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Botched cosmetic surgery stories prompt warning

[2010-04-30 07:54]

Following a spate of recent plastic surgery horror stories, surgeons are warning potential patients to use officially accredited hospitals instead of private beauty parlors.

Luxury car sales roll at auto show

[2010-04-30 07:54]

About 40 luxury cars worth more than 150 million yuan have been sold at the Beijing auto show, which ends on Monday.

World's tallest building awaits local buyers

[2010-04-30 07:54]

An auction house is banking on Chinese investors to pay towering prices for space in the world's tallest building.

Starch shop closed after poisoning case

[2010-04-30 07:54]

A starch supplier has been shut down by police after an investigation showed that the food-thickening agent contained clonidine, an anti-hypertensive drug.

Residents and nature happy by village relocation

[2010-04-30 07:54]

A total of 221 villages have disappeared from the map of Beijing, following a relocation exercise that involved moving people from mountainous areas to locations with better infrastructure.

Mother loses appeal over daughter's death

[2010-04-30 07:54]

A court has rejected an appeal by Li Xiao'e who has asked for 1.21 million yuan in compensation from Jingxi Hospital for the death of her daughter, Li Liyun, because Li Liyun's boyfriend refused to sign the consent to let doctors operate on her.

False title scammers detained

[2010-04-30 07:54]

Ten university graduates have been detained for offering false honorary titles in the name of the Social Survey Institute of China (SSIC), police said.

IN BRIEF

[2010-04-30 07:54]

Splash of green helps new town take shape

[2010-04-30 07:54]

Work on an 8-km-long riverside forest park in eastern Beijing's fast-developing Tongzhou district is 60 percent complete and the green space will open to the public later this year, say officials.

Solar heating hot due to subsidies

[2010-04-30 07:54]

Beijing residents and developers will be able to apply for government subsidies totaling 200 million yuan to install solar water-heating systems in residential and public buildings.

Sick of the big smoke

[2010-04-30 07:54]

Soaring housing prices, hukou difficulties and the stress, pressure and competition of Beijing have many young white-collar workers dreaming of a simpler life. Huang Yuli reports.

Video security cameras zoom in on privacy issues

[2010-04-26 08:12]

The capital's expansive drive to install surveillance cameras, which are said to be playing a major role in public security, is itself drawing watchful eyes: citizens and experts who decry the loss of privacy.

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