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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
After problems in the housing sector and stock market, many wealthy Beijingers are looking for some razzle dazzle from the precious stone.
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.
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.
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.
Adili Wuxor also believes his achievement was set at the highest elevation.
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.
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.