YI YANYOU

"Rape against an escort is not so harmful as the same thing done to other women, "said Yi Yanyou, professor of Tsinghua University"s Law School, commenting on the gang-rape offense charges against Li Tianyi, the teenage son of a famous PLA singer. The quote went viral and sparked outrage on Sina Weibo.

BRIBE CLAIMS

Wang Wenzhi, a journalist working for Xinhua News Agency, alleged Song Lin, president of China Resources (Holdings) Co. and an official, abused his power in a merger and took bribes. It's also hot on Sina Weibo.

TANG HUI

Tang Hui, the mother of a rape victim, said she planned to take her daughter to the US for medical treatment, topping Baidu's news search list. (top.baidu.com/buzz)

LOAN SHARKS

A private loan lending chain was broken in Shenmu county, Shaanxi province, which rose to spotlight after it was revealed a former executive of the county illegally bought 41 properties in Beijing. (www.xinhuanet.com)

POOR PROVINCES

Several senior provincial officials have reported financial difficulties to China's Ministry of Finance, including Guangdong, widely- regarded as the last province to be cash-stricken. (news.163.com)

SOCCER DREAMS

A Chinese soccer international showed rising moral at a training session on Tuesday, with the team saying they would rather be destroyed than be defeated by Japan and South Korea in a possible faceoff at the upcoming East Asian Cup. (www.qq.com)

TENCENT FUTURE

China's IT giant Tencent has started to reap what it harvested on the development of "open platform", with its future pending on how to strengthen mobile social networking. (www.caixin.com)