Floating haze makes it all the way up to Lhasa, Personal Tailor gets mixed reviews, and 1,000 kilos of carp are released into a river, only to be snatched up again 100 meters away.
Fish grab
In order to increase the carp population of a river, 20 people in Jinan, capital city of Shandong province, bought 1,000 kilograms of carp and released them into the river.
However, 100 meters away, 50 people were waiting to grab the fish, some casting nets and some jumping directly into the freezing water. 
Haze over Lhasa
On Friday, the floating dust hovering over the sky in North China reached Lhasa, capital of Tibet autonomous region, leading to the area's first hazy day of the year.
The haze will reduce visibility, and experts suggest people wear masks when they go outside.
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Panda fur goes white
Black-ringed eyes are a panda's signature look. But the fur around the eyes of a zoo panda in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang province, is turning white, Xinhua reported.
The zoo said the panda probably caught dust mites.
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Li Yapeng criticized
A netizen blew the whistle against former actor Li Yapeng on Weibo, saying that Li used the money he collected from a charity foundation on real estate, and his divorce from Faye Wong was because Wong could not go along with his money-grabbing.
Li's assistant denied the accusation, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on its official Weibo that it hopes the truth will come out soon.
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Personal Tailor reactions
Feng Xiaogang's latest film Personal Tailor received both praise and criticism since its premiere on Wednesday. Some netizens criticized the movie on Weibo, while feedback from viewers on the street was positive.
Incomplete statistics showed that box office receipts exceeded 84 million yuan ($13.8 million) in two days.
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Lin Chih-ying answers critics
Popular Taiwan idol Jimmy Lin Chih-ying responded to criticism from Fang Zhouzi, a well-known micro blog opinion leader, who accused Lin of investing in an unlicensed collagen product and overstating its effectiveness to raise the price.
Lin said the product had passed quality tests in Zhejiang and Shanghai, and procedures for selling the product was legitimate. Also, it's priced at 36 yuan ($5.90) a bottle, no more expensive than other products on the market.
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Online testimony not binding
Expert said online testimony might have no legal validity.
A website that provides online testimony service is becoming popular. Users pay 59 yuan ($9.70) a year to upload their testimony onto the website, and the website will send it to designated people when needed. Lawyers said online testimony is not a legal form of testifying according to China's laws. 
Website attack
The website and Weibo of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, were attacked on Wednesday from overseas, causing the website to become inaccessible intermittently.
Insiders said it could be related to the bank's latest effort to regulate Bitcoins, which caused prices to drop, irritating some people. The website is being restored.
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