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BeijingTwo-child policyA policy to allow married couples to have two children as long as one of them is an only child is expected to be put into effect in the capital in March, the Beijing Daily reports.mini storage The municipal legislature is examining the changes to birth-control regulations, which were proposed by the Communist Party plenum in November.Hurt by falling glassA man was cut by broken glass that fell from a nearby building, The Beijing News reports. Passers-by had to flee into a subway station after they were hit by a shower of the debris. The man injured was treated in hospital for cuts to his head. Police said the glass had been shattered on a nearby building by strong winds on Wednesday.Guangdong198 died in bike crashesTraffic violations involving electric bikes and motorcycles were a leading cause of crashes in Shenzhen this year, killing 198 people, the Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reports. The traffic and road authorities reported 942 serious crashes this year, with 47 per cent involving electric bikes and motorcycles. Battery-powered bikes have been banned on roads in the city since last year, but are still commonly used.Cross-border shoppersMore than 3.6 million people from Shenzhen shopped in Hong Kong in the 12-month period ending in September, spending over 45.5 billion yuan (HK$57.6 billion), the Nanfang Daily reports. A report by the Shenzhen Retail Business Association said more than 30 per cent of the people it surveyed shopped in Hong Kong at least once a month.HenanPensioner's big giftAn 81-year-old pensioner has sold her apartment in Beijing and donated 700,000 yuan to schools in her hometown of Puyang , the China Youth Daily reports. The woman retired in Beijing in late 1980s and has been living in a nursing home since she returned to Puyang in 2004.Tours to flee smogThe head of a county in western Henan has started promoting trips to his area for people in Zhengzhou to escape from smog, the Dahe Daily reports. The official said his county was covered in forests and was a great escape from the pollution of the city. Discounts have been offered at hotels and tourist attractions strive to bring in winter visitors.HubeiTeachers stage strikeHundreds of teachers in a county in eastern Hubei have gone on strike, the JingHua Daily reports. They staged a protest on Wednesday outside a stadium, holding up banners to demand a pay rise and also claimed a 500 yuan monthly subsidy to teachers had been embezzled by the authorities. The monthly income of teachers in the county is less than 2,000 yuan. The local education authority denied taking the subsidies, but said the government would consider increasing teachers' salaries.50,000 yuan trashedA woman threw 50,000 yuan into a rubbish bin on the street in Dangyang by mistake, but later got it back with the help of the police, the China News Service reports. The cash was wrapped in a plastic bag and was taken away by a scavenger rummaging through bins. Police found the person who took the money after studying surveillance camera footage and the cash was returned to its owner.Jiaself storagegxiAlligator sale stoppedA university student in Nanchang has been accused of trying to sell a baby alligator online, the People's Daily reports. The man had been keeping the Thai alligator as a pet. The animal, which is about 40cm long, can grow up to three metres as an adult. The man said he bought the animal online last month for 500 yuan. The local forestry authority warned that alligators were protected on the mainland and people must obtain a permit to own one.Food factories raidedThe province's food and drug administration has raided three food factories in Nanchang believed to have adulterated flour with a poisonous toxin while making noodles and dumplings, the China News Service reports. The men in charge of the workshops are under investigation by the police.ShanghaiMan stabbed to deathA man in his 30s was stabbed to death by a stranger at Lujiazui station on the Shanghai subway, the Shanghai Morning Post reports. The attack happened at 2.30pm on Thursday after the two men had an argument in a public toilet. Police said the attacker got into the station with a kitchen knife and without buying a ticket. The killing triggered a debate online about the effectiveness of subway station security checks.Tourist spot defacedA pillar in the sightseeing hall on the 99th floor of the Shanghai World Financial Centre, the tallest building in the city, has been defaced with graffiti, Eastday.com reports. Three people's names were carved on the pillar along with a birthday greeting.Xinjiang'Bogus landlords scam'Two women in their 20s are to stand trial in Urumqi for fraud after allegedly posing as landlords, Ts.cn reports. The women are accused of using a fake ID card to rent several flats across the city and then scamming eight would-be tenants out of over 100,000 yuan.Cold case arrestA 42-year-old man has been arrested in Aksu prefecture on suspicion of killing a woman and injuring her daughter 18 years ago in Jingmen in Hubei province, People.com.cn reports. The man is believed to have fled and lived a secret life in Xinjiang . The man was reported to have told the police he was in a dispute with a fishmonger in Jingmen at the time of the crime. He was accused of killing the man's wife and daughter in revenge.ZhejiangBig river clean-upThe provincial authorities are to spend an estimated 68 billion yuan treating polluted rivers and developing water infrastructure, the Zhejiang Zaixian news website reports. The province plans to clean-up all rivers polluted by rubbish by the end of next year and carry out substantial improvements to those contaminated by chemicals. The authorities will also develop rubbish disposal and sewage treatment works in rural areas by 2017.No driving in snow bootsA police officer in Ningbo has warned motorists against wearing snow boots while driving after an crash in Jiaxing in which a woman failed to brake properly, the Zhejiang Zaixian news website reports. The officer said the thick soles of snow boots could easily get stuck between the accelerator and brake pedals. The woman suffered minor injuries in the crash.迷你倉