"Shenyang government on move" from South China Morning Post

"LIAONING - Shenyang's government headquarters will be moved to a southern suburb of the provincial capital, the Liaoshen Evening News reports. Shenyang mayor Chen Haibo told representatives of Hong Kong and Macau investors on Monday that the city headquarters of the Communist Party, the government, People's Congres and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference would all move. He did not give a time frame for the shift.

"Crackdown on greeting cards" from South China Morning Post

"LIONING - Authorities in Shenyang have banned all government departments from purchasing and mailing greeting cards for the Lunar New Year, which begins on February 3, The Beijing News reports. Government departments are encouraged to use text message and e-cards for greetings, instead of paper greeting cards and postcards, which are seen as environmentally unfriendly and a waste of money."