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Goings On

Fewer staff sent to China: Report

[2009-11-04 08:32]

Multinational companies sent fewer foreign employees to the Chinese mainland in 2009, as they aimed to cut costs during the global financial crisis, a consultancy firm said.

Subway bike ban stays put

[2009-11-04 08:32]

Folded bicycles will remain banned on Beijing's subways, despite a regulation that permitted commuters to ride with bikes in Guangzhou this week.

Farmland reclaimed from angry owner

[2009-11-04 08:32]

A woman who purchased a farm courtyard house eight years ago was ordered to move out with compensation of 360,000 yuan, dealing another blow to people who have bought farm houses unaware of government rules of ownership.

Charges, not fines for drunken drivers: Judge

[2009-11-04 08:32]

Motorists caught drink driving should face criminal charges regardless of whether or not they cause a collision, the chief judge of Traffic Court of Haidian district said.

If it's a war, it's an invasion

[2009-11-04 08:32]

To say the comment printed yesterday, entitled English War of Words, caused bad feelings would be a dramatic understatement.

Weather office brings selfish snow

[2009-11-04 08:32]

Beijing residents woke up to a big surprise on Sunday morning when they found the capital city had been blanketed by an unusually heavy snow, the first of the season and the earliest in 22 years according to meteorological statistics.

Beijing bites

[2009-11-04 08:32]

Universities recruit together

Watch your comments, celebrities

[2009-11-04 08:32]

Beijing crosstalk actor Hou Yaohua was recently found to have acted in 10 TV commercials promoting fake or unregistered medicine and medical equipment. When questioned by the media, the shrewd actor simply denied his involvement and rebuked journalists by asking, "Who said I should try the products before I promoted them?"