WORK KILLS

A 36-year-old man died on Sunday after overworking for 38 straight days in the sweltering summer heat. Huang Hailuo worked on a construction site in Changsha, Hunan province. The impoverished family needed his overtime pay, with his daughter suffering congenital heart disease, said People's Daily on Sina Weibo.

HOT LAND

China's land sales hit a record high of 1.7 trillion yuan in the first six months, pushing up land prices in major cities, according to data released by the Ministry of Land and Resources. (www.cnr.cn)

KILLER SMOG

Air pollution still inflicted on Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei city cluster as excessive concentrations of the tiniest pollution particles - called PM2.5 were detected in all the cities of the region in the first half of the year, according to data from Ministry of Environment. (www.ifeng.com)

HEAT WAVE

There is a fine line between the human flesh and grill – cumin, an Internet user said about the scorching sun. A heat wave has swept many places in China this summer. (www.163.com)

COP FIRED

A temporary policeman has been fired for damaging a civilian's car in Central China's Henan province, sparking controversy online. (www.xinhuanet.com)

JIMMY LIN WEDS

Taiwan actor Jimmy Lin Chih-ying announced on Sina Weibo that his long-expected wedding to model Kelly Chen was set on Tuesday at a scenic beach in Thailand, four years after their son Kimi was born.

YE SHIWEN KG

Weight gain should be blamed for China's Olympic champion Ye Shiwen's hiccup in the Barcelona FINA World Championships, say some. Ye allegedly put on 5 kilograms since the London Olympics in 2012. She finished fourth in the 200m individual medley final. (www.chinanews.com)