The morning rush hour in Beijing was just about as bad as usual Monday, despite new rules that were meant to take 20 percent of the vehicles off the roads, city officials said. There were serious jams on parts of the Second and Third Ring Roads... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Mon, Apr 13 2009
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