Cartoon cat sparks row in China: A copyright infringement row over cartoon cat Garfield has set fur flying in China. US firm Paws Incorporated has accused three Chinese companies of publishing Garfield books without permission.
China acts to tackle Aids spread: China has for the first time introduced laws specifically targeting the spread of Aids and outlawing discrimination against victims of infectious diseases. China's regions must also strengthen Aids prevention programmes, including tightening up blood donation measures. Some 840,000 people in China have HIV, which causes Aids, officials say.
China's pearl industry boom: The Deching region of China is home to one of the country's most traditional industries, pearl farming. Its abundant fresh water lakes are filled with China's most prized pearls.
Cashing in on Tibet's religious traditions: On an early afternoon at Sera monastery, just outside Lhasa, Tibetan monks debate theology in time-honoured tradition across a leafy sunlit courtyard. It could be a scene from centuries past, were it not for the presence of a grinning tourist standing alongside a monk, mimicking his movements for a holiday snap.
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