Biz Scene: Biz Unusual

Canine company

A former executive of a tourism company quit her job last year to set up a business raising rare dog breeds.

Wang Tingting invested 70,000 yuan in three pedigree puppies last year and rented the basement of a pet store to learn about rearing and grooming dogs.

Now she is breeding and selling dogs through her pet company in Wuhan.

Staff at the Guangzhou branch of a Hong Kong bank were trained to eat Western food last week.

The two-day course taught 20 bank employees about Western etiquette when it comes to food.

Wei Wei, who's been at the bank for six months, said he spent an entire day practicing spitting out bones. He said he didn't realize there were so many things to worry about when eating Western food.

(China Daily 10/26/2007 page15)