Culture Ministry eliminates ‘theft’

On December 21, based on an order from the Ministry of Culture, Kaixin001 and QQ changed the term “theft” in their farm games to “harvesting” and “picking.” Sou used to “steal” a black rose from another player’s plot, now you “picked” the flower.

Don’t take drunken friend home

A Nanjing resident’s blog post has triggered a discussion about the wisdom of bringing home a drunken friend. “I took my colleague home and now I have to pay 10000 yuan,” the man, surnamed Tan, wrote.

Social responsibility reports called into question

State-owned enterprises perform better than private and multinational companies in corporate social responsibility, according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). But some analysts question the report’s methodology and results.

Western Union aids migrant school

Some 688 students between the ages of 12 and 15, all children of migrant workers, graduated from a financial curriculum offered at Dandelion School, a local secondary school, thanks to the sponsorship by The Western Union Foundation.

Will the dice keep rolling? – Macau seeking to diversify economy a decade after return to China

The city in the past decade has heavily invested in building up its gambling industry, overtaking Las Vegas to become the world’s most profitable gaming center. But many residents feel that Macau needs to diversity its economy.

Tiger poacher sentenced to 12 years in jail

A man who shot dead a rare tiger in the southwest was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined 580,000 yuan, Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday.

Shaolin planning travel venture, share listing

The local government entity in charge of managing the 1,500-year-old Buddhist temple’s tourism-related assets plan to join with China Travel Service in a venture that will seek to raise up to 1 billion yuan in a share listing on either a mainland market or in Hong Kong, reports said Thursday.

British national up for execution

London’s last-minute appeal to spare a British man scheduled for execution next week fell on deaf ears. Akmal Shaikh, a former minicab boss from Kentish Town, north of London, is on death row for entering the country carrying 4 kilograms of heroin in his suitcase.

Gov’s gay bar sneaks open

There was no ribbon cutting and no celebration when the first government-backed gay bar opened last weekend. The fanfare-free opening came three weeks late, largely due to unwanted press coverage that reminded all just how touche a subject homosexuality is in China.

New report finds Internet a force of justice

Media used to be the watchdog of the government and defender of society. But today, that role is being assumed by the Internet.