. >>> baimg beijing is setting up weibo. it is a chinese version of twitter. the authority friday announced new regulations that obligate users of weibo to provide a real name and other personal information to the operating company when setting up accounts. the regulations include a ban on writing messages, calling for rallies or gatherings, also require the operating kwp to tie in monitoring of messages and report to police of illegalities found. increasing number of chinese people use the online service to criticize the government. following a fatal high speed rail crash in july, critical comments on weibo forced the government to take additional measures to cope with the accident. observers say china wants to suppress public criticism of the government ahead of next year's communist party convention when a new leadership will be chosen. >>> the indian central bank has taken a new tack in its fight against the effects of an economic slowdown. it had been hiking interest rates to deal with inflation but now says it's keeping rates on hold and may start cuttin