March 13, 2010 | LATEST STORIES, PHOTOS & VIDEO:

Chou Nü Wudi, China’s Ugly Betty

A preview of the new Hunan TV series "Ugly Wudi," adapted from the American comedy "Ugly Betty." The show premiered on September 28.

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The Shenzhou 7 launch

CCTV1's video of Shenzhou 7's launch, and a quick glimpse inside mission control.

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China space launch preview (2)

Taiwan's CTi TV shows 3D animation of every step of the launch, spacewalk, and return to Earth, plus much more space coverage.

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China space launch preview (1)

Taiwan's CTi TV (Cheng T'ien TV) gives a whirlwind wrap-up of pre-launch news, including analysis of articles from South China Morning Post, Agence France-Presse, and the AP, plus some commentary on the ties between tainted milk brand Sanlu and China's space program.

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The boy in the iron chain

"The thirty-five-year-old father has no choice but to lock his son up with an iron chain beside the window, which has been going on for three years."

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Thank you very much, Sanlu!

"Anhui Province's Secretary for the Provincial Committee of the CPC sent his congratulations: Thanks, Hebei Sanlu for making poisoned milk powder. Kidney stones are worse than big-headed babies. The people of Anhui candidly admit defeat."

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Tracking down fake plates

"A team of traffic police on Taibai Road created a method to inspect forged or altered motor vehicle plates; some irregularities were corrected."

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What are they doing?

"Thumbs up! Police are people, too. During down-time at work, resting for a bit, it's also understandable."

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Shaolin monks: hardmen or softies?

FROM IFENG.COM: Among secular kung fu masters, this suggestion provokes ironic smiles. The true reason the monks will not compete, they say, is because they are nervous of losing, thereby compromising the Shaolin mystique, and the significant income that flows from it.

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Free of Charge

An original account by Steve Cotner, reconstructed from eyewitness testimony. "The policeman asks questions for a long time about her intentions, about the nature of her organization, until the British woman asks, smiling, 'Can you loosen the chair?' Watching the young man as he translates, the policeman says hao and goes through the door in the wall."

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