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Tombs with a View

Kathryn Quinn

Angry families of loved ones in mountainside tombs have been warned by Chinese officials they plan to blow them up because they're spoiling the view for tourists. Travel bosses in Yinliang, southern China, say the tombs have ruined the look of the local hills, known as the Green Mountains. Now officials say they will demolish the burial plots unless families either paint them green or cover them in camouflage netting. Furious relatives say they'll stage a round-the-clock sit in at the tombs to prevent their destruction. Villager Han Yin, 52, said: "Our ancestors are there because it is a spiritual place surrounded by natural beauty. Does the government think they want to look at netting and green paint for all eternity?"

Internet fraud involving sale of a laptop
A Romanian was arrested after he sent paper instead of a laptop after an internet auction, police said today (Thurs).

Twenty-five people accused of real-estate fraud
A bank manager, three lawyers and an official at the Properties Registry are under investigation by special brigade police DIICOT for real-estate fraud amounting to up to one million Euros, it was revealed today (Thurs).

Romanians buying fewer presonal-care and cleaning products
Hit by the economic crisis, Romanians are buying fewer personal-care and cleaning products, results of a new survey by GfK show.

British paedo´s previous victims speak up
Previous victims of James Connor, who was arrested on child-sex charges in Romania last week, are coming forward to expose his past, the Daily Record has reported.

Romania´s government to have some new ministers
Romania's government will have some new ministers, according to Prime Minister Emil Boc.

BCR launches real estate portal
Austrian Erste's Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) launched today (Weds) the first real estate offers website managed by a bank, in Romania.

Romania´s foreign exchange reserves dropped by 26mn euros in August
Romania's foreign exchange reserves dropped to 31.55 billion Euros in August, from 31.58 billion Euros, the central bank announced today (Weds).

Man in hospital after TV explodes
A man ended up in hospital with severe burns after his TV exploded and caused a fire in his flat in Satu mare, northern Romania, it was reported today (Weds).

Holender gets ORF job after ATV axe
Outgoing Vienna State Opera director Ioan Holender will host a radio talk show on national broadcaster ORF after private rival ATV scrapped his chat format, it has emerged.

Romania´s GDP up by 0.3 per cent in Q2
Romania's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.3 per cent in the second quarter, compared to the first quarter this year, the National Institute for Statistics (INS) announced today (Weds).