Main Stories in today's BON News:

Hybrid Rice Fights Hunger
New Space Center
Free Bicycle For Hire
Poll Tire Tariff Tiff
Straight From The Street: Importance Of The Military
Net Check: Anniversary Security Concerns
Feature: Saving China's Street Kids

We're right in the middle of holiday season with Christmas and New Year behind us, but Chinese New Year fast approaching. This year, the lunar New Year coincides with Valentine's Day, another western festival that is often also celebrated in China.

With the increasing prevalence of western festivals marked in China, we asked ordinary Chinese residents want they first thought of when they think of Chinese culture. Here's what they had to say in today's edition of Straight from the Street.

Sino-US Cancer Center Founded
Shanghai Tougher On Smoking
More Road Traffic Deaths
Should I Stay Or Should I Go
News Credibility
Returned PHD Suicide
Nanluoguxiang Street Fest

Ancius introduces the Chinese character for “center”, which is also the symbol for China.

With corruption cropping up in many areas of society as we've just heard, we asked ordinary Chinese citizens for their views on the topic. Here's what they had to say in today's edition of Straight from the Street.

Following on from that case of classroom beating, we went out onto the streets of Beijing to ask people here: Is it ever OK for teachers to use physical punishments in the classroom? Here’s what people had to say in today’s Straight from the Street.