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Advocates of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are working hard to win amendments to a hotly-debated and "problematic" piece of legislation that is likely to stem the flow of TCM products into Europe.
Owning one's own private island is a fantasy for many people, poor and wealthy alike. For some people, it's even a realistic possibility. Is it a risky investment or a lucrative strategy?
What is the easiest way to boost the price of a painting? The answer, at least in China, is probably by listing the artwork on an art exchange where its shares are traded.
Why buy when you can borrow? The capital now has a three-story superstore reserved solely for traders offering rental services.
China Internet Network Information Center (CINIC) said in its latest report, in January, that readers of Web literature surged to 194.8 million in 2010, a yearly rise of 19.8 percent.
The driving force behind steadily rising incomes for which the area in East China has become widely known is a relatively new manifestation of businessmen in rural China - "netpreneurs" - people who use the Internet to make money.
The Hollywood romantic thriller The Tourist has not only entranced audiences worldwide but has also inspired people to visit Italy in person.
Sushi restaurants are dropping Japanese fresh food from their menus as a radiation plume released by a damaged nuclear plant in the country heightens fears over possible radioactive contamination.
A courtyard house next to Beihai Park that was once part of a Qing dynasty palace is being advertised online for 420 million yuan and attracting the interest of State-owned enterprises.
| Name | Value | Change | Time |
| Shanghai | 2,794.27 | -0.58% | Thur |
| Shenzhen | 12,392.93 | -0.26% | Thur |
| HSI | 22,530.18 | +0.06% | Thur |
| NIKKEI | 10,071.14 | -0.11% | Thur |
| Dow | 12,719.49 | +0.74% | Thur |
| Nasdaq | 2,872.66 | +1.36% | Thur |