Veteran Taiwan singer Jay Chou tops the 2012 China Celebrity List published in the May issue of Forbes China, the licensed Chinese-language edition of Forbes.
Shanghai authorities say tap water quality remains normal as the tally of dead pigs pulled from rivers in and near Shanghai tops 13, 000, South China Morning Post adds.
But judging by the results of the most recent world championships another highly accurate tool for predicting Olympic success China projects to dominate the games as never before, winning 43 gold medals and 103 overall, tops in both categories for the first time, according to an analysis by the Italian Olympics expert Luciano Barra.