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The detention¹ of the boy's adoptive mother has aroused public concern over the corporal punishment of children by parentsWhat happened? Is it outrageous²?

Topic2 Should Qingming Festival Be Celebrated³ for Fun at All?

China's box office has made it a special occasion for the just concluded Qingming Festival, the one that's supposed to be a solemn and sometimes sad day.

So is it ok when people celebrate the festival for a little bit fun with new movies hitting the screen at this time of the year?

What's the festival for originally?

Topic3 E-cigarettes quitting or fueling addiction⁴?

Mr.Huang from Changsha is enduring the painful process of quitting smoking. To his surprise, his 10-year-old daughter calmly fetches a 'fruit-flavored' e-cigarette from her schoolbag and suggests him "daddy, try this."According to Changsha Evening News which first reported the story, Mr.Huang called the city helpline 12345 to curb⁵ the sales of e-cigarettes in the city. Similar reports also surfaced in Nanjing and Changchun. How could children have gotten hands on e-cigarettes?

Topic4 Ladies-only coaches launched on overnight high-speed trainsChina's railway operators say that they'll roll out female-only compartments⁶ starting April 10th.

Is this necessary?

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