Top 10 Search List (July 27)

Today's Baidu Beat: A Henan man dies in police custody, Chinese prosecutors indict Gu Kailai, and netizens fall in love with javelin-throwing guinea pigs. Recorded at 12:00 p.m.

1. 河南呕吐死 (Hénán ǒutù sǐ) Public interest in the suspicious death of Henan resident Yu Gangfeng continues to grow. Three days after police in Dancheng, Henan arrested Yu for allegedly stealing an automobile, Yu died in police custody. Dancheng police claimed that Yu died from uncontrollable vomiting; Yu's family and other residents allege that he was tortured. English-language story here.

2. 郭晶晶霍家过夜（Guō Jīngjīng) Hong Kong media outlets report that retired Olympian and Chinese sports icon Guo Jingjing will finally wed Hong Kong business tycoon Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, ending years of speculation over the couple's status. Chinese-language story here.

3. 薄谷开来 (Bō Gǔ Kāilái) Chinese prosecutors have charged the wife of disgraced politician Bo Xilai with murder. After months of speculation over Gu's fate, the official indictment alleges that Gu Kailai and an aide, Zhang Xiaojun, conspired to poison British national Neil Heywood. Bo Guagua, Bo and Gu's son, was mentioned in the indictment, but only by his last name, suggesting that he is not a suspect in the case. English-language article in the New York Times here.

4. 金正恩已婚 (Jīn Zhèngēn) North Korean "dear leader" Kim Jong Un's stylish (by North Korean standards) new wife is turning heads west of the border. Ri Solju (or Jin Zhengen in Chinese) was a former cheerleader, singer, and student at Kim Il-Sung University. Plenty of English-language news available for this one.

5. 跨栏（kuà lán) Searches for "kualan", or "hurdling", surged today as a British publishing company's "Guinea Pig Olympics" calendar found its way onto the Chinese web. The calendar features digitally doctored images of guinea pigs twirling, diving, and propelling javelins. No word on China's medal count. English article here.

6. 朝鲜女足退赛 (Cháoxiǎn nǚ zú tuì sài）Perhaps Mitt Romney was right after all. During the first day of Olympic competition, game organizers mistakenly displayed the South Korean flag while introducing North Korea's women's soccer team. After an hour's delay, the North Koreans salvaged national pride by downing Columbia, 2-0. English-language story here.

7. 蔡喜宏 (Cài Xǐhóng) China's military announced the appointment of Colonel Cai Xihong as garrison commander of a newly created base off the South China Sea. China's creation of the new "city" of Sansha — a secluded island in the South China Sea — has stoked anger in the Philippines and Vietnam, which dispute China's territorial claims in the region. English article here.

8. 南航迫降 (Nánháng pò jiàng) A China Southern Airlines flight from Heilongjiang to Guangzhou was forced to make an emergency landing at an airport near Hangzhou after passengers detected smoke in the cabin. No injuries were reported. English-language article here.

9. 日本西班牙 (Rìběn Xībānyā) Japan's men's soccer team pulled off a surprise win against Spain in an early Olympic match Thursday. Japan's 1-0 victory came on forward Yuki Otsu's first-half goal. Article here.

10. 赛艇 (sàitǐng) "Rowing." Chinese netizens seem to be freshening up on their knowledge of rowing in advance of the first London Olympic heats tomorrow.

Courtesy of our friends at Tea Leaf Nation.