THE morning rush hour in Beijing was about as bad as usual yesterday, despite new rules meant to take 20 percent of the vehicles off the roads, city officials said. There was serious congestion on parts of the... ...full story at Shanghai Daily
from Shanghai Daily on Mon, Apr 13 2009
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