• A journalist from China Central Television (CCTV) was arrested by a district procuratorate in Shanxi province on Thursday on a charge of accepting bribes, the Beijing Youth Daily reported on Monday.
• China's drug safety watchdog has blacklisted 23 Websites for selling fake drugs or publishing illegal advertisements exaggerating the benefits of their products.
• The celebrated Peking roast duck chain, Quanjude (Group) Co, is set to open its first Taiwan restaurant in the island's southern city of Kaohsiung, but the ducks served will all be from Beijing as the island ducks aren't fat enough.

Year-end Blockbusters

The end of the year means more tickets sold at the cinema home and abroad. Are you a regular movie-goer? What's your favorite flick? Are you expecting to see any movies coming out soon?

• Sony Slashing Jobs
• Microsoft Slashing Prices
• US Cutting Jobs

• An upcoming Peking opera show will offer 'a panorama of the opera art's apparel', its costume designer says.
• NBC reportedly has signed its late-night star Jay Leno to a contract that will keep him at the network and move him to prime time.
• The late Australian actor Heath Ledger was awarded one of his country's most prestigious film awards on Saturday for his final role as The Joker in the Batman movie "The Dark Knight."

2009 Spring Festival Transportation

The Ministry of Railways predicts 188 million people are expected to travel by train during the 40-day Spring Festival travel season, up 8 percent on last year. The season runs from January 11 through February 19. The news aroused high attention.

Auto Manufacturers winning Chinese customers with smaller cars

As the global automobile industry suffers in the financial crisis, China's automobile market is feeling the pinch.