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1. Comment - Blogs

   New dawn for China? Corruption crackdown nets big and small officials

   Posted Feb 04th 2013, 03:55pm by Chinese officials behaving badly

   ... : Shenzhen policeman Wang Dengchao, 38, found guilty of embezzlement when he was among those in charge of security for the World University Games in Shenzhen in 2011, the rights group Chinese Human ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1102978/chinese-officials-behaving-badly
2. Gallery

   Photos: Chinese Lunar New Year

   Posted Feb 12th 2013, 03:43pm

   ... Photos Today in Photos Chinese Lunar New Year No ...

   http://www.scmp.com/photos/today-photos/gallery/1148674/photos-chinese-lunar-new-year
3. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   What the local media says

   Posted Jan 26th 2013, 12:00am by CHINESE PRESS

   ... to take the wages tucked in her underwear.   Wednesday, Ming Pao Daily Island Shangri-La pays bonus of 4.5 months on tourism boom Hotels and travel firms are giving great year-end bonuses, thanks ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1136208/what-local-media-says
4. News - China

   Fires kill 36 in China over new year festival

   Posted Feb 16th 2013, 02:14pm by Associated Press in Beijing

   ... News China Beijing Fire Chinese New Year Associated Press in Beijing Chinese state media say fires killed 36 people during China’s week-long Lunar New Year festival. Chinese traditionally set off fireworks to welcome in the new year and ward off evil spirits. Xinhua News Agency says more than 6,500 fires broke out across the country from Feb. 9 to Feb. 15 and caused property ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1151658/fires-kill-36-china-over-new-year-festival
5. News - China

   China tones down the celebrations

   Posted Feb 09th 2013, 02:46pm by Associated Press in Beijing

   ... News China China Chinese New Year celebrations Associated Press in Beijing Chinese New Year is traditionally a time for colourful and noisy displays of fireworks and generous-portioned banquets. This year, the festivities are likely to be a little more austere. Authorities have asked the public to set off fewer fireworks in Beijing to reduce pollution, a new anti-extravagance ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1146801/china-tones-down-celebrations
6. News - China

   I nose what to do with this snake... Performer snorts reptile

   Posted Feb 11th 2013, 06:00pm by Staff Reporter

   ... News China Lunar New Year 2013 Staff reporter Most people celebrate Chinese New Year by watching a fireworks display or a lion dance. However, this performer decided to welcome the New Year by inserting a live snake through his nose before pulling it out of his mouth during a performance at the Ditan Temple Fair celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing on February 9, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1148066/i-nose-what-do-snake-performer-snorts-reptile
7. News - China

   Retired official says family no longer receives heavy lai see packets

   Posted Feb 15th 2013, 02:06pm by Amy Li

   ... News China Comment Blogs Lai See Chinese New Year Anti-Corruptions Amy Li A retired Chinese official said he was disappointed that old acquaintances, who used to give his children lai see packets containing thousands of yuan, did not give them any this year, reported  Xinhua state news agency this week. Nothing has changed except that he’s now retired, the former official said. “In ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1150868/retired-official-says-his-family-no-longer-receives-heavy-lai-see-packets
8. News - China

   Railways Ministry stops plug-in browsers after heavy traffic crashes site

   Posted Jan 19th 2013, 11:29am by Peony Lui

   ... sparked debate among Chinese netizens. “Many workers don’t know how to get tickets online. Where can they turn to for assistance if it’s illegal for someone to help them with purchasing tickets?” ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1131572/railways-ministry-stops-plug-browsers-after-heavy-traffic-crashes-site
9. Lifestyle - Family & Education - FAMILY

   New Year's resolutions: how to make them stick

   Posted Dec 30th 2012, 12:00am by Elaine Yau

   ... Lifestyle Family & Education Family New Year Parenting Elaine Yau elaine.yau@scmp.com New Year's resolutions have a better chance of succeeding if they involve the whole family The close of a year is typically the cue to review the ups and downs of the past 12 months, rearrange priorities and make some New Year's resolutions in the hope of doing better. Although ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1114387/new-years-resolutions-how-make-them-stick
10. To our readers

    Posted Feb 06th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... Culture Time Chinese New Year Due to the holidays the SCMP will not appear tomorrow or Friday, but we'll be back on Saturday. Catch up with breaking news at www. scmp.com Kung Hei Fat Choi! ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/625682/our-readers

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