Recommended Reads: The winter chill, the Olympic frenzy and mobile surveillance
By Jos H.L. KurstjensAround Shanghai
New York Times: Plan to Extend Shanghai Rail Line Stirs Middle Class to Protest
AFP: Shanghai metro apologises to kissing couple in Internet video
Xinhua: Shanghai aims to become national trendsetter
AFP: Beckham to play in Shanghai
China Daily: Shanghai to base growth on service industry
The New Year Chill
AFP: Snow storms cause deaths in China ahead of Lunar New Year
AP: Heavy snow in China strands 150,000
AFP: Snow causes chaos in China as millions head home for Lunar New Year
SCMP: Storms bring food-shortage fear [Subscription required]
Times Online: China feels new year chill as coal shortage bites
The Olympic Frenzy
CNN: China braces for Olympic wedding blitz
Sydney Morning Herald: Field of dreams ... fields of dust for Olympics
Xinhua: Beijing seeks homestay accommodations for Olympics visitors
Reuters: Beijing has tickets glut after sales mismatch
Miscellaneous
Xinhua: China lifts bird flu quarantine in Xinjiang
AFP: China's mobile network: a big brother surveillance tool?
AFP: Visitors barred from Freedom City 'crime' scene in Beijing
