China launches new 'harder to fake' 100 yuan note

China on Thursday put into circulation a new version of its 100-yuan banknote -- the highest denomination available in the world's second-largest economy -- with added golden touches that the government said was harder to forge. The note, worth just under $16, retains its overall red colour, with Communist founder Mao Zedong on one side and Beijing's Great Hall of the People on the other. More security features were added, including widening the security strip, to make it "easier for machines to