Trending across China

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-01-03 10:03

More provinces are getting richer, Shenzhen official prosecuted for bribes, ticket scalpers seize online opportunities, composer Li Taixiang passes, Weibo now offers personalized year-end reviews, and Microsoft plans to end its Windows XP support, it's all trending now across China.

Be silent and obedient

"(If you) want to protect your rights, (you) should go to the US, this is China and its people should be silent and obedient," said a local official in Xinxiang, Henan province, a statement that has gone viral online.

It was reported that the statement came after a recent demolition organized by the local government on Dec 31, which has been denied by local authorities, Xinhua News Agency reported.

China's rich provinces

Many provinces in China have become extremely wealthy according to their gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012. For example, Guangdong province, which topped the country in 2012, is once again predicted to do the same as its GDP is expected to exceed one trillion USD for 2013, a figure comparable to that of the country ranked 16th worldwide, according to yicai.com.

But analysts have said China is still faced with the tough task of transitioning to a sustainable economy.

Property-hoarding official prosecuted

Shenzhen People's Procuratorate began public prosecution against Zhou Weisi, an official with the city's Longgong district's street office on charges of taking bribes, yicai.com reported Friday.

Zhou, who owned property worth 2 billion yuan, was suspected of taking bribes totaling 56 million yuan, the report said. Zhou was arrested in February 2013, and his case also involves high-level officials within other departments from the district, the report also said.

China's fraudster lawmaker passed on to courts

Hoarding tickets online

Ticket scalpers can use fake IDs to buy more tickets online via the country's official train ticket-booking website www.12306.cn because the website fails to check ID information, Beijing News reported.

Although ticket scalpers cannot pick up tickets, they can still resell them at higher prices when they find buyers and then refund their tickets online, the report said.

Famous composer dies

Taiwan composer Li Taixiang died of thyroid cancer on Thursday at the age of 73, according to sina.com.cn.

Many people are familiar with his music, such as the song of The Olive Tree.

Weibo's year-end review

Online users can get a year-end summary of their own Weibo account from 2013 at http://t.cn/8ku7hgu.

Summaries include information, such as the number of posts a person has written, how many of them have been forwarded and who frequently made comments on his or her Weibo page, for the entire year.

Business after Windows XP

US-based software giant Microsoft will stop its Windows XP support beginning April 8, in a measure to encourage customers to use its latest operating system Windows 8, according to sina.com.cn.

Many domestic companies who want to protect their operating systems are working to develop their software to support Windows XP since they believe not all users will be willing to upgrade their operating system to a new one, the report said.

Related: Microsoft launches Windows 8

Medical insurance benefits increased

Beijing residents will receive better medical insurance - half of their money can be refunded when total medical fees are within 50,000 yuan, and the reimbursement rate will rise to 60 percent when such fees exceed 50,000 yuan, National Business Daily reported.

The latest policy aims to help people reduce their medical expenses, especially for those who are suffering from serious diseases, the report said.