The "leap year bug" crashed the fare meters of 1,500 cabs in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, because the chips in the meters didn't include Feb 29, a date that comes around only every four years. Affected cabs are waiting to get their meters repaired at designated service stations on Feb 29 in Guangzhou. [Photo/CFP]

A restaurant owner shows raw shark fin served in his restaurant in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, on Dec 29, 2011. He declared on Dec 27 on his micro blog that he would cease serving shark fin in his restaurant. And due to his huge stock of shark fin, he is inviting customers to try it for free. [Zhang Yun / China News Service]