Highlights from chinadaily.com.cn

Photo: Life-size Transformers models, inspired by the Hollywood movies, stand outside a new residential compound on Wednesday in the hope of - wait for it - transforming sales, in Zhoukou, Henan province.

Video: More than 600 runners competed in Beijing as part of the Vertical World Circuit on Saturday. The runners in Shangri-La's China World Summit Wing, the city's tallest hotel, climbed the 330-meter tower with 2,041 stairs and 82 floors.