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BEIJING: Zhang Biqing, known as 'Professor Zhang', started building his elaborate residence about six years ago on the roof of a busy residential compound at West Beijing's Haidian District.

Residents had expressed their anger at the penthouse, complaining about the illegal construction for years, with no success of stopping MrZhang's grand project that has fake hills, real greens and even a swimming pool.

That was until a few days ago, when the building was spotted by internet users and the pictures of the site were posted and widely circulated among popular Chinese social networks, that caught the attentions of local and international media.

A warrant was issued on Wednesday with a 15-day demolition order.

Haidain's local city administrative management bureau, commonly referred by Chinese as 'urban thugs', was allegedly involved in the bribery from MrZhang to turn a blind eye to the site.

One officer Chen Yu told reporters on Tuesday that they were having difficulties getting hold of Mr Zhang in order to 'investigate the case'.

The demolition started around 8am, with workers coming from outside Beijing. Residents said the dismantling of part of the site was ongoing.

Mr Zhang, who became famous after inventing a system of Chinese acupuncture treatment, told local reporters the workers were the same group who built the villa and he would not be present during the process.

One family who lives at the opposite building told Sky News that the work was hugely intrusive.

They said it was loud and very bright and it meant they could not open their curtains at night.

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Bob Warner, Inquirer Staff Writer Last updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 1:08 AM Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 9:10 PM

Philadelphia City Council will introduce legislation next month to strengthen the regulation of demolition practices, requiring contractors to develop safety plans and post them at every demolition site, along with the names of building owners, contractors, subcontractors, and city inspectors who signed off on the plans, according to the chairman of a special Council committee.

"We want the contractors to say how they're going to do the demolition, whether it's by hand or with heavy equipment, what they're going to do to protect other buildings, and it will be listed at the site so people will be able to walk up and say, 'Where's that shoring for the wall over there?' " said Councilman Curtis Jones Jr.

"We're not asking for anything that is pie-in-the-sky unreasonable," Jones said. "We want someone looking over the shoulders of contractors . . . and we want enforcement. If we put laws on the books and don't enforce them, that's wrong."

Jones spoke Thursday at the end of the fifth day of Council hearings on demolition practices, spurred by the June 5 building collapse at 22d and Market Streets that killed six people and injured 14.

He said legislation to change demolition and construction practices would be introduced when Council returns from its summer break Sept. 12.

Most of the suggestions paralleled new requirements already announced by Mayor Nutter two days after the collapse.

But Council will insist on some additional items, Jones said, such as a specific telephone number at the Department of Licenses and Inspections that citizens could call with complaints.

Routing those calls through the city's 311 system has not worked, Jones said.

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The decks have been cleared for US-based Mylan Incs Rs 5,168-crore acquisition of Indian generic drug-maker, Agila.

An inter-ministerial group met on Friday to decide on the fate of pharma FDI proposals stuck due to objections raised by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. DIPP is an arm of the Commerce Ministry. The Ministerial group, headed by the Prime Minister, ruled that the existing FDI policy will apply for approval of all pending pharmaceutical proposals.

With this, the Government has set aside the concerns raised by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on foreign companies taking over the Indian market for injectibles, especially those related to cancer. The present proposals before the FIPB or as approved by it will go through under the existing policy. There are conditions that have been put in, with regard to investments, R&D and manufacture, said Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, addressing reporters.

The Ministrys main concern was that the availability of affordable medicines in the country would be affected if domestic capabilities in manufacturing generics (cheap copies of off-patent drugs) are curtailed. According to RBI data, over 96 per cent of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the pharma sector in the past year came into brownfield (that is, existing) projects.

Undeterred, the DIPP has now decided to approach the Cabinet with proposals to restrict the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)s handling of future proposals related to vaccines, injectibles and oncology medicines (cancer drugs), a senior DIPP official told Business Line.

In a note to the inter-ministerial group, the DIPP had warned that the Indian market for oncology injectibles was highly concentrated, with foreign companies accounting for over half the share.

Many companies have been outsourcing clinical trials to India. Industry analyst Sarabjit Kour Nangra, Vice-President-Research (Pharma), Angel Broking, believes that in the long run the R&D segment will also attract investments. Most international companies are interested in Indian firms because of their manufacturing capabilities and this will increase Indias presence in the global market, Nangra said.

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The Altana roof deck offers standard features that include granite countertops, outdoor kitchen, fireplace and TV hookup.

At Altana, the latest project at Mission Valley's Civita, it's what's up top that counts.

Two of the four models offer roof decks, outfitted with built-in fireplaces, kitchens, granite countertops and TV hookups.

"We believe that the buyer in San Diego is very active and outdoorsy," said Mike McMillen, vice president and project manager for TRI Pointe Homes. "Not only do we give them some private yard space but also natural light. We thought it would be nice to enhance it with a rooftop deck."

The 45-unit project off Friars Road at Mission Center Road, where sales of eight units will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, offers prices ranging from $642,900 to $777,900 on floor plans of 1,668 to 2,180 square feet. (The "TRI" stands for Think-Renew-Inspire.)

Models 2 and 4 offer the roofdecks on the third floor, while Model 3's two-story offers a balcony off the master bedroom.

In the last two weeks, potential buyers also have admired the decks, said one of the sales managers, Sheila Travers.

"I just love rooftop deck living," said Richard Eichstedt, a restaurant manager who recently moved from Florida to North Park. With Edwin Hunter, a health care professional, he's looking to buy. "The rooftop deck is what sold us."

McMillen said TRI Pointe includes the decks and features in the base price, even though they added $30,000 to the construction cost: "We felt that was something we're conscious of what the market wants and desires."

Altana is Civita's first single-family-home project and buyers, while being members of two homeowner associations, will own their structure and be responsible for maintenance. For the attached for-sale homes elsewhere in the 230-acre master-planned community, the association is responsible for the exteriors.

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