
- Landscape lights switched on again in Shanghai [Xinhua]
"Shanghai switches on its landscape lights on Friday night after a lapse of more than four weeks. " - Shanghai Cancels Art Exhibition [NY Times]
"An exhibition of works by the artist Zhang Huan, right, was canceled by Shanghai’s local government just before it was to open this week at the Shanghai Art Museum. The Shanghai Cultural Bureau, which oversees the museum, declined to comment on Friday, as did museum officials and Mr. Zhang. But people in Shanghai closely involved with the exhibition said government officials seemed to be troubled by some of his installation works, including two sculptures, “Giant 1” and “Giant 2,” 16-foot-tall deformed creatures with human faces and body parts made from cowhide." - China denies plan to scrap one-child policy - report [Reuters]
"China has denied that it is studying the abandonment of its decades-old one-child policy, local media reported on Sunday, days after an official said the country was considering incremental changes." - NZ police on deport Pumpkin dad Naiyin Xue duty [Herald Sun]
"Two New Zealand police officers yesterday left for the US to bring back the father of abandoned toddler Qian Xun Xue." - China Cracks Down on Illegal Online Wildlife Trade [National Geographic]
"Authorities in China recently launched a crackdown on Web sites that openly trade in animal products made from threatened species, experts say." - China's Firefox growth kicks Aussies off top user list [Builderau]
"Australia has missed out making it into a list of countries containing the most Firefox users, with the number of Chinese users of the browser taking over Australian ones between November and December." - China's basketball star Yao to go under the knife [AFP]
"China's giant centre Yao Ming will undergo surgery Monday to fix a stress fracture in his left foot, the Houston Rockets announced on Saturday."
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