02 Local writer nominated for Dublin literary award “The Road To Shenzhen,” an original English novel penned by local writer Huang Guosheng, has been nominated for this year’s International Dublin Literary Award, becoming the only work by a Chinese writer in the competition this year - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 04 6 million exempt from income tax Chinese people saw the tax expenses on their October payslips drop drastically after new tax brackets were adopted Oct. 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 06 Animal cruelty must be banned Cruelty to animals must be stopped in China because it is totally not in line with our ethics and code of conduct - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 07 Liu Guoliang elected CTTA president Grand Slam champion-turned coach Liu Guoliang was elected the new president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) on Saturday - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 