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Ice hockey and the last days of old Beijing

A chapter from Mike Meyer’s new book Last Days of Old Beijing.

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Real estate doldrums for Beijing

Developers slow down land trades in Beijing; Tudo fined 50,000 RMB; Online map providers investigate for secrets violations; Tu Jingwei sacked for nipple visibility.

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Everyone needs a new home

An ad for Top Town, a Beijing housing development

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Beijing housewives desperate for decent apartments

Energetic City Life (沸城), a development outside Beijing’s southwest Fourth Ring Road, advertises to desperate housewives in the Beijing Youth Daily (北京青年报).

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A turning point in the real estate market?

Southern Metropolis Daily (南方都市报) reports on the housing price drop in Guangzhou.

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Putin picks a successor

The Oriental Morning Post (东方早报) says that Tomson Riviera (汤臣一品) was asked to cut prices or go rental-only.

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Have you had your housing flu shots?

New Century Weekly (新世纪周刊) for 1 December, 2007. Housing flu (房流感), fengshui (风水), and the doctor-patient relationship.

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The most expensive house in Beijing

Today’s headlines of Beijing Times (京华时报) announces the most expensive commercial resident in Beijing – Seven Stars Morgan Plaza (七星摩根广场).

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Pan Shiyi, my heart bleeds for thee

We can’t get a loan! The Financial Times reports: Chinese property developers are suffering an acute lack of capital, the chief executive of newly listed Beijing commercial property developer Soho China told the Financial Times on Monday. Zhang Xin said … Continue reading

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The lowest subway fare in China

The Beijing news (新京报) headline is about reduced subway fares (地铁降价) today.

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