Thousands trapped in China snow: Almost 250,000 people in north-western China have been trapped by heavy snowfall, as the country faces its worst winter in 20 years. Temperatures have plummeted to -43C [-45F], and snow is blanketing large parts of Xinjiang province.
Microsoft Shuts Blog's Site After Complaints by Beijing: Microsoft has shut the blog site of a well-known Chinese blogger who uses its MSN online service in China after he discussed a high-profile newspaper strike that broke out here one week ago.
Privacy rule angers China police: Police in the Chinese city of Nanjing are angry at a new demand to disclose details of their private lives. The new order, part of an effort to stamp out corruption, requires police officers to tell their superiors if they are getting married or divorced.
Cantonese Is Losing Its Voice: Speakers of the spicy tongue that can make words of love sound like a fight are having to learn its linguistic kin, the mellower Mandarin.
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