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  • Merchants pass old off as new

    2010-07-13 09:48

    Merchants at the Zhongguancun electronics market in the capital are scrambling to buy second-hand high-end electronics products and pass them off as new in their stores in one of the year's busiest times for the scam.

  • Import tax to be levied on more parcels sent from overseas

    2010-07-13 09:48

    More postal parcels arriving in China from other countries will be subject to an import tax from Sept 1, according to the latest customs regulation.

  • Thriller novelist began on Internet

    2010-07-12 10:39

    A man dressed only in black edged his way onto the stage as music set the mood. It was enough for the audience to scream in a wild frenzy. This man, Xu Lei, is an author and a legend at the age of 28.

  • Finding beauty among the trash

    2010-07-12 10:36

    After a year and a half of taking photos while traveling around the capital's dumpsites in his minivan home, Wang Jiuliang has finally settled down and exhibited his work.

  • Profits sparkle for gemstone business

    2010-07-12 10:24

    Sporting a D&G T-shirt, a pair of Lagerfeld jeans, a Tiffany necklace and a Louis Vuitton bracelet, Wan Zihong, chairman of M&L plaza, is living proof of the grip of elite branding.

  • Diamonds becoming an investor's best friend

    2010-07-12 10:21

    After problems in the housing sector and stock market, many wealthy Beijingers are looking for some razzle dazzle from the precious stone.

  • Lure of money and jobs draws European model to China

    2010-07-09 09:50

    While most people coming to China do so to embrace a sense of rugged adventure, Adrienn Zarka did it to find refuge - and success - from the over competitive nature of the modeling industry in Hungary.

  • Beauty prefers the freedom and chaos of ad freelancing

    2010-07-09 09:50

    Wang Linna usually begins her working day in a state of chaos. She wakes up around noon and finds plenty of missed calls on her cell phone from people she needs to call back.

  • Rebellious Taiwan star shows ocean of creativity

    2010-07-08 09:38

    Pop star Richie Ren used to scuffle with classmates, put his hair in weird plaits and skip school just to be rebellious when he was a teenager.

  • Wire walker proud of his lofty record

    2010-07-08 09:01

    Adili Wuxor also believes his achievement was set at the highest elevation.

  • Never tired of gorgeous women

    2010-07-07 11:18

    While most Chinese men may envy photographer Liu Jianan, whose camera is often focused on beautiful women, he insists his work is tough, citing a schedule that includes 20-hour days for as long as two months in a row.

  • Cleaner sweeps his way to the top

    2010-07-06 13:25

    While most people look for a job that commands power and respect, Zhang Xizhong has kept his outlook down-to-earth by starting an "underground" career as a sewage system worker.

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