a letter to the european union's environmental regulator laid out the plans to test their cities along with low emissions electric car incentives and retrofitting of vehicles germany is facing fines from brussels for not doing enough to reduce emissions to meet your standards. much of asia is about to shut down for several days for traditional celebrations as the year of the dog begins the chaotic scenes as millions of people make their way home but not before spending a lot of money on gifts. the. old city is awash in gold the colors of the year's festival red is for luck and gold for wealth in the new year for retailers it's the most important shopping season as people buy gifts for their loved ones and decorations for their homes to welcome the year of the dog. it's also high season for the city's florists.