NZ’s Labour Party to bar foreign ownership of homes
HOUSING POLICY: Labour leader David Shearer wants to bar non-residents, other than Australians, from buying existing residential houses. (NZ, 29 Jul) - Labour's proposal to restrict foreigners buying New Zealand property could clash with the country's free trade agreements, including its multibillion-dollar arrangement with...
80% of ice cubes in Beijing from illegal factories
(31 Jul) - As much as 80 percent of the edible ice cubes in Beijing's shops and restaurants come from "illegal" factories, National Business Daily reported. Only six manufacturers have production license for edible ice in the capital, making the total output valued at 100 million yuan ($16 million) in the summer season. But...
PRC charged with defacing monuments in Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Monument in Washington, DC (31 Jul) - A 58-year-old Chinese woman traveling on an expired tourist visa has been charged with splashing green paint on a cathedral in Washington, D.C. and linked to the vandalism of other national sites in America’s capitol. The woman, Tian Jiamei, is the latest embarrassment for Beijing,...
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