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Cancer bride wears veil in hospital bed

2010-12-01 16:47

Yang Tao, 41, a cervical cancer patient, gets her make-up done at Huaxi No.4 Hospital in Huaxi, Southwest China's Sichuan province on Nov 20, 2010, the Huaxi Urban News reported Wednesday.

New graduate builds egg-like house in Beijing

2010-12-01 16:38

Dai Haifei has lived in an egg-like house, which he built at the cost of 6,427 yuan ($964), since the end of National Day Holiday in October, the Beijing News reported Wednesday.

Hatching a cheap way to live in Beijing

2010-12-01 16:11

Dai Haifei, 24, a newly graduated architect, decided to make his own egg-style home after being unable to afford Beijing’s sky-high rental prices. The two-meter high house with two wheels underneath is made from sack bags on the outside wall, bamboo splints on the inside and wood chippings and grass seeds in between. “The seeds will grow in the natural environment and it’s cold-proof," Dai explained.

Reporter’s narrow escape from floods

2010-12-01 16:05

A video recording of a female reporter's rescue after she was pulled in by floods while on assignment in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province drew numerous hits on the Internet.

NDRC: Price intervention not a return to planned economy

2010-12-01 14:17

China's top economic planning agency urged people to have a clear understanding of temporary price intervention and said the use of such measures will not suggest a return to a planned economy.

MIIT announces entry criteria for cement industry

2010-12-01 13:57

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced the entry criteria for the cement industry on Nov 30, China Securities Journal reported Wednesday.

$1.05t expected to flow to developers in 2010

2010-12-01 13:56

Real estate developers in China may have a capital source of 7 trillion yuan ($1.05 trillion) this year, the China Securities Journal reported Wednesday, citing an analyst with Haitong Securities.