Xueyong comments on the Peking University's plan to construct a grand hotel in the university campus near the Wei-ming lake. The university tried to justify the plan by saying that it is a hotel and conference complex, however, Xueyong argued that the university should give priority to the teachers and students' dormintory facilities and merge teaching and living space, rather than turning the campus space into grand building complex (zh).
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Pedestrian Observer praises Efren “Kuya Ef!” Penaflorida Jr. from the Philippines for being the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year.
A popular Chinese drama “Dwelling Narrowness” was “re-scheduled” without explanation recently. ESWN translated various reports and discussions about the drama. A recent development of the drama is that one of the main characters becomes the mistress of a government official in order to help repay her older sister's mortgage.
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