I have found a summary of Chinese news from the Daily Telegraph here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/

including this:


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/china-economic-slowdown/4862739/Postcards-from-the-Edge-China-turns-to-gold-in-hard-times.html

Postcards from the Edge: China turns to gold in hard times



The world's shops may be empty and consumers nursing their savings at home but
one product in China is bucking the trend: golden bulls.





Chinese savers alarmed at the economic crash and short of other safe
investments for their money have headed to the gold markets.

The most popular item every spring is the animal associated with the Chinese
new year, and 2009 is the Year of the Bull...