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  • Dodgy service centers take overflow of faulty HP laptops

    2010-03-23 10:09

    After a quality problem involving laptops produced by Hewlett-Packard (HP) was recently exposed in China, phony service centers are lapping up business from the brand's troubled users.

  • Status changes whip crowd into hysterical laughter

    2010-03-22 08:09

    "Judge thy neighbor," rather than "love thy neighbor," was the theme of a bilingual workshop on a recent Wednesday evening.

  • Shakespeare, with an improvised twist

    2010-03-22 08:09

    Shakespeare Revelries, a Beijing actors group, improvises the world's most famous plays

  • Job fair promotes low-carbon firms

    2010-03-22 07:55

    Several hundred graduates rushed to the first job fair for low-carbon professionals on Sunday in Beijing, but despite "low carbon" being a popular industry catchphrase, that was not the event's main attraction.

  • Tax officer convicted of taking bribes appeals sentence

    2010-03-22 07:55

    The former vice-head of the Beijing Chongwen District Local Taxation Bureau who accepted 1 million yuan in bribes from a real estate developer, has appealed to the City's No 1 Intermediate Court for a lenient sentence.

  • Fraudster jailed for life for big con

    2010-03-22 07:55

    A Madoff-style fraudster who swindled 660 million yuan from a bank in the form of loans has been jailed for life at a Beijing court.

  • Proposal to turn area into recreation district

    2010-03-19 08:06

    The Shijingshan Amusement Park unveiled an ambitious plan to become the nation's largest outdoor recreation complex through expansion on Thursday.

  • Silk Street renovated to get rid of phony goods

    2010-03-19 08:06

    Beijing's Silk Street market, a popular shopping destination for international tourists, will reopen fully on Friday following a five-day renovation period that aimed to drive out fake goods.

  • Used property sales bounce back after tax induced slump

    2010-03-18 07:50

    Beijing's second-hand housing market appears to be witnessing a revival, after a lengthy low caused by a strict tax policy.

  • Survey shows office workers seeking out luxury goods

    2010-03-18 07:50

    As a sign of growing affluence following the economic crisis, a survey by MSN China showed luxury products are regular purchases among a third of the white-collar workers it surveyed in Beijing.

  • More high-priced land snapped up for profit

    2010-03-18 07:50

    Poly Beijing Real Estate Limited, a subsidiary of the State-owned conglomerate China Poly Group, was among the latest successful bidders to snap up high-priced residential land in Chaoyang district, grabbing a slice of scarce real estate on Wednesday for 5.04 billion yuan.

  • Tycoon tells university delegation of his US plans

    2010-03-17 07:54

    The head of one of China's largest private construction companies says he is considering expanding his business operations to the United States.

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