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A 99-year-old Beijing man became the oldest criminal defendant ever charged in Beijing, after going on trial for allegedly swindling 750,000 RMB from an American. Zhou Zhiping, born in 1910, seems to have Nigerian scammed his victim. He claimed to be a ex-provincial governor during the Nationalist rule of China, and said he needed help to unfreeze Nationalist assets held in the United States. Because of his age, Zhou was released on bail. He could face 10 years to life (whichever comes first) in found guilty. Source: Reuters

It’s cold, it’s wet. It’s the perfect time to catch up with the overseas movie scene. Coincidentally, it’s Oscar season and a whole slew of ‘good’ films are just appearing in the shops here. A widely heralded good year for quality films (2007) has come face to face with the WGA writer’s strike, now into its third month in Hollywood. The Golden Globes were reduced to an hour long press conference announcing the winners. If the strike over future royalty rates on downloaded films isn’t resolved soon then the Oscars are next. The big stars are already resigned to making the most of the British Baftas.