The Expo has opened the door to numerous opportunities for the city's budding entrepreneurs.
On the outskirts of Beijing sits the Motor Vehicle Administration department, located at the east Fourth Ring Road, near the southwestern edge of the Shibalidian South Bridge. It's a place most foreigners never visit, unless they want a Chinese driver's license.
Flat as a mahjong board, the guide book begins, "Beijing is perfect for cycling." I'd like to respectfully disagree.
More CEOs and entrepreneurs are networking on tailor-made tourist trips and bringing booming business to travel companies
In an area full of shabby bungalows north of the Temple of Heaven in southern Beijing, a garden is perched on the roof of a traditional courtyard home. Visitors who step up onto the roof are welcomed by bird chirps and green vines under the blue sky. In the center of the balcony, red fishes are swimming leisurely in an ancient-style pond. Tomatoes on the vine are so plump and fresh that they look like red lanterns.
A beautiful woman who writes well is bound to draw public attention, especially if she is an air hostess.
Weeks ago a department manager complained to me that newcomers in his company disappear too long at lunch break. The break was until 1 pm, but quite often these "blockheads" didn't show up again until 1:30 pm.
Soaring residential real estate prices have convinced many that Beijing has a property bubble. That would be good news for first-time homebuyers frozen out of the market by high housing costs. After the US and Japanese real estate bubbles popped, property asset prices plunged, making housing more affordable.
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