Today's Links: Naughty boys, China's own Google Earth, and digital film festivals
Russian Concession trophy
- Deadly sex story puts 2 bloggers in court [Shanghai Daily] "The widow of the late Chinese film director Xie Jin has filed a libel lawsuit against twin-brother bloggers for claiming her husband died while having sex with a prostitute."
- Beijing teen hot-wires bus, causes chaos [AP] "A 13-year-old boy apparently hot-wired a public bus and took it on a joyride in downtown Beijing and crashed it into a dozen vehicles in a scene witnesses likened to a blockbuster movie, state media reported Monday."
- China plans to launch its own 'Google Earth' [China Economic Net]"Compared with Google Earth, the pictures provided by the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping feature higher resolution and cover a wider range of national territory. As long as the place is not subject to significant security restrictions, online users can search wherever they want in the country."
- Shanghai Russian Concession Sports Trophy Sold On eBay [Thomas Crampton]"This being Oscars season, here is a remarkable 1935 Russian Regiment sports trophy from Shanghai that just sold on Ebay to someone in the Russian Federation. Measuring 3.7/8 (inches) highs, 1.5/8 in diameter and weighing 37grams or 1.1/4ozs, the trophy sold for 1,451 pounds."
- China expects Tibet to celebrate, or else [Los Angeles Times]"Instead of planning festivities to mark their beloved New Year's, Tibetans want to remember those who died in last year's protests against Chinese rule. But Beijing has other ideas."
- Tudou and CFGC announce digital film festival for Shanghai despite lawsuit [Interfax]"The cooperation comes despite a lawsuit brought by CFGC against Tudou last month over Tudou's alleged unauthorized rebroadcasting of the CFGC movie Red Cliff. CFGC has asked Hangzhou West Lake District People's Court that Tudou award it RMB 495,360 ($72,468) in damages."
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