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Business | Real estate
2009-11-17

LAND values in Shanghai, Beijing and Hangzhou would have the largest potential for growth in the next five years, the nation's top think-tank said in a report yesterday after researching 35 large and medium-sized...

Hangzhou starts crackdown on beggar gangs

National
2009-10-23

AUTHORITIES in Hangzhou, capital of eastern China's Zhejiang Province, are offering cash rewards for information leading to the arrest of beggar gangs that employ children and handicapped people. "Citizens who...

Two held after judge killed 'just for fun'

National
2009-10-14

POLICE seized two suspects at Hangzhou railway station who allegedly killed a judge in southwest China for "fun." The two, identified as Zhao and Yang, are said to have confessed that they and three other men...

Hangzhou fights noise pollution

National
2009-8-28

SHOPS will be banned from using speakers to attract shoppers in Hangzhou, capital of neighboring Zhejiang Province, after local lawmakers passed new regulations to fight noise pollution. Those found using speakers...

11 die in Hangzhou landslide

National
2009-8-14

SIX people died in a landslide late last night on Qingliang Hill in Hangzhou after a rainstorm while several others are still missing, China National Radio reported today. Four of the victims were a family living...

Coach buses try new tack to win tourists

Metro | Traffic
2009-8-11

CITY coach bus operators are seeking to develop more long-distance and tourism routes in effort to deal with an expected loss in business after new express rail services between Shanghai and two nearby cities open...

Police seek arrest after drink-driving fatality

National
2009-8-8

POLICE recommended that prosecutors arrest a driver who had been drinking before he allegedly ran into a teenage girl and killed her early this week near a pedestrian crossing in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province. ...

Hangzhou police call for vehicular manslaughter charge

National
2009-8-7

POLICE recommended that prosecutors arrest a driver who had been drinking before he allegedly ran into a teenage girl and killed her early this week near a pedestrian crossing in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province. ...

Teenager's death fans fears over road safety

National
2009-8-6

HANGZHOU police are investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl who was killed on Tuesday night by a car driven by a suspected drunk driver in a case that has renewed public debate over the safety of the city's...

'Unhappy' man hijacks taxi in Hangzhou

Metro | Crime and public security
2009-8-3

A MAN hijacked a taxi in Hangzhou yesterday and ordered the driver to take him to Shanghai because he was "unhappy," a local newspaper reported today. Police in Jiaxing City of Zhejiang Province stopped the taxi...