EARTHQUAKE

News about a deadly earthquake that jolted Gansu province swept the Internet. The earthquake, measuring 6.6 magnitude, struck the borders between Minxian and Zhangxian county on?Monday morning, killing 47 and injuring 296.

KNIFE ATTACK

A knife-wielding man allegedly injured four people, including two children, on Monday near a Carrefour store in Beijing, Xinhua reported.

SOCCER HOPE

Holders China scored twice in the last 10 minutes to tie Japan in a 3-3 draw in the East Asian Cup opener in Seoul, South Korea on Sunday, giving Chinese soccer a drastically-needed victory following an embarrassing 5-1 defeat to Thailand in June. (www.qq.com)

CHILD SEX TRADE

A single mother from Hong Kong who sold her 5-year-old son to a man for sex has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. The 31-year-old woman, identified only as CW, took the boy to the man's apartment three times. The news topped Baidu's hot news search list.

CHINESE IDOL

Chinese Idol, a talent show, has become a sensation as the top 10 candidates will face tougher competition to vie for the top 8 slots on July 28, making it abuzz on Sina Weibo.

NO CHAT

Internet giant Tencent's popular messaging app WeChat reported large-scale outage on Monday morning. Tencent issued a statement saying the fiber optic cable failed. Services have been resumed. (tech.qq.com)

GANG RAPE

Sunglasses-covered Meng Ge, mother of Li Tianyi, a PLA singer general's son charged with gang rape, went to a pre-trial conference at Haidian District Court in Beijing on Monday. Li Tianyi didn't show up. (www.163.com)

CHILD PRODIGY

Yan Xiaohan has been admitted to Peking University exempt from the National College Entrance Exam at a young age of 13 and become a child prodigy while his peers are still working hard on the tough exam. (www. Chinanews.com)