Beijingers will receive free tickets when visiting Henan scenery spots during the APEC summit in Beijing, and a woman allegedly swindled investors of $934,000 in the name of a royal princess.

Beijingers receive free tickets to Henan

Beijing residents are being incentivized to take a trip to Henan province with half-price concession tickets or free tickets to certain the scenery spots in the province, China news service reported.

The goal is supposedly to accelerate and grow tourism in the province.

Many Beijing residents are receiving a vacation windfall next month, as the authorities have approved a six-day holiday, from Nov 7 to 12, for employees in government departments and institutions during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

The vacation is meant to ease traffic conditions during the meeting from Nov 10 to 11. 

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Capital helps residents get rid of roaches

Beijing began a free cockroach extermination service for residents' homes on Thursday, Beijing Times reported on Friday. About 1 million households in the city registered for the service over the past month, and the service will still be available for residents who register in the coming days. Liu Zejun, of the city's health committee, said that about 35 percent of homes in the capital have cockroaches.

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Replacement computer was oddly familiar

A woman surnamed Wang bought a laptop computer from an online store in Guangzhou to compensate her company for one stolen from her home in Haikou, Hainan province six days ago. Her colleague found the new laptop had the same serial number as the stolen one. Wang called the manufacturer and was told the identical serial numbers meant they were either the same computer, or one of them is fake. Wang reported the incident to Haikou police, who said it could be possible that the stolen goods were disposed online, Nanguo Metropolis Daily reported on Friday.

Suspect allegedly swindled investors

A 48-year-old woman who had defrauded others of 5.72 million yuan ($934,000) in the name of a princess of a royal family from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was arrested in Xi'an, Huashang news reported on Friday. The woman had claimed she possessed 175 billion yuan worth of assets handed down from the Aisin Gioro family, but that the assets were frozen. She promised investors who provided money to help release the assets that they would receive three times their investment as a reward. Police said the woman and her accomplices managed to pull off the scam using fake US dollars and counterfeit gold bars.

 

 

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