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International marriage broker sent to prison

New Express reports on Qi Yaomin, a matchmaer who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for running an illegal business.

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CCTV rakes in big ad money

CCTV reveals the results of its 2008 ad auction.

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Con artist engineers demolition of government offices

Wang Xiniu, a con artist who fooled two municipal governments and raised over 1.7 billion yuan from his scam was sentenced for life.

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China may legalize private money lending

Beijing Times: Private money lenders may soon be recognized by law in China.

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Trial begins for TV host mugger

A man who was accused of robbing a TV host was on trial yesterday in Haidian District Court.

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Police campaign against knives on campus

The Beijing police and education authorities initiate action to confiscate illegal weapons carried by students and crack down knife vendors around schools and universities starting today

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A taste for duck blood

Pig blood is being sold as duck blood at Beijing’s hotpot establishments, The Beijing News reports.

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The VAT, and taxes on virtual assets

The State Council announced that the new value-added tax plan is going to be implemented starting next year.

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Online auction for romantic dinner

A 24 year old woman is runing an online auction for a private “romantic dinner” for November 11, single’s day.

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Pop star Zang Tianshuo arrested for being mob leader

Zang Tianshuo, a pop star was arrested for being suspected as the crime boss behind several gang crimes, causing at least one fatality.

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