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TV star demands compensation in commercial row

Metro | Courts
2008-6-20

CCTV anchorwoman and composer Ju Wenpei is seeking compensation of more than 2 million yuan (US$290,791) from Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd and its advertisement agency for using her image without authorization. The Putuo...

Man jailed for keeping ex-lover captive

Metro | Courts
2008-5-27

A MAN from Heilongjiang Province who detained his girlfriend for five days because she wanted to break up with him has been sentenced to one year in prison for illegal detention. The Putuo District People's Court...

Moutai outlines spirited spending plans

Business | Tobacco and alcohol
2008-3-14

CHINA liquor maker Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd plans to invest as much as 950 million yuan (US$135.7 million) this year, mainly on production expansion to meet surging market demand. The nation's second-largest spirit...

Kweichow Moutai to brew more

Business | Tobacco and alcohol
2006-12-1

KWEICHOW Moutai Co Ltd, China's most well-known premium liquor manufacturer, plans to invest 845 million yuan (US$108 million) to expand production capacity by 2,000 tons, it said yesterday.

Diver sues aquarium after shark bites ear

Metro | Courts
2005-9-22

A 24-YEAR-OLD man is suing Changfeng Park after a shark in its aquarium bit his ear and head while he was scuba diving.

Window bars a crime hazard

Metro | Courts
2005-6-17

THE installation of anti-burglar bars on apartment windows is creating an increasing number of neighborhood disputes that are ending up in court.

Stocks in indexes to change

Business | Securities
2005-6-14

THE Shanghai stock exchange announced yesterday that it will reshuffle component stocks of its 180 Index and 50 Index starting July 1 to ensure the two indexes are more representative of the market.

A family of scofflaws will serve jail time

Metro | Courts
2004-1-7

THE Putuo District People's Court sentenced Xiong Yucheng 13 years in prison, and his wife Yang Jieji seven years behind the bars for possession of counterfeit bank notes.

Bookies sentenced

Metro | Courts
2003-9-17

THE Putuo District People's Court yesterday imposed six-month imprisonment and a 50,000 yuan (US$6,024) fine each on Dai Mingge and Wu Weicun for organizing football gambling. Dai had cooperated with a foreign gambling company to run the local business since early this year. Wu, a restaurant owner, helped Dai attract customers. Dai and Wu earned 458,000 yuan in gambling funds until being caught in June.

Wine popularity at spirits' expense

Business | Securities
2003-6-19

TRADITIONAL spirits are losing ground to beer and wine as more Chinese are switching their drink of choice on awareness of health concerns, an analyst says.