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  • Buyers swamp car markets before rise

    2009-12-11 13:24

    Wang Xin was all-smiles as she drove off in her first car, bought at the Yayuncun auto trade market in north Beijing yesterday.

  • Hooters girls

    2009-12-11 09:59

    Cookie has been working at Hooters since it opened up in September 2007. She was among the first of Beijing's Hooters girls, an Eastern version of the iconic American waitresses known for their provocative dress and lively service

  • Survey: Excessive parking fees anger residents

    2009-12-09 09:47

    Parking expenses top the list of concerns for community homeowners according to the results of a three-week online inquiry posted on the local government's website on Monday.

  • Hunt for missing cash as manager is executed

    2009-12-09 09:30

    A former securities company branch chief was executed for embezzling almost 70 million yuan and misappropriating another 25 million yuan, the Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court said.

  • Collectors jostle for old DPRK currency

    2009-12-09 08:09

    Pyongyang's first revamp of its currency, the won, in 17 years has become a cash bonanza for collectors of old won notes.

  • Community theater open to everyone

    2009-12-07 10:48

    Located off Dongmianhua Hutong and tucked in behind the Beijing Film Academy, Penghao Theater is what you want from a tiny community theater - open to all.

  • Bonus payout continues amid financial woes

    2009-12-07 08:51

    With Christmas spending just around the corner and memories of frozen annual bonuses lingering from last year, many companies in Beijing are calming employee concerns with news they will come through with cash regardless of economic woes.

  • Restaurant to hire anti-demolition guard

    2009-12-04 10:46

    A young restaurant owner will hire an "anti-demolition nail" to help stop her business from being demolished on Dec 16.

  • Italian home styling popular among locals

    2009-12-02 11:45

    When architect and home designer Fabrizo De Leva came to China seven years ago, he didn't expect Chinese people would be so interested in Italian style

  • Landlords advised to dodge income tax

    2009-12-01 09:14

    Real estate agents are advising property owners that they don't have to pay tax on rental income, despite a government regulation ordering that they do so.

  • The secrets of Shan's 16-year success

    2009-11-27 10:07

    Special related business tips Shan Shuzhi shares with METRO reporter Qin Zhongwei the secrets of her success and some lessons she has learned during the past years.

  • Beijing's No 00001 guesthouse

    2009-11-27 09:29

    In the eyes of Shan Shuzhi, who opened the first farm guesthouse (nongjiale) in rural Beijing, running a guesthouse has always been the best job for a woman like her. Even after weathering 16 years of running her guesthouse, her passion for the job remains strong.

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