NewAround the nation: Chinese beggar's income buys him two flats in Beijing

A 47-year-old man has been detained for feigning disability and begging in the subway, Beijing Youth Daily reports. The man said he earned 20,000 yuan (HK$25,000) a month by dressing shabbily and sitting on the ground, dragging himself across the floor with his hands, and the money helped him buy two flats in Beijing. He said he used to earn only 2,000 yuan a month as a migrant worker.

Beijing police have arrested more than 1,500 drug addicts so far this year, double that for the same period last year, the Beijing Evening News reports. This year, police cracked down on more than 300 drug trade cases and seized 80kg worth of drugs.