There have already been two recent cases of student suicide at the High school, one last October and another just last month in March.

What happened?

Topic2 China considers ban on infant formula ads

China is considering a ban on advertisements for infant milk formula in a bid to tackle low levels of breast feeding.

The draft would ban adverts in mass media or public places for dairy products, drinks and other foods that "claim to partly or completely substitute mother's milk".

Are baby formula milk ads a problem in China? Breast feeding a problem?

Topic3 Beijing neuters trees to control catkin, again

When it's the annual catkins season, the flying fluffy white stuff can be beautiful to some and irritating to others.

To reduce trouble and health risks to residents, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscape and Forestry plans to inject medicine into poplar and willow trees from April to May so as they will produce less catkins.

Do you find it annoying or entertaining?

Topic4 University libraries witness lowest borrowing rate in a decade

A recent post by the official weibo account of People's Daily shows the Peking University Library has lent 620,000 books last year, the lowest number in 10 years.

Meanwhile, many universities say the most popular books their students like to borrow are narrative history and novels like"明朝那些事儿".

Is there a problem? Why the changes?

Topic5 Mastiff craze died down

There once was a time, during the frenzied heights of China's Tibetan mastiff craze, a droopy-eyed slobbering giant canine have fetched more than 1.2 million Yuan ($200,000). But the once prized dog is sold at a deflated price of 20,000 Yuan now.

What happened?