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  • Closed business hits hard at customers and staff

    2010-01-28 09:58

    Chen Jinlin was both tired and anxious when she finally arrived at express delivery DDS's Beijing branch, a building outside of the East Fifth Ring Road.

  • China unlocks door to foreign security firms

    2010-01-28 09:52

    Beijing police ran a media event at Wangfujing on Tuesday to highlight a significant change in the security industry that allows foreign firms to get into the market.

  • Panasonic staff continue protest

    2010-01-28 09:49

    More than 200 employees blocked the gate of a factory belonging to Panasonic Corporation of China for the fourth day yesterday in a desperate attempt to secure a better severance deal.

  • Mortgage loans harder to get after govt policy

    2010-01-27 09:55

    Commercial banks in Beijing are tightening their first apartment loan policy and adopting a stricter qualification check on clients who want to buy a second apartment, insiders said.

  • PhD students see books turn black

    2010-01-27 09:39

    More than 40,000 PhD candidates attending 35 universities in Beijing should find it a little easier to concentrate on their studies this year after learning they will benefit from the sharpest increase in stipends for 30 years.

  • Wage dispute ends in kidnap drama

    2010-01-26 09:11

    A man is in custody and a woman is safe after a kidnap drama unfolded in Daxing on Sunday.

  • Love trinkets shelved at new sorrow store

    2010-01-25 11:05

    Memories of love might be an issue for jilted partners worldwide, but one man in Beijing has found a profitable way to keep them alive without upsetting new relationships. And business is booming.

  • Experts seek ways to keep the roof on housing prices

    2010-01-25 10:47

    A property tycoon has questioned the government's commitment to keeping a lid on rising property prices after it was revealed that the housing market is now responsible for half of the capital's GDP.

  • Jian Wai SOHO dispute takes on new twist

    2010-01-25 09:56

    Seven property owners selected from around 1,400 households in the premium Jian Wai SOHO complex will today begin work on setting up an owners' committee that will represent all owners in complicated economic conflicts with property management companies.

  • Money flying as desperate dash home begins

    2010-01-22 14:11

    Zhou Geng appeared out of nowhere.

  • Restaurants 'fully booked' for Chinese New Year's Eve

    2010-01-22 09:27

    Popular restaurants in Beijing are almost fully booked for Chinese New Year's Eve, with three weeks to go before the most important annual dinner.

  • Demand for fur coats heats up in coldest winter

    2010-01-21 09:33

    Wang Zhongyuan bought a 10,000-yuan black beaver coat in October and the 25-year-old is now looking around Beijing's shopping malls for another one for her mother.

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