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Goings On

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[2011-03-20 07:26]

Gan Tian takes a look at the imminent China International Fashion Week 2011

14 years of home-grown fashion

[2011-03-20 07:26]

This was the third China Fashion Week held in Beijing, with 17 shows in total. Designer Liu Yang was the big winner with his innovative use of cuts normally used for women in menswear.

Smugglers hid 1.8kg of drugs in paintings

[2011-03-07 08:01]

Duo caught at Beijing airport charged, face death penalty

Consumer campaign targets rogue stores

[2011-03-07 08:01]

Shoppers in Beijing can now name and shame companies they feel use unfair practices and policies as part of a campaign to highlight consumer rights.

Mercedes-Benz to build new plant in capital

[2011-03-07 08:01]

Mercedes-Benz will add another manufacturing plant in Beijing and another 300,000 cars to its annual production capacity in China, according to Beijing Automotive Group Co Ltd (BAIC), its joint-venture partner.

Spring is in the air, but first we have the big chill

[2011-03-07 08:01]

In my four-plus years of living in Beijing, I've adjusted to many new things, ranging from using public transportation to get around - I lived in California before coming here and, like most other people, drove everywhere - to acquiring a taste for exotic delicacies like Yunnan fried bee larvae.

It's legal, yes, but is it really reasonable?

[2011-03-07 08:01]

In a recent online video a woman can be seen shouting at an equally angry young man in a packed train carriage during the Spring Rush, the annual holiday travel peak. The argument started when the woman, who was spread across three seats, refused to scoot over for an elderly man with a standing ticket.