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What happens when the 70-year land permit expires?

‘China Business’ reports that the newly-modified China’s draft property law raises concerns. (土地管理法)

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Zhao “left crescent” needs a new name

A man named Zhao C agreed to change his name to fit PSB computers. At issue: is ‘C’ a Pinyin letter?

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Legal blogger on Gordon, Boris and Jiabao

One response to the Wen Jiabao shoe-attack.

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Fake prostitute bar scam artists go to trial

Beijing Times: Eight people including a bar manager, five women went on trial yesterday in Beijing on fraud charges.

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Prosecutor’s office arrests meddling CCTV reporter

A People’s Procuratorate in Taiyuan arrests a Beijing-based CCTV reporter who had been investigating it for abuse of power.

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Website tracks corrupt cadres under investigation

A website tracking corrupt officials under investigation.

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ASUS charges customer with extortion, customer countersues

Beijing Times reported on a legal case in which Huang Jing, a computer customer who was sued by ASUS for extortion, counterclaimed against the computer manufacturer for defamation, selling defected products, and false accusation.

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A court house for the Olympics

The Olympic Village People’s Court moved out of its temporary location in Yayuncun and into snazzy new digs between the Athletes’ Village and the Badaling Expressway.

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Mother asks for leniency for man who murdered her son

The Beijing News (新京报): Tolerant spirit overrules death sentence in a murder trial.

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Tasty chocolate

Lotte expands; Liaoning orders you to go home; quake lake; patriotic t-shirts from Kappa.

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