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Photo: Vampires out for "blood": A cafe in Benxi, Liaoning province, packages drinks made of blueberry and cranberry juices as medical "blood bags" for customers who want a taste of the vampire life. The blood-bag beverage costs 60 yuan ($9.67), attracting many younger customers.

Bilingual: Foreign purchases of US real estate jumped by 35 percent last year, with Chinese leading the way, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Chinese buyers have become the largest source of foreign cash in the US residential real estate market, accounting for nearly 1 in 4 dollars spent by foreigners on US housing last year, the National Association of Realtors said in its annual survey of international property sales.