In an effort to plug the gaping money hole the Birds Nest stadium has turned into after the Olympics, CITIC Investment Holdings has given up its management rights to the Chinese government. We wonder whatll happen if even the government thinks its 200,000RMB a day upkeep is too expensive to handle. [AFP] An author details the slight craziness that comes with renovating an apartment in China (Dalian for him). After the carpentry and wiring were done and the workers paid, the extortion letters cam