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Beer girls wanted for city's new German beer festival

[2009-12-11 07:57]

As many as 1,000 German beer waitresses, chefs and musicians will come to Beijing to stage a month-long German-style Beijing International Beer Festival from May 1 next year.

Tax policy change prompts brisk sales

[2009-12-11 07:57]

Thousands of landlords are selling their apartments to dodge a tax that will be levied on property transfers from next year.

Buyers swamp car markets before rise

[2009-12-11 07:57]

Wang Xin was all-smiles as she drove off in her first car, bought at the Yayuncun auto trade market in north Beijing yesterday.

Couples shrug off 'widow's year'

[2009-12-11 07:57]

Many Chinese couples are planning to marry in the 2010 lunar year, despite it being a "widow's year" and considered bad luck for brides.

50 villages to be bulldozed to stimulate housing

[2009-12-11 07:57]

A total of 50 villages located on the rural outskirts of the capital will be demolished or relocated next year, according to a meeting of the standing committee of the Party's Beijing municipal committee on Tuesday.

Homeowners reject water price hike

[2009-12-11 07:57]

Not a single household in a survey of 250 from 21 communities in Haidian district agrees with a government proposal to immediately raise the price of water by 0.90 yuan to 4.60 yuan per cu m next year.

Questions raised over safety of uniforms

[2009-12-11 07:57]

School uniforms produced by two Beijing companies and used by some major schools can lead to cancer or cause skin rashes, the city's quality supervision bureau said.

Apple farmers struggle to sell bumper harvest

[2009-12-11 07:57]

About 3,000 farming families in Miyun county say they are struggling to sell their organic apples after a bumper harvest this year.

Beijing Bites

[2009-12-11 07:57]

School safety checks

Love without language barrier

[2009-12-11 08:05]

A friend recently came to me asking for advice on love. Not that she needs any. She's blond, busty, and speaks just enough Chinese to make locals and expats alike go gaga.

Do you really need a master's degree?

[2009-12-11 08:05]

It's December again. In addition to the excitement about counting down to the holidays and parties, this month is also about long study hours for thousands of senior college students in China.

It is ridiculous to ban city cops from drinking off duty

[2009-12-11 08:05]

Take note: from this point on police bureau chiefs need to seek permission from their supervising officers before they drink, even when not on duty.

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