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Cheng Mingliang press his finger print on confession

Gangsters under custody

Former district legislator and business tycoon Chen Mingliang, accused of running a mafia-style gang, was brought for his trial under heavy security, as hundreds of residents crowded the gates of the court to witness the proceedings yesterday.

Chen, 52, with his 34-member gang, faces 16 charges of abetting prostitution, drug trafficking, murder and corruption.

Akmal Shaikh will be executed in China 2009.12.29, it seems like the Chinese court want him to have a Christmas before his execution.

In Yahoo's report on 22 Dec. 2009, "China says trial for condemned Briton was fair", the report author "CARA ANNA" using a partial tone to cry for that Briton, Akmal Shaikh, who selling Heroin in China.

Here is that report:

China on Tuesday dismissed an appeal from Prime Minister Gordon Brown to spare a British man set to be executed next week for drug smuggling, saying he had a fair trial despite concerns he suffers mental health problems and was duped into the crime.

Akmal Shaikh, 53, was sentenced in a half-hour trial in October 2008 for taking a suitcase containing almost 9 pounds (4 kilograms) of heroin into the far western Chinese city of Urumqi. China's highest court has rejected his appeal and his execution is set for Dec. 29.

Shanghai Subway collision on site.

Traffic on a pivotal subway line in Shanghai resumed at noon time Tuesday, five hours after its closure for system failure and a subsequent collision of two trains.

Stranded passengers were evacuated from the two collided trains at 11:00 a.m. and the traffic on the Shanghai Subway Line 1 was resumed one hour later. No injuries were reported.

It was the most expensive matchmaking party ever held in Beijing. There were 21 single billionaires, 22 single women and an admission fee of 100,000 yuan.

Love has a price. But this much? That is the central question of a heated debate taking place among Chinese netizens on whether these moneyed romantics have gone too far.

The party took place on Sunday night in Beijing Jun Wang Fu, a luxury hotel near Chaoyang Park known for its Qing Dynasty-style decor.