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Silk Street make-over is targeting 'knock-offs'

[2010-01-15 07:54]

Silk Street, which is famed in the capital for its cheap brand-name knock-offs, is looking to clean up its act with a 10 million yuan make-over in March and a push to rid it of fake goods.

Bird's Nest hatching new money-making idea

[2010-01-15 07:54]

People will be able to look back on the golden days of the 2008 Beijing Olympics when a new museum opens in China's National Stadium in the latest push to earn more revenue from the iconic landmark.

US medics bring hope to young burn victims

[2010-01-15 07:54]

Bob Schneider is making his first trip to China but he will not be visiting the Great Wall or the Forbidden City.

Hotpot takes top slot in list of 50 food favorites

[2010-01-15 07:54]

Haidilao, a Sichuan-style hotpot restaurant, has topped the list of "50 popular restaurants in Beijing" with 610,000 reviews on a popular food rating website.

Photos spark search for 1950s era GI

[2010-01-15 07:54]

A Chinese photographer is hoping to solve a half-century-old mystery after stumbling on three old pictures, including an image of a United States GI thought to be from the 1950s.

Legal strike against subway paper row

[2010-01-15 07:54]

The legal fight against the subway's single newspaper "monopoly"

Man claims stabbed when seeking salary

[2010-01-15 07:54]

A migrant worker faces hospital bills of more than 40,000 yuan for the loss of his kidney after allegedly being stabbed while trying to claim 70 yuan for labor work at Shougang Group, Beijing's largest iron and steel company.

Beijing Bites

[2010-01-15 07:54]

TCM doctor sells lethal medicine

Meal time at construction site

[2010-01-15 08:11]

When I was working in Manhattan as a management consultant (this was years before "bailout" and "financial crisis" entered into quotidian small talk), swanky restaurants and elaborate dinners were part of the regular "team-building" and "client meeting" routines.

Greener pastures ahead? Be patient

[2010-01-15 08:11]

At the beginning of the new year, it seems all my friends are busy changing their lives: one has worked in a bank for a year but is trying to quit and study abroad; another in a public institution is going to travel around the country; others are busy with another round of job interviews after they have only worked for one or two years.

Lessons from Avatar for Chinese directors

[2010-01-15 08:11]

Avatar has taken the shine off Chinese blockbusters. The movie soon swept the world to earn $1.1 billion. But Chinese film makers only made 6.2 billion yuan after using all kinds of marketing tricks.

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