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• Dongying, a typical resource-based city in east China's Shandong Province has begun to develop clean technology and a renewable energy industry with the help of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
• Chinese scientists have found what is believed to be one of the oldest ever fossils of the mononykus (meaning "one claw") species of dinosaur, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
• Beijing's auction houses are in buoyant mood about the upcoming spring season after last year's autumn sales and the March quarterly bidding wars showed signs that China's art market is emerging well from the economic downturn.
  

[China's Champion] Taiwan-based cameramen Qi Bolin
On last year's World Environment Day, French director Luc Besson released his latest documentary, "Home". The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on earth. It shows the diversity of life on earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet.

[Tour Tips]: Tanglang Bu Chan, HuangQue Zai Hou
Tanglang Bu Chan, HuangQue Zai Hou - The mantis stalks the cicada ahead, unaware of the oriole lurking behind. Covert gains ahead without being aware of the danger behind.

[Cultural Voyage] Luxury weddings boom in China
China's wedding industry is booming thanks to higher standards of living and new fashion trends that appeal to young couples.From luxurious gowns to wedding planners, Chinese lovers have never had so many choices.

[Showbiz News]

• Jackie Chan and his "Karate Kid" co-star Jaden Smith has showed off their kung-fu skills at the Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles.
• How long does it take for an album to become double platinum? Chinese folk singer Sa Dingding's new release took less than two months.
• In a statement posted via the internet, Ricky Martin said: "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man."
• About 30,000 opera lovers in the Taiwan city of Taichung went to see a version of "Turandot" which its renowned director Zhang Yimou said "has a special effect when staged by the Chinese people."

[Strange News]

• The Chinese people are turning to online memorial services to avoid a waste of social and natural resources.
• More than $100,000 is missing in the US after a bag of cash fell from an armored car without the driver noticing.
• Police said a teenager who botched a robbery at a Utah convenience store asked the clerk not to tell his mom.
• A man who has been charged with making a naked dash through a Tennessee supermarket told police he was "bored and didn't have anything else to do."

[Real China] Stay in Big Cities or Not
In recent years, many young people have chosen to leave big cities for medium-sized ones where they can live under less pressure. Graduating college students who are looking for jobs are also weighing this question.