CRI听力:Sports Lottery Sales Spike

THE BEIJING TIMES

Crackdown on Drunk Driving during World Cup

Traffic authorities across the country have reportedly dealt with over 11-thousand drunk driving cases since the start of this year's World Cup.

Police across China are vowing to continue the month-long campaign to control drunk driving by making regular stops and conducting patrols at entertainment venues.

THE BEIJING NEWS

TV Set-top Box Content Called Off

Chinese media supervisors have ordered two Internet television set-top box providers to cut off downloading channels for some streaming video sites which are suspected to contain forbidden content.

The banned programs include overseas-produced TV programs and movies which are allegedly pirated copies, or contain "politically incorrect" or pornographic content.

CHINA DAILY

Alert Passenger Spots Baby Traffickers

People on the internet have helped police catch two human trafficking suspects in Henan's capital Zhengzhou.

Someone in Zhengzhou posted the suspect's photo on social media, and it quickly spread online.

Someone recognized the couple getting off a train in Shandong and called police.
A group of 5 people are now in custody.

BEIJING YOUTH DAILY

Government Spending Plagued by Mismanagement

The National Audit Office is warning government spending remains susceptible to poor management and malpractice.

A new report notes more than 11-hundred government officials have been sanctioned for having wasted government money.

SHANGHAI DAILY

Officials Probed in Bridge Collapse

Three officials are being investigated for alleged duty dereliction following a bridge collapse in Guangdong which left 11 people dead.

Four officials, including the village committee director, two from the company which was building the bridge, and a township official, have already been detained.

GLOBAL TIMES

Sports Lottery Sales Spike

Interest in this year's World Cup has created a lot of interest in this country's sports lottery.

Daily sales are coming in at around 400 million yuan.

This is almost quadruple what the Sports Lottery was bringing in before the start of the tournament.

A similar spike was also seen during the last World Cup in South Africa.