Society

In an uncharacteristically bold move, a host on CCTV news has called for tolerance and respect towards homosexuality following the recent online slurs by award-winning actress Lv Liping.

In a late night commentary broadcast on CCTV 13 on Tuesday night under the banner "please respect each community group's choice", host Qiu Qiming slammed the 2010 winner of the Golden Horse Best Actress Award for homophobia.

He said, "We respect the faith of individual celebrities, and we allow them to have their own point of view on issues. But, that does not mean that we agree that a person of such influence should have the power to openly discriminate against certain communities in China."

A man wearing a mask of the famous Chinese legendary character Monkey King appears before reporters after scooping 176.9 million yuan ($27.3 million) on the lottery in Chongqing municipality, Southwest China on July 5, 2011. The winner is believed to be around 30 years old, but didn't want to reveal his true identity as he collected the check at a local sports lottery center. He said he was nervous all day after winning, could not sleep or eat well as he was worried he might lose the winning ticket. He donated five million yuan ($772,831) to charity on the spot and answered reporters' questions for five minutes before swinging by the bank to cash his check. Money King is the main character in the classical Chinese epic novel Journey to the West.

Police are searching suspected area for bomb July 4th, 2011.

A small bomb exploded in a supermarket in an outlying suburb of Shanghai on Monday, but caused only minor damage and no casualties, a government-run website reported.

Shaolin Temple Abbot, Shi Yong Xin, issues Wushu / Kung Fu diploma to USA Kung Fu practitioners of USA Shaolin Fist Union.