【午间读报】Feb 11th

CHINA DAILY 中国日报 Headline Test taken to find out corrupt officials Summary Civil servants in Nanjing will have to answer a total of 34 sensitive questions in a bid to root out those who are possibly corrupt. Some questions delve into their private lives, including how many times sex-related services have been offered. The test has been put forward by the local procuratorate and anti-corruption commission. Over 10-thousand corrupt officials were punished by the local disciplinary authorities in 2013. GLOBAL TIMES 环球时报 Headline Rural kids underweight Summary China's health authority says children in rural areas are facing a grave nutrition gap. The prevalence of underweight and stunted growth among rural kids is three to four times higher than their urban counterpart. 20 percent of children under five have suffered from stunted growth in impoverished regions by 2010. BEIJING NEWS 新京报 Headline Beijing subway rumor Summary The transportation authority here in Beijing is working to quash the online rumor about the city's detailed subway pricing change scheme. The circulating rumor says the price will range from 5 to 10 yuan. The plan to raise the 2-yuan subway fare was announced late last year. SOUTH CHINA METROPOLITAN DAILY 南方都市报 Headline No bargaining allowed for taxi drivers Summary The transportation authority in Guangzhou is taking action to crack down on bargaining behavior among local taxi drivers. Earlier CCTV footage showed two registered taxi drivers ripping off their passengers. One driver currently faces a fine of one thousand yuan. The other has been fired. BEIJING MORNING POST 北京晨报 Headline Seesaw race between taxi-calling apps comes to an end Summary The taxi-calling app, didi, has announced plans to cut their subsidy amount to taxi drivers and passengers from 10 to 5 yuan. The announcement marks an end to the month-long seesaw race between didi and its competitor Kuaidi in efforts to attract more users. However, Kuaidi currently has no plan of subsidizing taxi drivers with 15 yuan and passengers with 10 yuan for each deal made through the online platform Alipay. SHANGHAI DAILY 上海日报 Headline Suspect spends 10 years in jail but still no verdict Summary A murder suspect in Henan has spent 10 years in detention because local courts have been unable to deliver a final verdict. The 37-year-old suspect was given a suspended death sentence in 2005. He then filed an appeal, claiming he had been tortured by police to make a confession. The higher court in the province had overturned the ruling three times, however the local court had insisted he was guilty after two retrials. Local prosecutors finally dropped the case due to lack of evidence in 2013.